Measurement of melt ejection velocities during laser drilling of steel, using a novel droplet stream interception technique

Acta Materialia

Volumn 50, Issue 17, 2002, Pages 4219-4230

  Voisey, K T ^a   Klocker, T ^a   Clyne, T W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laser drilling; Melt ejection

Indexed keywords

CARBON STEEL; DRILLING; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LASER PULSES; NEODYMIUM LASERS;

MELT EJECTION;

METAL MELTING;

EID: 0037048568     PISSN: 13596454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-6454(02)00249-5     Document Type: Article

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