Effects of Temperature on Particle Coalescence in the Selective Laser Sintering Process

The interaction between powder particles during laser irradiation is one of the major factors affecting the build part in the selective laser sintering process. Due to asymmetric heating, defects such as internal voids, disjoint particles and asymmetrical shrinkages are formed within the part. This...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cheung, See Lin, Chua, Chee Kai, Zhou, Kun, Wei, Jun
Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Format: Conference Paper
Language:English
Published: 2016
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84375
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41735
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Summary:The interaction between powder particles during laser irradiation is one of the major factors affecting the build part in the selective laser sintering process. Due to asymmetric heating, defects such as internal voids, disjoint particles and asymmetrical shrinkages are formed within the part. This paper utilizes molecular dynamics simulation to reveal the effects of asymmetric heating on the build part.