Laser micro-drilling of tool steel using Nd:YAG lasers

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 517-525

  Jackson, M J ^a   O'Neill, W ^b  

^a Tennessee Technological University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lasers; Micro drilling; Micro machining; Tool steels

Indexed keywords

DRILLING; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LASER PULSES; MICROMACHINING; NEODYMIUM LASERS; Q SWITCHED LASERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

MICRO-DRILLING;

TOOL STEEL;

EID: 0141732295     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(03)00651-4     Document Type: Article

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