Development of Process Model for Optimal Selection of Process Parameters for Geometric Tolerances and Surface Roughness in Stereolithography

Subject Areas : Mechanical Engineering

Chockalingam Kunjan ¹ , Jawahar N. ² , Chandrasekhar U. ³ , Praveen J. ⁴ , Karthic M. ⁵

1 - Thiagarajar college of Engineering, Madurai-15, Tamilnadu, India
2 - Thiagarajar college of Engineering, Madurai-15, Tamilnadu, India
3 - Vel Tech university, Chennai-85, India
4 - Thiagarajar college of Engineering, Madurai-15, Tamilnadu, India
5 - Thiagarajar college of Engineering, Madurai-15, Tamilnadu, India

Received: 2016-05-09 Accepted : 2016-07-18 Published : 2017-01-14

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