{"id":7308,"date":"2020-04-24T08:55:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T08:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monroeengineering.com\/blog\/?p=7308"},"modified":"2024-12-04T16:27:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T16:27:17","slug":"what-is-selective-laser-sintering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monroeengineering.com\/blog\/what-is-selective-laser-sintering\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Selective Laser Sintering?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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When researching the different forms of 3D printing, you’ll probably come across selective laser sintering. A form of additive manufacturing, it uses a laser to “sinter” powder particles. In other words, the material used in laser sintering is fused together with the help of a laser. While laser sintering may sound highly technical, it’s actually a simple form of additive manufacturing that relies on just a few basic steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Basics of Laser Sintering
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Developed by University of Texas (UT) researchers in the 1980s, laser sintering is one of the oldest forms of additive manufacturing. It’s designed to build three-dimensional objects by “selectively sintering” powder particles with a laser. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During laser sintering, a laser — typically a carbon dioxide laser — moves across a bed of powder while exposing specific areas of the powder to the laser light. Exposure to the laser, of course, causes the powder particles to fuse together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the most common types of powder used in laser sintering include the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n