Characterization of H13 steel produced via electron beam melting
Denis Cormier
(Department of Industrial Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA)
Ola Harrysson
(Department of Industrial Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA)
Harvey West
(Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA)
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Abstract
Electron beam melting (EBM) is a direct‐metal freeform fabrication technique in which a 4 kW electron beam is used to melt metal powder in a layer‐wise fashion. As this process is relatively new, there have not yet been any independently published studies on the H13 steel microstructural properties. This paper describes the EBM process and presents results of microstructural analyses on H13 tool steel processed via EBM.
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Citation
Cormier, D., Harrysson, O. and West, H. (2004), "Characterization of H13 steel produced via electron beam melting", Rapid Prototyping Journal, Vol. 10 No. 1, pp. 35-41. https://doi.org/10.1108/13552540410512516
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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