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An Experimental Study for Drawing of Optimal Process Condition in the SLS Process

SLS 공정에서 최적 공정 조건 도출을 위한 실험적 연구

  • 배성우 (충남대학교 기계.기계설계.메카트로닉스공학과) ;
  • 유성연 (충남대학교 기계설계공학과) ;
  • 김동수 (한밭대학교 글로벌융합학부)
  • Received : 2011.11.21
  • Accepted : 2012.02.07
  • Published : 2012.06.15
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Abstract

Selective Laser Sintering(SLS) system consists of various element technologies. Main components of the system include a position control system, a speed control system of the roller, and nitrogen atmosphere furtherance for the powdered sintering. Other systems which make the core of the SLS system are build room and the feed room for powder epitaxial, a temperature control system, and a scan path generator for the laser. The powder material for laser sintering is necessary to produce prototypes in Solid Freeform Fabrication(SFF) based on SLS process. This powder material is sintered in powder room using $CO_2$ laser after spreading evenly using roller to reproduce mold via SFF. This study addresses an SFF system by using the SLS process which applies single laser system to enable manufacturing of 3D shape. And to evaluate applicability of the single laser system, experiments were conducted with optimal fabricating process.

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