Process development of laser machining of carbon fibre reinforced plastic composites

ICALEO 2008 - 27th International Congress on Applications of Lasers and Electro-Optics, Congress Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 222-231

  Li, Z L ^a   Chu, P L ^a   Zheng, H Y ^a   Lim, G C ^a   Li, L ^b   Marimuthu, S ^b   Negarestani, R ^b   Sheikh, M ^b   Mativenga, P ^b  

^a SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CARBON FIBERS; CUTTING TOOLS; EPOXY RESINS; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; HEAT TRANSFER; PUMPING (LASER); REINFORCEMENT;

AEROSPACE AND AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES; CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED PLASTIC COMPOSITES (CFRP); HIGH PERFORMANCE MATERIAL; INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS; MATERIAL REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; PROCESS CONDITION; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; TRANSFER PHENOMENON;

LASER MATERIALS PROCESSING;

EID: 75149150798     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2351/1.5061315     Document Type: Conference Paper

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