6. Glossary

EBM (Electron Beam Melting)

Additive manufacturing process using election beam fusion on a powder bed.

LBM (Laser Beam Melting)

SLM (Selective Laser Melting)

Additive manufacturing process using laser fusion on a powder bed.

HIP or CIC (Hot Isostatic Pressure)

Material densification technique using a neutral gas under high pressure at elevated temperatures.

vector deviation

Distance between two successive laser lines, taking into account the width of the bead and the overlap rate between two successive beads.

conode

Horizontal line passing through the point of constitution and connecting adjacent phases in equilibrium in a two-phase domain....