Experimental study on fabrication of thin-wall metallic features by laser cladding

Jixie Gongcheng Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 185-188

  Liu, Jichang ^a   Li, Lijun ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Forming; Laser cladding; Thin wall feature

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER BEAMS; METAL CLADDING; METAL FORMING; POWDER COATINGS;

CENTER LINE; COAXIALNESS; LASER CLADDING; POWDER FEED RATE; PROCESS PARAMETERS; SCANNING SPEED; THIN WALL METALLIC FEATURES;

THIN WALLED STRUCTURES;

EID: 10644227869     PISSN: 05776686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3901/JME.2004.10.185     Document Type: Article

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