Feasibility study of high frequency plasma aided rapid prototyping

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 47, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 722-728

  Mirahmadi, A ^a   Saedodin, S ^a   Shanjani, Y ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Electrical discharge; Heat transfer; High frequency; Metal powder; Rapid prototyping; Temperature distribution

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; HEAT TRANSFER; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; POWDER METALS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SINTERING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

HIGH FREQUENCY PLASMA; METAL POWDER; POLYMERIC COAT; SEQUENTIAL PROCESSES;

RAPID PROTOTYPING;

EID: 33846614206     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2006.09.008     Document Type: Article

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