Effect of beam angle on HAZ, recast and oxide layer characteristics in laser drilling of TBC nickel superalloys

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 46, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1972-1982

  Sezer, H K ^a   Li, L ^a   Schmidt, M ^a   Pinkerton, A J ^a   Anderson, B ^b   Williams, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heat affected zone; Laser drilling; Recast layer; Thermal barrier coating

Indexed keywords

COOLING; DRILLING; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; LASER APPLICATIONS; NICKEL; OXIDES; SUPERALLOYS; THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS;

LASER DRILLING; MELT EJECTION; NON-SYMMETRICAL GEOMETRY; RECAST LAYER;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 33748971157     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2006.01.010     Document Type: Article

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