Selective laser sintering of ceramic powders with bimodal particle size distribution

Particle Size Distribution in Food Powders

Laser Penetration in a Powder Bed during Selective Laser Sintering of Metal Powders: Simulations versus Experiments

To gain a better understanding and control of the Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) process, more fundamental and modeling work is needed. A simple analytical ray-tracing model has been developed to simulate the energy absorption and penetration in SLS. The model is applied to FeCu and WC-Co powder mixtures, irradiated by Nd-YAG or CO2 laser. It gives an evaluation of the total energy incoupling ...

Particle size distribution by LASER diffraction spectrometry: application to cementitious powders

Particle size distribution (PSD) measurements are now routinely employed to characterize cement powders. A variety of techniques are available for this purpose. However, at present, an industry standard does not exist for PSD analysis, nor do uniform methods exist for sample preparation. Two international round-robin tests sponsored by ASTM committee C01.25.01 revealed high variability in repor...

Modeling of selective laser sintering/selective laser melting

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. Mode...

Friction stir welding of Al-Al2O3 nanocomposite with bimodal size of alumina reinforcement produced by spark plasma sintering

Solid state joining of powder metallurgy (P/M) processed and sintered by spark plasma sintering through friction stir welding (FSW) was studied. The nanocomposites were prepared via mechanical milling followed by spark plasma sintering. The microstructural and mechanical of the joints were evaluated as a function of the different processing parameters such as rotating and advancing speeds of th...