Laser cutting quality assessment and thermal efficiency analysis

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 155-156, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 2106-2115

  Yilbas, B S ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Assisting gas; Cut quality; Cutting; Efficiency; Laser

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; HEAT TRANSFER; LASER BEAMS; OXIDATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; THERMOANALYSIS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; CUTTING; CUTTING TOOLS; EFFICIENCY; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASERS;

ASSISTING GAS; CUT QUALITY; EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS; PRODUCT QUALITY;

LASER BEAM CUTTING; QUALITY CONTROL;

CUT QUALITY; CUTTING CONDITIONS; CUTTING PARAMETERS; CUTTING PROCESS; CUTTING QUALITY; END-PRODUCTS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FIRST LAW EFFICIENCY; HIGH QUALITY; HIGH-TEMPERATURE OXIDATION REACTIONS; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; KERF WIDTH; LASER BEAM SCANNING; LASER CUTTING; LASER CUTTING PROCESS; LASER GAS; LASER OUTPUT POWER; LASER SCANNING SPEED; MAIN EFFECT; MEASURABLE VARIABLES; SECOND LAW EFFICIENCIES; THERMAL CUTTING; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; WORK PIECES;

EID: 10044290448     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2004.04.194     Document Type: Article

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