Laser milling of cavity in ceramic substrate by fracture-machining element technique

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 136, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 158-165

  Tsai, Chwan Huei ^a   Chen, Hong Wen ^a  

^a HUAFAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alumina ceramic; Fracture machining element; Laser milling

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER BEAMS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; SUBSTRATES;

LASER MILLING;

MILLING (MACHINING);

EID: 0037431475     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(03)00133-X     Document Type: Article

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