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From: Characterization of Creeping and Shape Memory Effect in Laser Sintered Thermoplastic Polyurethane
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Figure Legend:
DSC diagram of TPU powders from −50 °C to 200 °C at the rate of cooling and heating at 10 °C/min

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J. Comput. Inf. Sci. Eng. 2016;16(4): doi: /
Figure Legend:
Specimen dimensions (in mm; thickness is 2 mm) in the ASTM D638 standard, type IV

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J. Comput. Inf. Sci. Eng. 2016;16(4): doi: /
Figure Legend:
Illustration of a typical SME cycle for TPU [21]

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J. Comput. Inf. Sci. Eng. 2016;16(4): doi: /
Figure Legend:
Powder shape and surface morphology of TPU powders (DESMOSINT X92) by field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM)

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J. Comput. Inf. Sci. Eng. 2016;16(4): doi: /
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(a) The powder bed of SLS process at 96 °C and (b) the sintered specimen (Tensile bar in ASTM D638)

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J. Comput. Inf. Sci. Eng. 2016;16(4): doi: /
Figure Legend:
Strain versus stress curves of sintered TPU specimens upon stretching to different maximum strains of 100%, 200%, and 300%, at the room temperature of 25 °C

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J. Comput. Inf. Sci. Eng. 2016;16(4): doi: /
Figure Legend:
Typical strain versus stress curves obtained at three different temperatures of 25 °C, 60 °C, and 95 °C, upon stretching to a maximum programming strain of 100%

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J. Comput. Inf. Sci. Eng. 2016;16(4): doi: /
Figure Legend:
Evaluation of the instant shape fixity ratio (Rfi, black line) and the long-term shape fixity ratio (Rfl, blue line) upon stretching for 0, 30, and 60 min at the maximum programming strains of 200% and 300%, at the room temperature

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J. Comput. Inf. Sci. Eng. 2016;16(4): doi: /
Figure Legend:
Shape-recovery ratio (Rr) of specimens prestretched to the maximum programming strains of 200% and 300% for 0 and 30 min, under different recovery temperatures of 35 °C, 60 °C, and 95 °C

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From: Characterization of Creeping and Shape Memory Effect in Laser Sintered Thermoplastic Polyurethane
J. Comput. Inf. Sci. Eng. 2016;16(4): doi: /
Figure Legend:
Strain versus stress curves of the sintered TPU over four cycles of stretching–creeping–thermal stimulation (a) upon stretching to 200% strain for 0 min and (b) upon stretching to 200% strain for 30 min, and (c) final fixity ratios of the sintered TPU over four cycles with respect to different holding durations