The investigation of the influence of laser re-melting on density, surface quality and microstructure of selective laser melting parts

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 312-327

  Yasa, Evren ^a   Deckers, Jan ^a   Kruth, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Layered manufacturing; Metallurgy; Rapid manufacturing; Solid freeform fabrication; Surface roughness; Surface texture

Indexed keywords

316 L STAINLESS STEEL; ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING; ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS; BULK MATERIALS; CONVENTIONAL MANUFACTURING; CORE MATERIAL; HIGH INTENSITY LASER BEAMS; HIGH-ENERGY DENSITIES; LASER HARDENING; LASER POLISHING; LASER POWER; LASER RE-MELTING; LASER SURFACE MELTING; LASER SURFACE MODIFICATION; LAYER-WISE; METAL PARTICLE; METALLIC PART; OPERATING PARAMETERS; POWDER BED; RAPID MANUFACTURING; RELATIVE DENSITY; SCAN SPACING; SELECTIVE LASER MELTING; SLICE DATA; SOLID FREE-FORM FABRICATION; SUB-SURFACES; SURFACE ENHANCEMENT; SURFACE TEXTURE; TI-6AL-4V; TOP SURFACE;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; COREMAKING; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER BEAMS; LAYERED MANUFACTURING; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; MELTING; METALLURGY; MICROSTRUCTURE; POWDER METALS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

SURFACES;

EID: 81255197675     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552541111156450     Document Type: Article

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