Bridging the joint gap with wire feed laser welding

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 87, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 213-222

  Sun, Z ^a   Kuo, M ^a  

^a SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Carbon steel; Filler wire; Hardness; Heat affected zone; Joint gap; Laser welding; Microstructure; Stainless steel; Tensile strength; Weld metal

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NOZZLES; STAINLESS STEEL; TENSILE STRESS;

JOINT GAPS;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

EID: 0033099646     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(98)00346-X     Document Type: Article

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