Optimization and analysis of shrinkage in selective laser sintered polyamide parts

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 707-714

  Singh, Sharanjit ^a   Sharma, Vishal S ^a   Sachdeva, Anish ^a  

^a DR B R AMBEDKAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Process parameters; Rapid prototyping; Selective laser sintering; Shrinkage

Indexed keywords

3D SYSTEMS; BED TEMPERATURE; CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGNS; LASER POWER; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SCAN SPACING; SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING;

LASER HEATING; OPTIMIZATION; RAPID PROTOTYPING;

SHRINKAGE;

EID: 84861041582     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10426914.2011.593247     Document Type: Article

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