Characterization of sintered TI-6AL-4V powders in electron beam additive manufacturing

ASME 2013 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference Collocated with the 41st North American Manufacturing Research Conference, MSEC 2013

Volumn 1, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Gong, Xibing ^a   Chou, Kevin ^a  

^a University of Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron beam additive manufacturing (EBAM); Powders; Sintering; Ti 6Al 4V alloy

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING; MARTENSITIC STRUCTURES; METALLURGICAL BONDS; POWDER-BASED; PRECURSOR POWDER; SINTERED POWDERS; TI-6AL-4V ALLOY; WORK MATERIAL;

ELECTRON BEAMS; MANUFACTURE; MELTING; POWDERS; PREHEATING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERING; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84890288720     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/MSEC2013-1131     Document Type: Conference Paper

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