Large area mapping of non-metallic inclusions in stainless steel by an automated system based on laser ablation

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 567-575

  Cabalin L M ^a   Mateo, M P ^a   Laserna, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Large area mapping; Laser induced plasma spectrometry; Materials characterization; Stainless steel

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COMPOSITION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INCLUSIONS; LASER ABLATION; MAPPING; PLASMAS; SAMPLING; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SPECTROMETRY;

LARGE AREA MAPPING; LASER-INDUCED PLASMA SPECTROMETRY; MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION; NON-METALLIC INCLUSIONS;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 2342492403     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2004.01.014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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