Mechanical properties of alloy Ti-6Al-4V and of stainless steel 316L processed by selective laser melting: Influence of out-of-equilibrium microstructures

Powder Metallurgy

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 184-189

  Mertens, A ^a   Reginster, S ^a   Paydas, H ^a   Contrepois, Q ^a   Dormal, T ^b   Lemaire, O ^c   Lecomte Beckers, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b Sirris   (Belgium)

^c Centre for Research in Metallurgy   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Microstructure; Selective laser melting; Stainless steel; Tensile properties; Thermal conductivity; Titanium alloys

Indexed keywords

3D PRINTERS; ALUMINUM; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; POWDER METALLURGY; STAINLESS STEEL; TENSILE PROPERTIES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

INCREASING TEMPERATURES; MECHANICAL ANISOTROPY; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; SELECTIVE LASER MELTING; STAINLESS STEEL 316L; TI-6AL-4V; TWO-MATERIALS;

TITANIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 84904720554     PISSN: 00325899     EISSN: 17432901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743290114Y.0000000092     Document Type: Article

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