Experimental investigation into selective laser melting of austenitic and martensitic stainless steel powder mixtures

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 223, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1409-1416

  Jerrard, P G E ^a   Hao, L ^a   Evans, K E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Austenite; Laser consolidation; Martensite; Microstructure analysis; Selective laser melting; Steel powder mixture

Indexed keywords

AUSTENITIC; COMPOSITION RATIO; CONSOLIDATION MECHANISMS; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; LAYER MANUFACTURING; MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEELS; METALLIC PART; METALLIC POWDER; MICROSTRUCTURE ANALYSIS; MIXED POWDER; NET-SHAPE; POWDER MIXTURES; SELECTIVE LASER MELTING; STAINLESS STEEL GRADES; STEEL PARTS; STEEL POWDER; STEEL POWDER MIXTURE;

AUSTENITE; CONSOLIDATION; HARDNESS; HARDNESS TESTING; LASER PULSES; LASERS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MARTENSITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MELTING; MICROSTRUCTURE; MIXTURES; POWDERS; STEEL POWDER METALLURGY; WEAR RESISTANCE;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 70350440107     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544054JEM1574     Document Type: Article

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