Experimental study of dual-beam laser welding of AISI 4140 steel

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 342-s

  Liu, Y N ^a   Kannatey Asibu Jr , E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

AISI 4140 Steel; Alloy Steels; Brinell Hardness Test; Heat Affected Zone; Laser Beam Welding; Postheating; Preheating; Weld Modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041178602     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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