Bending of titanium sheet using laser forming

Journal of Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 258-269

  Walczyk, Daniel F ^a   Vittal, Sameer ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hot brake forming; Laser forming; Sheet metal forming; Titanium processing

Indexed keywords

BRAKES; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; FORMING; LASER BEAMS; LASER MATERIALS PROCESSING; MANUFACTURE; METAL FORMING; NEODYMIUM LASERS; SHEET METAL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM SHEET;

DEFOCUSED LASER BEAM; DESIGNED EXPERIMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING; LASER-FORMING; MANUFACTURING METHODS; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MATERIAL MICROSTRUCTURES;

BENDING (FORMING);

EID: 70249107623     PISSN: 15266125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1526-6125(00)70027-2     Document Type: Article

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