Welding of ship structural steel A36 using a Nd:YAG laser and gas-metal arc welding

Journal of Laser Applications

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 185-188

  Jokinen, Tommi ^a   Vihervä, Teppo ^b   Riikonen, Hannu ^b   Kujanpää, Veli ^c  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b Kvaerner Masa Yards Turku   (Finland)

^c LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Air gap; Distortions; Hybrid welding; Nd:YAG laser welding

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037624776     PISSN: 1042346X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2351/1.1309549     Document Type: Article

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