Surface texturing by pulsed Nd:YAG laser

Tribology International

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1496-1504

  Vilhena, L M ^a   Sedlacek M ^a   Podgornik, B ^a   Vizintin J ^a   Babnik, A ^a   Mozina J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Friction; Laser surface texturing; Surface topography; Wear

Indexed keywords

1064 NM; BOUNDARY LUBRICATIONS; CONTACT CONDITIONS; DIFFERENT MODES; FRICTION REDUCTION; HIGH FLEXIBILITY; HYDRODYNAMIC BEARINGS; LASER PARAMETERS; LASER PROCESSING PARAMETERS; LASER SURFACE TEXTURING; LASER SYSTEMS; LOW FREQUENCY; LUBRICANT RESERVOIRS; MICRO TEXTURE; MICROPORES; MULTIMODES; PULSE ENERGIES; PULSE NUMBER; PULSED ND:YAG LASER; RECIPROCATING SLIDING WEAR; SEM; SLIDING CONTACTS; STEEL SAMPLES; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; SURFACE-TEXTURING; TEXTURED SURFACE; TRIBOLOGICAL SURFACES; WEAR; WEAR DEBRIS;

DEBRIS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FRICTION; LASERS; NEODYMIUM; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TEXTURING; TRIBOLOGY;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 68349148331     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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