Gas-tight means zero defects - design considerations for thin-walled fluidic devices with overhangs by laser powder bed fusion

Grinschek, Fabian; Charles, Amal; Elkaseer, Ahmed; Klahn, Christoph; Scholz, Steffen; Dittmeyer, Roland

doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2022.111174

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Gas-tight means zero defects - design considerations for thin-walled fluidic devices with overhangs by laser powder bed fusion

Fabian Grinschek, Amal Charles, Ahmed Elkaseer, Christoph Klahn, Steffen Scholz, Roland Dittmeyer

Materials and Design, Volume: 223, Start page: 111174

Swansea University Author: Steffen Scholz

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The industrial adoption of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies increased due to more applications and use cases demonstrating significant functional benefits. Additive manufacturing of thin-walled gas-tight structures with complex shapes can fulfil requirements for a wide range of applications,...

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Gas-tight means zero defects - design considerations for thin-walled fluidic devices with overhangs by laser powder bed fusion

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