Size, shape and flow of powders for use in Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)

High Value Manufacturing: Advanced Research in Virtual and Rapid Prototyping - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Advanced Research and Rapid Prototyping, VR@P 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 49-54

  Berretta, S ^a   Ghita, O ^a   Evans, K E ^a   Anderson, A ^b   Newman, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b INVIBIO LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOWABILITY; PARTICLE MORPHOLOGIES; PARTICLES SIZES; POWDER FLOWABILITY; SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LASER HEATING; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RAPID PROTOTYPING;

POWDERS;

EID: 84892140746     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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