Accuracy of laser-cutting and its influence on the mechanical behaviour of stents

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4876, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 574-581

  Gachon, C ^a   Delassus, P ^a   Mc Hugh, P ^b  

^a Atlantic Technological University   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Breaking point; Heat affected zone; Laser cutting; Mechanical behaviour; Stents; Tensile test; Yield stress

Indexed keywords

HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; STAINLESS STEEL; STRAIN; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; YIELD STRESS;

STENTS;

LASER BEAM CUTTING;

EID: 0042062264     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.476032     Document Type: Conference Paper

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