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Bruce Thornton0
Donald Lewis Vanelli0
Richard Benton Booth0
Date of Patent
February 28, 2017
0Patent Application Number
143646970
Date Filed
December 10, 2012
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Patent abstract
For laser sintering, a material includes at least one powder that has been treated by heat to modify at least one of: a melting temperature of the at least one powder; and a recrystallization temperature of the at least one powder and results in the narrowing of the melting curve of the treated material relative to the untreated material. The heating can include a series of heating steps. The treatment improves the efficacies of the SLS process and product quality.
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