Experimental studies on the microstructure and hardness of laser-treated steel specimens

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 385-393

  Rana, J ^a   Goswami, G L ^b   Jha, S K ^b   Mishra, P K ^c   Prasad, B V S S S ^d  

^a VEER SURENDRA SAI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Laser heat treatment; Microhardness; Multipass operations

Indexed keywords

LASER HEAT TREATMENT; LASER SYSTEMS; LASER TREATED STEEL SPECIMENS; MULTIPASS OPERATIONS;

CARBON STEEL; HARDNESS; HEAT TREATMENT; LASER BEAMS;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 33748296408     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2005.07.001     Document Type: Article

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