Geometrical features and metallurgical characteristics of Nd:YAG laser drilled holes in thick IN718 and Ti-6Al-4V sheets

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 83-95

  Bandyopadhyay, S ^a   Sarin Sundar, J K ^a   Sundararajan, G ^a   Joshi, S V ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED RESEARCH CENTRE FOR POWDER METALLURGY AND NEW MATERIALS ARCI   (India)

Author keywords

Heat affected zone (HAZ); Hole quality; Laser drilling; Recast layer; Spatter; Taper

Indexed keywords

DRILLING; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; IMPACT TESTING; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER PULSES; METALLURGY; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

LASER DRILLING;

SHEET METAL;

EID: 0037144727     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(02)00270-4     Document Type: Article

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