Sofia D., Lupo M., Barletta D., Poletto M., 2019, Validation of an Experimental Procedure to Quantify the Effects of Powder Spreadability on Selective Laser Sintering Process, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 74, 397-402.
Glass beads powders of different particle size were spread with a procedure similar to the one adopted for Selective laser sintering in order to verify the effect of the powder compression produced with a roller spreading tool. The effect is verified in terms of indentation strength and of mechanical strength of the sintered specimens. Results indicate a significant effect of powder compression on the SLS process with fine powders.