Laser welding of Ti6Al4V titanium alloys

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 209, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3705-3713

  Akman, E ^a   Demir, A ^a   Canel, T ^a   Sinmazcelik T ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Laser material processing; Laser seam welding; Ti6Al4V titanium alloys

Indexed keywords

DIVERSE APPLICATIONS; EXCELLENT CORROSION RESISTANCES; HIGH STRENGTHS; LASER MATERIAL PROCESSING; LASER PARAMETERS; LASER-WELDING; ND:YAG LASER WELDING; ND:YAG PULSED LASERS; PEAK POWER; PENETRATION DEPTHS; PULSE DURATIONS; PULSE ENERGIES; PULSE MODES; PULSE SHAPES; RAPID PROCESSING; REPETITION RATES; SEAM WELDS; TI6AL4V TITANIUM ALLOYS; WELDING PARAMETERS;

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; ALLOYS; CERIUM ALLOYS; CORROSION RESISTANCE; DISTANCE MEASUREMENT; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); LASER BEAM WELDING; LASER WELDING MACHINES; LASERS; METAL ANALYSIS; NEODYMIUM; PULSE GENERATORS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; SEAM WELDING; TITANIUM; TITANIUM ALLOYS; WELDS;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 64249157287     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2008.08.026     Document Type: Article

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