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David Deisenroth, Jordan Weaver, Sergey Mekhontsev, Steven Grantham, Shawn P. Moylan
One of key parameters of additive manufacturing by laser powder bed fusion of metal parts (PBF-LB/M) is the power density distribution (PDD) of the process
David Deisenroth, Sergey Mekhontsev, Steven Grantham
The advantages of additive manufacturing of metal components through laser-based powder bed fusion of metals (PBF-LB/M) have been increasingly embraced across a
David Deisenroth, Sergey Mekhontsev, Jordan Weaver, Samantha Webster
The laser power density distribution (PDD) applied to a material is a predominant process parameter that directly affects the properties of parts that are built