Laser welding of aluminum alloys

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2993, Issue , 1997, Pages 37-44

  Leong, Keng H ^a   Sabo, Kenneth R ^a   Sanders, Paul G ^a   Spawr, Walter J ^b  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Spawr Industries ^*

Author keywords

Aluminum; Laser beam welding; Weld parameters

Indexed keywords

HIGH SPEEDS; LASER PROCESSING; LASER WELDING; PROCESS PARAMETERS; PROCESS REQUIREMENTS; WELD PARAMETERS; WELDING PROCESSES;

ALLOYS; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CERIUM ALLOYS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; JOINING; LASER BEAMS; LASERS; LIGHT METALS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; WELDING; WELDS;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

EID: 0002551236     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.270039     Document Type: Conference Paper

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