Simultaneous wire- and powder-feed direct metal deposition: An investigation of the process characteristics and comparison with single-feed methods

Journal of Laser Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-72

  Syed, Waheed Ul Haq ^a   Pinkerton, Andrew J ^a   Li, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deposition; Diode laser; Powder; Rapid prototyping; Wire

Indexed keywords

LASER APPLICATIONS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; POWDERS; RAPID PROTOTYPING; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

LASER CLADDING; METAL DEPOSITION; POWDER FEEDING;

DEPOSITION;

EID: 33845571219     PISSN: 1042346X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2351/1.2164485     Document Type: Article

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