Enhanced processing speed in laser drilling of stainless steel by spatially and temporally superposed pulsed Nd:YAG laser radiation

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 895-899

  Walther, K ^a   Brajdic, M ^a   Kreutz, E W ^a,b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR LASER TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cooling holes; Drilling efficiency; Laser drilling; Superposed laser beams; Turbines

Indexed keywords

DIODES; DRILLING; LASER RADIATION; TURBINES;

DRILLING EFFICIENCY; LASER DRILLING; SUPERPOSED LASER BEAMS;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 38349108512     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-006-0768-z     Document Type: Article

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