A numerical and experimental study of fracture in RP stereolithography patterns and ceramic shells for investment casting

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 135-144

  Ferreira, J C ^a   Mateus, A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ceramic fracture; Epoxy fracture; Rapid prototyping; Rapid tooling; Stereolithography

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTURE; GLASS TRANSITION; INVESTMENT CASTING; LITHOGRAPHY; RAPID PROTOTYPING;

STEREOLITHOGRAPHY;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0037365683     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(02)01034-8     Document Type: Article

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