Thermal process maps for predicting solidification microstructure in laser fabrication of thin-wall structures

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 178, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 135-142

  Bontha, Srikanth ^a   Klingbeil, Nathan W ^a   Kobryn, Pamela A ^b   Fraser, Hamish L ^c  

^a Wright State University   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite elements; Laser deposition; Rosenthal solution; Solidification microstructure; Titanium

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LASERS; MICROSTRUCTURE; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SUBSTRATES; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES;

FINITE ELEMENTS; LASER DEPOSITION; LASER ENGINEERED NET SHAPING; ROSENTHAL SOLUTION; SOLIDIFICATION MICROSTRUCTURE;

SOLIDIFICATION;

EID: 33746695347     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2006.03.155     Document Type: Article

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