Laser Additive Manufacturing

Rasheedat M. Mahamood*, Esther T. Akinlabi

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Laser additive manufacturing is an advanced manufacturing process for making prototypes as well as functional parts directly from the three dimensional (3D) Computer-Aided Design (CAD) model of the part and the parts are built up adding materials layer after layer, until the part is competed. Of all the additive manufacturing process, laser additive manufacturing is morefavoured because of the advantages that laser offers. Laser is characterized by collimated linear beam that can be accurately controlled. This chapter brings to light, the various laser additive manufacturing technologies such as: - selective laser sintering and melting, stereolithography and laser metal deposition. Each of these laser additive manufacturing technologies are described with their merits and demerits as well as their areas of applications. Properties of some of the parts produced through these processes are also reviewed in this chapter.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication3D Printing
Subtitle of host publicationBreakthroughs in Research and Practice
EditorsInformation Resources Management Association
Place of PublicationHershey, Pennsylvania
PublisherIGI Global
Chapter8
Pages154-171
Number of pages18
ISBN (Electronic)9781522516781
ISBN (Print)1522516778, 9781522516774
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Oct 2016
Externally publishedYes

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