Factors affecting cut quality for the CO2 laser profiling of Steels

Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-88

  Black, I ^a   Ritchie, J M ^a   Lam, K M ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CO2 laser profiling; Cut quality; Laser machining; Mild steel; Stainless steel

Indexed keywords

CARBON STEEL; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; LASER BEAM CUTTING; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; MACHINING; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; STAINLESS STEEL;

CARBON DIOXIDE LASER PROFILING; LASER MACHINING;

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS;

EID: 0032302577     PISSN: 08981507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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