Three-dimensional modeling of laser sintering of a two-component metal powder layer on top of sintered layers

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 575-582

  Chen, Tiebing ^a   Zhang, Yuwen ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITATION; HEAT LOSSES; LIQUID METALS; MELTING POINT; NATURAL CONVECTION; POWDER METALS;

LASER-BEAM INTENSITY; MODEL MELTING; RESOLIDIFICATION; SINGLE-LINE LASER SCANNING;

SINTERING;

EID: 34547414574     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2716714     Document Type: Article

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