Numerical simulation of two-dimensional melting and resolidification of a two-component metal powder layer in selective laser sintering process

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 633-649

  Chen, Tiebing ^a   Zhang, Yuwen ^a  

^a Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FABRICATION; LASER BEAMS; MELTING; SINTERING; SOLIDIFICATION;

METAL LIQUIDS; RESOLIDIFICATION; SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING (SLS); SOLID FREEFORM FABRICATION (SFF);

POWDER METALS;

EID: 9144243143     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/104077890504177     Document Type: Article

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