Deterioration of polyamide powder properties in the laser sintering process

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 222, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2163-2176

  Pham, D T ^a   Dotchev, K D ^a   Yusoff, W A Y ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Laser sintering; Polyamide 12; Rapid manufacturing; Rapid prototyping

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; COLLOIDS; CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; CRYSTALS; DETERIORATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GELATION; JOB ANALYSIS; LASER HEATING; LASER INTERFEROMETRY; LASERS; MACHINE DESIGN; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; POLYMERS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; RAPID PROTOTYPING; RECYCLING; SINTERING;

BUILDING CHAMBERS; FUNCTIONAL PARTS; INFLUENTIAL FACTORS; LASER SINTERING; PARTS FABRICATIONS; POLYAMIDE 12; POLYAMIDE POWDERS; POWDER PROPERTIES; POWDERED MATERIALS; PROCESS CONDITIONS; PROCESSING CONDITIONS; RAPID MANUFACTURING; RECYCLED GRADES;

POWDERS;

EID: 57549102256     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544062JMES839     Document Type: Article

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