Surface nitriding of Ti-6Al-4V alloy with a high power CO2 laser

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 405-414

  Abboud, J H ^a   Fidel, A F ^b   Benyounis, K Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENGHAZI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b OMAR AL MUKHTAR UNIVERSITY   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Laser surface nitriding; Ti 6Al 4V; XRD

Indexed keywords

MICROSTRUCTURE; NITRIDATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM ALLOYS; WEAR RESISTANCE; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

EROSION RESISTANCES; LASER MELTING; LASER SURFACE NITRIDING; SCANNING SPEED; SURFACE HARDNESS;

SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

EID: 34848899793     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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