CO 2 laser weldability of aluminium alloys (report 2) - Defects formation conditions and causes

Keikinzoku Yosetsu/Journal of Light Metal Welding and Construction

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-21

  Katayama, Seiji ^a   Kojima, Keiji ^b,c   Matsunawa, Akira ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aluminium Alloys; Hydrogen; Laser Welding; Porosity; Solidification Cracking; Welding Defects

Indexed keywords

EID: 11544290248     PISSN: 03685306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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