Microstructure and mechanical characteristics of DMLS tool-inserts

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 24, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 837-841

  Sustarsic, B ^a   Dolinsek, S ^b   Jenko, M ^a   Leskovsek, V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF METALS AND TECHNOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Direct metal laser sintering; Hard coatings; Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Tool inserts for pressure die casting

Indexed keywords

AL-BASED ALLOYS; BASIC PRINCIPLES; COMPLEX TESTING; DIFFERENT PROCESS; DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; DIRECT METAL LASER SINTERING; HETEROGENEOUS MICROSTRUCTURE; LASER SINTERING; LIQUID PHASE; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; METAL POWDER; METAL POWDER MIXTURES; MICROSTRUCTURE PROPERTIES; POWDER PROPERTIES; PRESSURE DIE CASTING; SINTERED PRODUCTS; SURFACE QUALITIES;

DIE CASTING; DIES; HARD COATINGS; LASER HEATING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METAL CASTINGS; METALS; MICROSTRUCTURE; POWDER METAL PRODUCTS; POWDER METALLURGY; SINTERING; SURFACE TESTING; SURFACE TREATMENT;

DIE CASTING INSERTS;

EID: 73149099694     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10426910902841837     Document Type: Article

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