Repeatability characteristics of laser percussion drilling of stainless-steel sheets

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-33

  Ng, G K L ^a   Li, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hole geometry; Laser percussion drilling; Melt ejection; Repeatability

Indexed keywords

DRILLING; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STAINLESS STEEL;

LASER PERCUSSION DRILLING;

LASER BEAM EFFECTS;

EID: 0037209622     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-8166(02)00074-X     Document Type: Article

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