Dual wavelength laser beam alloying of aluminum alloy for enhanced corrosion resistance

Journal of Laser Applications

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 197-204

  Liu, Z ^a   Watkins, K G ^a   Steen, W M ^a   Vilar, R ^b   Ferreira, M G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aluminum alloy; CO2 laser; Dual wavelength laser process; Excimer laser; Laser surface alloying of chromium; Pitting corrosion

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALLOYING; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; CHROMIUM; CORROSION RESISTANCE; EXCIMER LASERS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; OXIDATION; PITTING; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

DUAL WAVELENGTH LASER BEAM ALLOYING;

LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 0031207297     PISSN: 1042346X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2351/1.4745460     Document Type: Article

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