Effects of operating parameters on surface quality for the pulsed laser welding of zinc-coated steel

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 163-170

  Tzeng, Yih Fong ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINISHING; GALVANIZED METAL; GALVANIZING; LAPPING; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; STEEL; WELDED STEEL STRUCTURES;

AVERAGE PEAK POWER DENSITY; ELECTRO GALVANIZED STEEL SHEETS; PULSED LASER SEAM WELDING;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

EID: 0033897408     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(99)00470-7     Document Type: Article

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