Investigation of laser sintering for freeform fabrication of zirconium diboride parts: In this paper it is presented a study to determine LS process parameters (laser power, scan speed, energy density, line spacing, and layer thickness) that can be used to improve building of ZrB2 parts

Virtual and Physical Prototyping

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-36

  Leu, Ming C ^a   Pattnaik, Shashwatashish ^a   Hilmas, Gregory E ^a  

^a University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

Author keywords

layer manufacturing technologies; rapid manufacturing; solid freeform fabrication

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING; ENERGY DENSITY; FREEFORM FABRICATION; HEAT TREATMENT SCHEDULE; IN-BUILDINGS; LASER POWER; LASER SINTERING; LAYER MANUFACTURING; LAYER THICKNESS; LINE SPACING; NUMBER OF LAYERS; POST PROCESSING; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RAPID MANUFACTURING; RELATIVE DENSITY; TEST BARS; ZIRCONIUM DIBORIDE;

BINDERS; LASER HEATING; LAYERED MANUFACTURING; MANUFACTURE; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

SINTERING;

EID: 84859711286     PISSN: 17452759     EISSN: 17452767     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17452759.2012.666119     Document Type: Article

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