Ultra-high speed disk laser cutting of carbon fiber reinforced plastics

Journal of Laser Applications

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Jung, Kwang Woon ^a   Kawahito, Yousuke ^a   Katayama, Seiji ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CFRP; heat affected zone; laser cutting; tensile strength; ultra high speed

Indexed keywords

CFRP MATERIALS; CFRP SHEET; CONTINUOUS WAVES; CUT QUALITY; CUTTING SPEED; CUTTING TIME; DISK LASERS; HIGH BRIGHTNESS; LASER CUTTING; LASER POWER; LASER-CUT; LONG FIBER; SHORT FIBER; THERMAL DAMAGE; TIME INTERVAL; ULTRA HIGH SPEED;

CARBON FIBERS; CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CUTTING; ELASTOMERS; FIBERS; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER BEAMS; LASER OPTICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PELLETIZING; REINFORCED PLASTICS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 84855297341     PISSN: 1042346X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2351/1.3673521     Document Type: Article

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