Thermal stress developed during the laser cutting process: Consideration of different materials

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 698-704

  Arif, A F M ^a   Yilbas, Bekir Samir ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cutting; Laser; Modeling; Thermal stress

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LASERS; STEEL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL STRESS;

LASER CUTTING; LASER POWER INTENSITY; STRESS FIELDS;

METAL CUTTING;

EID: 42649110748     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-007-1020-1     Document Type: Article

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