3D FE simulation for temperature evolution in the selective laser sintering process

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 44, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 117-123

  Kolossov, S ^a   Boillat, E ^a   Glardon, R ^a   Fischer, P ^b   Locher, M ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Selective laser sintering

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SPECIFIC HEAT OF SOLIDS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING (SLS); TEMPERATURE EVOLUTION;

SINTERING;

EID: 0347355021     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2003.10.019     Document Type: Article

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