Microstructural investigation of selective laser melting 316L stainless steel parts exposed to laser re-melting

Procedia Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue , 2011, Pages 389-395

  Yasa, E ^a   Kruth, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Laser re melting; Roughness; Selective laser melting

Indexed keywords

3D PRINTERS; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; MELTING; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

316 L STAINLESS STEEL; AISI316L STAINLESS STEEL; CONVENTIONAL MACHINING; LASER RE-MELTING; MICROSTRUCTURAL CHANGES; MICROSTRUCTURAL INVESTIGATION; PROCESS PARAMETERS; SELECTIVE LASER MELTING;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 83755183169     PISSN: 18777058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2011.11.130     Document Type: Conference Paper

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