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Author Das, Suman. Wohlert, Martin. Beaman, Joseph J. Bourell, David L. Institution Univ of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Source Advances in Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials. v 3 1997. Metal Powder Industries Federation, Princeton, NJ, USA. p 21-67-21-78. Proceedings of the 1997 International Conference on Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials. Part 3 (of 3). Chicago, IL, USA. 19970629-19970702.
Abstract A new net shape manufacturing method known as Selective Laser Sintering/Hot Isostatic Pressing (SLS/HIP) that combines the strengths of direct selective laser sintering and hot isostatic pressing is presented. Direct selective laser sintering is a rapid manufacturing technique that can produce high density metal parts of complex geometry with an integral, gas impermeable skin. These parts can then be directly post-processed by containerless HIP. The advantages of in-situ encapsulation include elimination of a secondary container material and associated container-powder interaction, reduced pre-processing time, a short HIP cycle and reduction in post-processing steps compared to HIP of canned parts. Results of research conducted on Inconel 625 and Ti-6Al-4V alloys are presented. This research is funded by DARPA/ONR contract N00014-95-C-0139 titled `Low Cost Metal Processing Using SLS/HIP'. (Auth abstract) [References: 16] XX