Selective laser melting of prealloyed high alloy steel powder beds

Materials Science Forum

Volumn 514-516, Issue PART 1, 2006, Pages 516-523

  Wright, C S ^a   Youseffi, M ^a   Akhtar, S P ^a   Childs, T H C ^b   Hauser, C ^b   Fox, P ^c   Xie, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Effect of scanning conditions on build density; Laser Re melting; Microstructures; Tool steel powders

Indexed keywords

CARBON; LASER RADIATION; MELTING; MICROSTRUCTURE; STEEL POWDER METALLURGY; WATER;

LASER RE-MELTING; TOOL STEEL POWDERS;

STEEL;

EID: 38049035965     PISSN: 02555476     EISSN: 16629752     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.514-516.516     Document Type: Conference Paper

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