Preliminary Testing to Determine the Best Process Parameters for Polymer Laser Sintering of a New Polypropylene Polymeric Material

<table class="table-group" id="tab12"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Specimen</td><td class="align_center">Total average (mm)</td><td class="align_center">Reference value (mm)</td><td class="align_center">Percentage difference (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">1</td><td class="align_center">18.28</td><td class="align_center">19</td><td class="align_center">4%</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">2</td><td class="align_center">18.65</td><td class="align_center">19</td><td class="align_center">2%</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">3</td><td class="align_center">18.75</td><td class="align_center">19</td><td class="align_center">1%</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">4</td><td class="align_center">18.33</td><td class="align_center">19</td><td class="align_center">3%</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">5</td><td class="align_center">18.21</td><td class="align_center">19</td><td class="align_center">4%</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Overall width (<i>WO</i>) of the test specimens.</div>

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Table 12: Preliminary Testing to Determine the Best Process Parameters for Polymer Laser Sintering of a New Polypropylene Polymeric Material 