Selective Laser Melting of thin wall parts using pulse shaping

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 279-287

  Mumtaz, K A ^a   Hopkinson, N ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inconel; Pulse shaping; Selective Laser Melting; Surface roughness

Indexed keywords

COOLING EFFECTS; DEGREE OF CONTROL; ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS; INCONEL; LASER-MATERIAL INTERACTIONS; MELT POOL; ND : YAG LASERS; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; PULSE SHAPE CONTROL; PULSE SHAPES; PULSE-SHAPING; SELECTIVE LASER MELTING; SINGLE LASER PULSE; THIN WALL PART; THIN WALLS; TOP SURFACE;

LASER PULSES; LASERS; MELTING; METAL ANALYSIS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PULSE SHAPING CIRCUITS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 71749108794     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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