Elastic tensor stiffness coefficients for SLS Nylon 12 under different degrees of densification as measured by ultrasonic technique

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 260-270

  Amado Becker, Antonio ^a   Ramos Grez, Jorge ^a   José Yañez, María ^b   Vargas, Yolanda ^b   Gaete, Luis ^c  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c Ultrasound Laboratory   (Chile)

Author keywords

Modulus of elasticity; Polyamides; Sintering; Tensors; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC FIELDS; LASER HEATING; POLYAMIDES; RAYON; TENSILE TESTING; TENSORS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC TESTING; ULTRASONICS; VELOCITY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

APPARENT DENSITY; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; ELASTIC TENSORS; ENGINEERING CONSTANTS; LASER ENERGIES; LASER SINTERING; MODULUS OF ELASTICITY; NYLON 12; PULSE TRANSMISSION METHOD; RELATIVE MASS; STIFFNESS COEFFICIENTS; TRANSVERSELY ISOTROPIC; ULTRASONIC TECHNIQUES; ULTRASOUND PROPAGATION; UNIAXIAL TENSILE TESTING;

SINTERING;

EID: 53349174674     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552540810907929     Document Type: Article

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