Selective laser melting

Schematic of selective laser melting and the heat transfer in molten pool

Selective laser melting (SLM) is one of many proprietary names[1] for a metal additive manufacturing (AM) technology that uses a bed of powder with a source of heat to create metal parts. Also known as direct metal laser sintering (DMLS), the ASTM standard term is powder bed fusion (PBF). PBF is a rapid prototyping, 3D printing, or additive manufacturing technique designed to use a high power-density laser to melt and fuse metallic powders together.[2][3]

  1. ^ "A Pioneer in Metal 3D Printing". SLM Solutions Group AG.
  2. ^ "DMLS | Direct Metal Laser Sintering | What Is DMLS?". Atlantic Precision. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Direct Metal Laser Sintering". Xometry.