Nd:YAG laser welding of aluminum; Factors affecting absorptivity

Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 295-309

  Forsman, T ^a   Kaplan, A F H ^b   Powell, J ^c   Magnusson, C ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c Laser Expertise Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEODYMIUM LASERS;

FRESNEL ABSORPTION;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

EID: 0032638877     PISSN: 08981507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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