Preparation and selective laser sintering of nylon-12 coated metal powders and post processing

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 209, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 5785-5792

  Yan, Chunze ^a   Shi, Yusheng ^a   Yang, Jingsong ^a   Liu, Jinhui ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Dissolution precipitation process; Metal powders; Nylon 12; Selective laser sintering

Indexed keywords

BEND STRENGTH; COATED METALS; COATED POWDERS; DIMENSIONAL ERRORS; DISSOLUTION-PRECIPITATION PROCESS; HIGH DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY; LASER DIFFRACTIONS; LASER ENERGY DENSITY; METAL PARTICLE; METAL POWDERS; NYLON-12; POST PROCESSING; SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING; SEM; Z-DIRECTIONS;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; CARBON STEEL; DISSOLUTION; EPOXY RESINS; IMPACT STRENGTH; LASER HEATING; LASERS; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYAMIDES; POWDER METALLURGY; POWDER METALS; RAYON; RESINS; SINTERING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

EID: 68049135708     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2009.06.010     Document Type: Article

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