Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MACHINE TOOLS & MANUFACTURE
Volume 44, Issue 2-3, Pages 117-123Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2003.10.019
Keywords
selective laser sintering; finite element method
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A thermal model of selective laser sintering (SLS) has been developed. The model allows for the non-linear behavior of thermal conductivity and of specific heat due to temperature changes and phase transformations. The temperature evolution and the formation of the sintered part are simulated by a 3D finite element analysis based on continuous media theory. It is shown that the effect of sintering has a strong influence on thermal evolution through changing the thermal properties of the material. The results of the model were experimentally tested and confirmed by temperature measurements. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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