Large scale selective laser melting : study of the effects and removal of spatter by the inert gas flow

Abstract

This thesis contains material from 3 paper(s) published in the following peer-reviewed journals/ from papers accepted at conferences in which I am listed as an author. Part of chapter 2 has been published as Anwar, A. B., & Pham, Q.-C. (2018a). Spattering phenomenon in selective laser melting: A review of spatter formation, e ects and countermeasures.