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Interaction of laser radiation with matter. Laser plasma

Physical characteristics of selective laser sintering of metal–polymer powder composites

A. M. Ivanova, S. P. Kotova, N. L. Kupriyanov, A. L. Petrov, E. Yu. Tarasova, I. V. Shishkovskу

Samara Branch of P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences

Abstract: An analysis was made of selective sintering of metal–polymer powder composites by laser radiation with the wavelength 1.06 μm. The optical properties of the composites were investigated and their thermal conductivities were determined. A physical model of the sintering process was developed. This model is capable of predicting the thickness of a monolayer as a function of the composition of the composite and of the laser processing parameters.

PACS: 42.62.Cf, 81.20.Ev

Received: 07.07.1997

 English version: Quantum Electronics, 1998, 28:5, 420–425

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