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Selective Laser Sintering

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Laser-Induced Materials and Processes for Rapid Prototyping

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For a given material system, the laser energy density, E s is a key factor which affects quality of the laser sintered structure. A laser energy density is defined by the laser power, laser scan speed and laser beam spot size:

$$ {E_s} = \frac{P}{{v\delta }}\left( {J/c{m^2}} \right) $$
((5.1))

where P is the incident laser power (Watts), v, the laser scan speed (cm/s) and δ, the laser beam spot diameter (cm).

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