Research Article
Preliminary Testing to Determine the Best Process Parameters for Polymer Laser Sintering of a New Polypropylene Polymeric Material
Table 7
Experimentally determined and manufacturer’s process parameters for Laser PP CP 60, based on mechanical properties of built tensile test specimens.
| | Temp. of the removal chamber (°C) | Temp. of the building bed (°C) | Layer thickness (mm) | Hatch distance (mm) | Scanning speed fill (mm/s) | Laser power fill (W) | Scanning speed contour/edges (mm/s) | Laser power contour/edges (W) |
| | Experimentally determined parameters | 125 | 125 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 4500 | 34.7 | 1500 | 21.3 | | Manufacturer specified parameters | 115 | 120-125 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 4500 | 35.0 | 1500 | 20.0 |
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