Laser beam welding of 5182 aluminum alloy sheet

Journal of Laser Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 109-118

  Leong, K H ^a,e   Sabo, K R ^a,f   Altshuller, B ^b   Wilkinson, T L ^c,g   Albright, Charles E ^d  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED   (Canada)

^c ALCOA INC   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^g M H West and Co   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Laser beam welding; Process parameters; Threshold irradiance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002024136     PISSN: 1042346X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2351/1.521881     Document Type: Article

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