Selective Laser Sintering: A Qualitative and Objective Approach

JOM

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 43-47

  Kumar, Sanjay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; LASER APPLICATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NYLON POLYMERS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROCESS CONTROL;

SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING (SLS);

SINTERING;

EID: 0345117988     PISSN: 10474838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11837-003-0175-y     Document Type: Review

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