Laser sintering of ceramics

• The progress of laser sintering of ceramics is reviewed by focusing on the principles and the potentials ofthis new technique as one member of a family of additive manufacturing technologies. After a brief intro-duction of the technology and the interaction between laser beam and ceramics, the characters of lasersintered ceramics are discussed in detail. The unique opportunities of achieving hierarchically structuredheterogeneities and non-equilibrium phase assemblages in bulk ceramics are illustrated. It reveals thatthe laser sintering is not only a feasible technology allowing net shape production of customized 3D partsin a single manufacturing operation but also a promising way for developing ceramics with structuresthat can hardly be made by conventional processing methods.

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TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Materialteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Materials Engineering (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Laser sintering

Ceramics

Microstructure

Heterogeneity

Inorganic Chemistry

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