Removability of 316L stainless steel cone and block support structures fabricated by Selective Laser Melting (SLM)

Support structures are needed due to the complexities of induced structural, thermal and process factors in Selective Laser Melting (SLM). To date, little systematic study is found to unveil the support removability by a post-machining process. This paper presents an experimental study of removing 3...

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Main Authors: Qiqiang Cao, Yuchao Bai, Jiong Zhang, Zhuoqi Shi, Jerry Ying Hsi Fuh, Hao Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Materials & Design
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127520302252