Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Water-Atomized Iron-Based Powders: Process Optimization

The laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) technology was adapted for use with non-spherical low-cost water-atomized iron powders. A simplified numerical and experimental modeling approach was applied to determine—in a first approximation—the operation window for the selected powder in terms of laser power...

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Main Authors: Morgan Letenneur, Vladimir Brailovski, Alena Kreitcberg, Vladimir Paserin, Ian Bailon-Poujol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-4494/1/2/23