Transparentization of SLS processed SMMA copolymer parts by infiltrating a thermosetting epoxy resin with tuned refractive index

16th Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, SFF 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 208-216

  Niino, Toshiki ^a   Yamada, Hidenori ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPOXY RESINS; LASER HEATING; RESINS;

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE; CONTROL ACCURACY; CURABLE RESINS; INTAKE MANIFOLD; PROCESS PARAMETERS; SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING; THERMOSETTING EPOXY; TUBULAR STRUCTURES;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 77953224748     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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