A review of the process physics and material screening methods for polymer powder bed fusion additive manufacturing

CA Chatham, TE Long, CB Williams - Progress in Polymer Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Powder bed fusion (PBF) is one of seven different classes of additive manufacturing (AM)
technologies identified by ASTM and ISO. In polymer PBF, an infra-red energy source …

A review of aging, degradation, and reusability of PA12 powders in selective laser sintering additive manufacturing

F Yang, N Zobeiry, R Mamidala, X Chen - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
A popular form of additive manufacturing, selective laser sintering (SLS) enables the
unprecedented making of complex 3D parts with high mechanical performance. The semi …

An investigation on mechanical properties of PA12 parts produced by a SLS 3D printer: An experimental approach

MK Razaviye, RA Tafti, M Khajehmohammadi - CIRP Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing methods such as Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) have attracted
numerous scientists and different companies to print 3D parts. However, the mechanical …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of inter layer time and build height on resulting properties of 316L stainless steel processed by laser powder bed fusion

G Mohr, SJ Altenburg, K Hilgenberg - Additive Manufacturing, 2020 - Elsevier
Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) is the most prominent additive manufacturing (AM)
technology for metal part production. Among the high number of factors influencing part …

Effects of Laser Power and Hatch Orientation on Final Properties of PA12 Parts Produced by Selective Laser Sintering

A El Magri, SE Bencaid, HR Vanaei, S Vaudreuil - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Poly (dodecano-12-lactam)(commercially known as polyamide “PA12”) is one of the most
resourceful materials used in the selective laser sintering (SLS) process due to its chemical …

Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) of polymeric components: A review of process, properties and opportunities

M Khorasani, E MacDonald, D Downing… - Additive …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) is a high-speed Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) process that
stands to revolutionize the production rate of polymeric Additive Manufacturing (AM). In this …

[HTML][HTML] Reducing production losses in additive manufacturing using overall equipment effectiveness

S Basak, M Baumers, M Holweg, R Hague… - Additive Manufacturing, 2022 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) has widely demonstrated its ability to economically produce
parts at low volumes. Attention is now shifting to higher volume applications, such as mass …

Additive Manufactured Parts Produced Using Selective Laser Sintering Technology: Comparison between Porosity of Pure and Blended Polymers

C Morano, L Pagnotta - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
For different manufacturing processes, porosity occurs in parts made using selective laser
sintering (SLS) technology, representing one of the weakest points of materials produced …

[HTML][HTML] Laser sintering of PA12 particles studied by in-situ optical, thermal and X-ray characterization

P Hejmady, LCA van Breemen, D Hermida-Merino… - Additive …, 2022 - Elsevier
The microstructure of products manufactured by selective laser sintering (SLS) is known to
be highly dependent on various process and material parameters. The latter thus also affect …

[HTML][HTML] Thickness dependent anisotropy of mechanical properties and inhomogeneous porosity characteristics in laser-sintered polyamide 12 specimens

SL Sindinger, C Kralovec, D Tasch, M Schagerl - Additive Manufacturing, 2020 - Elsevier
The unrivalled design freedom of additive manufacturing makes it a valuable technology for
the automotive and biomedical industry, where the advanced design-and optimization …