Nd-YAG laser machining of SiC fibre/borosilicate glass composites. Part I. Optimisation of laser pulse parameters

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 947-954

  Tuersley, Ian P ^a   Hoult, Tony P ^a   Pashby, Ian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ceramic; Composite; Laser

Indexed keywords

BOROSILICATE GLASS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LASER PULSES; MACHINING; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTIMIZATION; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; SILICON CARBIDE;

GLASS-MATRIX COMPOSITES;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0031637729     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(98)00017-7     Document Type: Article

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