Effects of electroplating on the mechanical properties of stereolithography and laser sintered parts

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 305-315

  Saleh, N ^a   Hopkinson, N ^a   Hague, R J M ^a   Wise, S ^a,b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Repliform Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Lasers; Rapid prototypes; Sintering; Surface texture

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DUCTILITY; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTROPLATING; LASERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAPID PROTOTYPING; SINTERING; TEXTURES;

FUSED DEPOSITION MODELING (FDM); RAPID PROTOTYPES; STEREOLITHOGRAPHY (SL); SURFACE TEXTURES;

LITHOGRAPHY;

EID: 9444264261     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552540410562340     Document Type: Article

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