Nd-YAG laser assisted aluminum foaming

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 466-470

  Kathuria, Y P ^a,b  

^a Laser X Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Foam; Laser; Powder metallurgy and microstructure

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; FABRICATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; NEODYMIUM LASERS; POWDER METALLURGY; SILICON;

CELL MORPHOLOGY;

FOAMS;

EID: 0141754056     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(03)00643-5     Document Type: Article

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