Laser cutting of polymeric materials: An experimental investigation

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 503-508

  Choudhury, I A ^a   Shirley, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

CO2 laser; HAZ; Laser cutting

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGNS; CUT EDGE; CUTTING SPEED; DIAMETER ERROR; DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY; DIMENSIONAL DEVIATION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FIRST-ORDER; HAZ; INPUT PARAMETER; LASER CUTTING; LASER POWER; LINEAR FUNCTIONS; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MODEL EQUATIONS; OUTPUT QUALITY; POLYMER BASED; POLYMERIC MATERIAL; PREDICTIVE MODELS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RESPONSE MODEL; RESPONSE SURFACE; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COLD STORAGE; COMPRESSED AIR; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER BEAM CUTTING; LASER BEAMS; LASERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METAL ANALYSIS; PHOTORESISTS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMERS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PUMPING PLANTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

CUTTING;

EID: 71549150912     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2009.09.006     Document Type: Article

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