Laser welding of thin sheet steel with surface oxidation

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 343-s

  Xie, J ^a   Kar, A ^b  

^a EDISON WELDING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; COLD ROLLING; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; OXIDATION; POWDER METALS; STEEL SHEET; TENSILE STRENGTH; TOUGHNESS;

SURFACE OXIDATION;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

EID: 0033349559     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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