Over-infiltration mechanisms in selective laser sintered Si/SiC preforms

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 149-154

  Stevinson, B ^a   Bourell, D L ^a   Beaman, J J ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Lasers; Prototypes; Silicon; Sintering

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; LASER RADIATION; RAPID PROTOTYPING; SINTERING; SOLIDIFICATION; VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

MATERIAL BONDING; OVERFILLING MECHANISMS; VOLUME CHANGE; VOLUME EXPANSION;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 44349136790     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552540810878003     Document Type: Article

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