Laser transmission welding of thermoplastics - Part II: Experimental model validation

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 859-867

  Van De Ven, James D ^a   Erdman, Arthur G ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser welding; Modeling; PVC

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMOPLASTICS;

CLAMPING PRESSURE; LASER TRANSMISSION WELDING; WELDING MODELS; WELDING PARAMETERS;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

EID: 36549003136     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2752832     Document Type: Article

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