Selective Laser Sintering and Infiltration Characteristics of Resin-Coated Stainless Steel Powder.

Selective laser sintering (SLS) using resin-coated stainless steel powder has recently been developed in the area of direct metal tooling. Improvements in the strength and dimensional accuracy of parts have let us to investigate the influence of parameters such as laser power, scan speed and scan spacing. It is also important to obtain a knowledge of the fundamentals of furnace sintering and metal…