Selective Surface Sintering Using a Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy System

Table 3

Sample composition after repetitive shots compared to traditional sintering. Results obtained from EDS.

	C (Wt.%)	Ti (Wt.%)	V (Wt.%)	Si (Wt.%)
Ablation crater	2.13 ± 0.26	97.27 ± 0.84	0.59 ± 0.32	—
Sintered	1.79 ± 0.24	96.78 ± 0.69	0.24 ± 0.24	1.19 ± 0.08