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Beam diameter

Term · Additive manufacturing and 3D printing · MLC-T-ADM-000028

The measured width of a laser or electron beam at its focal point, which is directed onto a material bed in powder bed fusion processes. This dimension directly influences the resolution and feature size achievable in a printed part. A typical beam diameter in selective laser melting ranges from 50 to 100 micrometers.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ADM-000028
FieldAdditive manufacturing and 3D printing
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ADM-000028",
  "term": "Beam diameter",
  "field": "Additive manufacturing and 3D printing",
  "definition": "The measured width of a laser or electron beam at its focal point, which is directed onto a material bed in powder bed fusion processes. This dimension directly influences the resolution and feature size achievable in a printed part. A typical beam diameter in selective laser melting ranges from 50 to 100 micrometers.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/additive-manufacturing/beam-diameter/"
}

Record 36 of 451 in Additive manufacturing and 3D printing terminology (MLC-0112). Request the full dataset.