Densification and geometrical assessments of alumina parts produced through indirect selective laser sintering of alumina-polystyrene composite powder

Strojniski Vestnik/Journal of Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 646-661

  Deckers, Jan ^a   Kruth, Jean Pierre ^a   Cardon, Ludwig ^b   Shahzad, Khuram ^a   Vleugels, Jef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Additive manufacturing; Alumina; Ceramic; Indirect selective laser sintering; Polystyrene

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING; CERAMIC; DIMENSIONAL CHANGES; DISPERSION POLYMERISATION; ISOSTATIC PRESSING; PRESSURE INFILTRATION; SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING; SOLID STATE SINTERING;

ALUMINA; POLYSTYRENES; POWDER METALLURGY; SINTERING;

LASER HEATING;

EID: 84887909239     PISSN: 00392480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5545/sv-jme.2013.998     Document Type: Article

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