Process characteristics and effects of gas- and water-atomized stainless steel powders in laser-based rapid tooling

Journal of Laser Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 172-178

  Pinkerton, Andrew J ^a   Li, Lin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deposition; Laser; Powder; Rapid prototyping; Rapid tooling

Indexed keywords

MELTING; POWDERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAINLESS STEEL; TEXTURES;

WATER-ATOMIZED POWDERS;

ATOMIZATION;

EID: 0041878498     PISSN: 1042346X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2351/1.1585081     Document Type: Article

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