Microstructural origin of physical and mechanical properties of polyamide 12 processed by laser sintering

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1611-1621

  Dupin, Stéphane ^a,b   Lame, Olivier ^a,c   Barrès, Claire ^a,b   Charmeau, Jean Yves ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Crystallinity; Laser sintering; Microstructure; Polyamide 12; X ray tomography

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE FEATURE; CRYSTALLINITIES; ENERGY DENSITY; KEY PARAMETERS; LASER CHARACTERISTICS; LASER SINTERING; MATERIAL PARAMETER; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; PARTICLES SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLY-AMIDE 12; POROSITY DISTRIBUTIONS; POROSITY FORMATION; RESIDUAL POROSITY; SINTERED PARTS; X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY;

IMAGING SYSTEMS; LASER HEATING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTIC PARTS; POROSITY;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 84864762378     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2012.06.007     Document Type: Article

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