Nd:YAG laser drilling of 8.3 mm thick partially stabilized tetragonal zirconia-control of recast layer microcracking using localized heating techniques

Journal of Laser Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 179-184

  Murray, A J ^a   Tyrer, J R ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ceramics; High temperature processing; Laser drilling; Plasma heating; Zirconia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040313400     PISSN: 1042346X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2351/1.521895     Document Type: Article

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