Laser production of articles from powders
Abstract
Method and apparatus for forming articles from materials in particulate form in which the materials are melted by a laser beam and deposited at points along a tool path to form an article of the desired shape and dimensions. Preferably the tool path and other parameters of the deposition process are established using computer-aided design and manufacturing techniques. A controller comprised of a digital computer directs movement of a deposition zone along the tool path and provides control signals to adjust apparatus functions, such as the speed at which a deposition head which delivers the laser beam and powder to the deposition zone moves along the tool path.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Santa Fe, NM
- White Rock, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871980
- Patent Number(s):
- 5837960
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- laser; production; articles; powders; method; apparatus; forming; materials; particulate; form; melted; beam; deposited; tool; path; article; desired; shape; dimensions; preferably; parameters; deposition; process; established; computer-aided; design; manufacturing; techniques; controller; comprised; digital; computer; directs; movement; zone; provides; control; signals; adjust; functions; speed; head; delivers; powder; moves; tool path; deposition zone; deposition head; provides control; control signal; laser beam; deposition process; particulate form; control signals; desired shape; digital computer; apparatus functions; manufacturing techniques; forming articles; /219/700/
Citation Formats
Lewis, Gary K, Milewski, John O, Cremers, David A, Nemec, Ronald B, and Barbe, Michael R. Laser production of articles from powders. United States: N. p., 1998.
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Lewis, Gary K, Milewski, John O, Cremers, David A, Nemec, Ronald B, & Barbe, Michael R. Laser production of articles from powders. United States.
Lewis, Gary K, Milewski, John O, Cremers, David A, Nemec, Ronald B, and Barbe, Michael R. Thu .
"Laser production of articles from powders". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871980.
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title = {Laser production of articles from powders},
author = {Lewis, Gary K and Milewski, John O and Cremers, David A and Nemec, Ronald B and Barbe, Michael R},
abstractNote = {Method and apparatus for forming articles from materials in particulate form in which the materials are melted by a laser beam and deposited at points along a tool path to form an article of the desired shape and dimensions. Preferably the tool path and other parameters of the deposition process are established using computer-aided design and manufacturing techniques. A controller comprised of a digital computer directs movement of a deposition zone along the tool path and provides control signals to adjust apparatus functions, such as the speed at which a deposition head which delivers the laser beam and powder to the deposition zone moves along the tool path.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1998},
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