Modeling of selective laser sintering/selective laser melting

Connor West; Xuan Wang

doi:10.1117/12.2256539

24 February 2017 Modeling of selective laser sintering/selective laser melting

Connor West, Xuan Wang

Proceedings Volume 10095, Laser 3D Manufacturing IV; 1009506 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2256539
Event: SPIE LASE, 2017, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Selective laser sintering and selective laser melting are powder based additive manufacturing (AM) process that can rapidly manufacture parts with comparable mechanical properties to conventional manufacturing methods directly from digital files. However, the processing recipe development and design optimization of AM parts are often based on trial and error which erodes the benefit of AM. Modeling is a powerful tool to enable faster development cycle by significantly reducing the experimental efforts. In this paper we discussed the current status of selective laser sintering/melting modeling, in which the laser and powder interaction was studied to understand and predict the process and the properties of fabricated parts. A review of the current approach as well as future directions are presented.

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Connor West and Xuan Wang "Modeling of selective laser sintering/selective laser melting", Proc. SPIE 10095, Laser 3D Manufacturing IV, 1009506 (24 February 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2256539

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