The influence of laser and powder defocusing characteristics on the surface quality in laser direct metal deposition

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 349-356

  Zhu, Gangxian ^a   Li, Dichen ^a   Zhang, Anfeng ^a   Pi, Gang ^a   Tang, Yiping ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Defocusing distance; Laser direct metal deposition; Surface quality

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; METALS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES;

DEFOCUSING; DIRECT METAL DEPOSITION; LASER FOCUS; MELT POOL; METAL PARTS; SIMPLE MODELING; SMOOTH SURFACE; THIN-WALLED;

POWDER METALS;

EID: 84655169330     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2011.07.013     Document Type: Article

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