Micromachining High Chromium Content Steels Under Controlled Gas Atmospheres

Journal of Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 106-117

  Jackson, Mark J ^a   Robinson, Grant M ^a   Khan, Ali M ^b   Gill, Matthew ^b   Mills, Benjamin ^b   O'Neill, W ^b  

^a Tennessee Technological University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromium Rich Steels; Gas Jets; Laser Materials Processing; Micromachining

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHROMIUM; LASER PULSES; MICROMACHINING; NOZZLES; POLYMERS; SOLID STATE LASERS; X RAY LITHOGRAPHY;

GAS JETS; LASER MICROMACHINING;

STEEL;

EID: 0346118753     PISSN: 15266125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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