Comparison between the products of four RPM systems for metals

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 86-94

  Ghany, K Abdel ^a   Moustafa, S F ^a  

^a CENTRAL METALLURGICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE CMRDI   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Manufacturing systems; Metals; Rapid prototypes

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; HARDNESS; METALS; POWDER METALS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RAPID PROTOTYPING; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; MICROWELDING; RAPID PROTOTYPES; RAPID PROTOTYPING AND MANUFACTURING (RPM);

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 33645517481     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552540610652429     Document Type: Review

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