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Experimental investigation into the selective laser sintering of high‐impact polystyrene
Author(s) -
Shi Yusheng,
Wang Yan,
Chen Jibing,
Huang Shuhuai
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.27686
Subject(s) - selective laser sintering , materials science , sintering , polystyrene , composite material , laser , epoxy , polymer , optics , physics
High‐impact polystyrene (HIPS) was used as selective laser sintering (SLS) material. The sintering parameters and the properties of sintered parts were investigated. The results show that sintered parts, which have good dimensional accuracy and good mechanical properties, can be fabricated with wide ranges of laser energy and bed temperature. To apply HIPS parts as functional parts, a reinforcement method, in which the sintered HIPS parts were postprocessed by infiltrating with epoxy resin, were suggested. The properties of the parts after postprocess were also studied. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008