Experimental study of cutting thick aluminum and steel with a chemical oxygen-iodine laser using an N2 or O2 gas assist

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3092, Issue , 1997, Pages 758-763

  Carroll, David L ^a   Rothenflue, James A ^b  

^a United States of America   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical oxygen iodine laser; COIL; Laser cutting; Materials processing; Thick section cutting

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; CARBON STEEL; CHEMICAL LASERS; FLOW OF GASES; GASES; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; INERT GASES; IODINE; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER BEAM CUTTING; LASER BEAMS; LASER CHEMISTRY; LASER OPTICS; LASERS; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CUTTING; STEEL RESEARCH;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN-IODINE LASER; COIL; LASER CUTTING; MATERIALS PROCESSING; THICK-SECTION CUTTING;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 6344239531     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.270182     Document Type: Conference Paper

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