Modelling and experimental study into the laser assisted nitriding of Ti-6Al-4V alloy

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 863-874

  Yilbas, B S ^a   Naqavi, I Z ^a   Shuja, S Z ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; LASER PULSES; MICROCRACKS; NITRIDING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUBSTRATES; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

LASER ASSISTED NITRIDING;

TITANIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0036851723     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1511171     Document Type: Article

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