The influence of processing parameters on the mechanical properties of selectively laser melted stainless steel microlattice structures

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 0410111-04101112

  Tsopanos, S ^a   Mines, R A W ^a   McKown, S ^a   Shen, Y ^a   Cantwell, W J ^a   Brooks, W ^a   Sutcliffe, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laser; Microlattice structure; Rapid manufacturing; Selective laser melting

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); LASER APPLICATIONS; LASERS; MELTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; QUALITY CONTROL; STRUTS;

LATTICE MATERIALS; LATTICE STRUCTURES; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; MANUFACTURING PARAMETERS; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; RAPID MANUFACTURING; STAINLESS STEEL 316L; UNI-AXIAL COMPRESSION TESTS;

SELECTIVE LASER MELTING;

EID: 77955407220     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: 15288935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4001743     Document Type: Article

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