Dimensional stability during post-processing of selective laser sintered ceramic preforms

Virtual and Physical Prototyping

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 209-216

  Stevinson, Brooke ^a   Bourell, David L ^a   Beaman Jr , Joseph J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramics; Infiltration; Selective laser sintering; Silicon; Silicon carbide

Indexed keywords

CERAMICS; DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; DIMENSIONAL ERRORS; EPOXY BINDERS; FREEFORM FABRICATION; INFILTRATION TEMPERATURES; MOLTEN SILICON; NON-METALLIC; PHENOLIC BINDERS; POST PROCESSING; PROCESSING ROUTE; PROCESSING STEPS; SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING; SILICON CARBIDE POWDER; SINTERED CERAMICS; SOLID MODEL; VOLUME STRAIN;

BINDERS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; DISSOCIATION; LASER HEATING; PHENOLS; SEEPAGE; SILICON CARBIDE; SOIL MECHANICS; STRAIN;

SINTERING;

EID: 44349129920     PISSN: 17452759     EISSN: 17452767     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17452750601107003     Document Type: Article

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