Laser assisted micro-milling of hard-to-machine materials

CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-48

  Melkote, S ^a   Kumar, M ^a   Hashimoto, F ^b   Lahoti, G ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b TIMKEN COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hybrid process; Laser assisted; Micromachining

Indexed keywords

4-AXIS MACHINES; A2 TOOL STEELS; DIMENSIONAL ACCURACIES; HYBRID PROCESS; LASER ASSISTED; MICRO MILLINGS; MICRO-MANUFACTURING; MICRO-SCALE; SURFACE FINISHES;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; HYBRID MATERIALS; LASER HEATING; MICROMACHINING; MILLING (MACHINING); MILLING MACHINES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOOL STEEL;

LASERS;

EID: 67349278141     PISSN: 00078506     EISSN: 17260604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cirp.2009.03.053     Document Type: Article

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