Experimental study of cutting thick aluminum and steel with a chemical oxygen-iodine laser using an N2 or O2 gas assist

Journal of Laser Applications

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 119-128

  Carroll, David L ^a   Rothenflue, James A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical oxygen iodine laser; COIL; Laser cutting; Materials processing; Thick section cutting

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; GAS LASERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METAL CUTTING; STEEL;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN IODINE LASER (COIL);

LASER BEAM CUTTING;

EID: 0031168944     PISSN: 1042346X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2351/1.4745451     Document Type: Article

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