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Publication date: 1 March 1999

Gabriel Bugeda Miguel Cervera and Guillermo Lombera

A finite element model has been developed for the 3D simulation of the sintering of a single track during a selective laser sintering process (SLS). The model takes into account…

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A finite element model has been developed for the 3D simulation of the sintering of a single track during a selective laser sintering process (SLS). The model takes into account both the thermal and the sintering phenomena involved in the process. Owing to the continuous movement of the laser beam the model takes also into account the transient nature of the problem. This is transformed into a pseudo‐static one through a transformation of the coordinates system of the equations. Nevertheless, this transformation introduces a convective term into the heat equations that produces instabilities in the solution. These instabilities have been solved by using a stream upwind Petrov Galerkin (SUPG) strategy together with a shock capturing scheme. Finally, a fixed point strategy is used for the solution of the analysis. The model has been tested through the solution of some examples.

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Rapid Prototyping Journal, vol. 5 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1355-2546

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Publication date: 1 June 1995

Gabriel Bugeda, Miguel Cervera, Guillermo Lombera and Eugenio Onate

Stereolithography (SLA) is one of the most important techniques used in rapid prototyping processes. It has a great industrial interest because it allows for dramatic time savings…

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Stereolithography (SLA) is one of the most important techniques used in rapid prototyping processes. It has a great industrial interest because it allows for dramatic time savings with respect to traditional manufacturing processes. One of the main sources of error in the final dimensions of the prototype is the curl distortion effect owing to the shrinkage of the resin during the SLA process. Presents a study of the influence of different constructive and numerical parameters in the curl distortion, an analysis which was made using the computer code stereolithography analysis program, developed to model SLA processes using the finite element method. Also briefly presents this code.

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Rapid Prototyping Journal, vol. 1 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1355-2546

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Publication date: 1 January 2008

P. Sathiya, N. Siva Shanmugam, T. Ramesh and R. Murugavel

Friction stir welding (FSW), a process that involves joining of metals without fusion of filler materials. It is used already in routine, as well as critical application for the…

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Friction stir welding (FSW), a process that involves joining of metals without fusion of filler materials. It is used already in routine, as well as critical application for the joining of structural components made of Aluminum and its alloys. Indeed it has been convincingly demonstrated that the process results in strong and ductile joints, some times in systems, which have proved difficult using conventional welding techniques. The process is most suitable for components that are flat & long (plates & sheets) but it can be adapted for pipes, hollow sections and positional welding. The welds are created by the combined action of frictional heating and mechanical deformation, due to a rotating tool. Recently, a new technology called friction stir spot welding (FSSW) has been developed that has a several advantages over the electric resistance welding process widely used in automotive industry in terms of weld quality and process efficiency. This welding technology involves a process similar to FSW, except that, instead of moving the tool along the weld seam, the tool only indents the parts, which are placed on top of each other. The conditions under which the deposition process in FSSW is successful are not fully understood. However, it is known that only under specific thermo‐mechanical conditions does a weld formation occur. The objective of the present work is to analyze the primary conditions under which the cavity behind the tool is filled. For this, a fully coupled thermo‐mechanical three‐dimensional FE model has been developed in ABAQUS/Explicit using the adaptive meshing scheme and the Johnson‐Cook material law. The contact forces are modeled by Coulomb’s law of friction, making the contact condition highly solution dependent. Temperature graph in the radial direction as well as stress, strain plots are presented.

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Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures, vol. 4 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1573-6105

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