Ion John C. Laser Processing of Engineering Materials principles, procedure and industrial application

Monograph. — Great Britain: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005. — 545 p.Introduction 1
Introduction and synopsis
The laser – an innovative machine tool
Lasers in material processing
Summary and conclusions
2 Evolution of laser material processing
Introduction and synopsis
Foundations
The 1960s
The 1970s
The 1980s
The 1990s
The new millennium
Summary and conclusions
Further reading3 Lasers
Introduction and synopsis
Generation of laser light
Lasers for material processing
Summary and conclusions
Further reading
4 Systems for material processing
Introduction and synopsis
Optics
Laser processing centres
Process monitoring and control
Commissioning and acceptance
Safety
Summary and conclusions
Further reading
5 Engineering materials
Introduction and synopsis
Atomic structure
Microstructure
Industrial materials
Properties of materials
Material property charts
Summary and conclusions
Further reading6 Laser processing diagrams
Introduction and synopsis
Empirical methods
Model-based methods
Summary and conclusions
Further reading7 Athermal processing
Introduction and synopsis 188
Principles 189
Industrial application
Summary and conclusions
Further reading
Exercises8 Structural change
Introduction and synopsis 200
Principles
Processes
Properties of structurally-changed materials
Industrial application
Summary and conclusions
Further reading
Exercises9 Surface hardening
Introduction and synopsis
Principles
Process selection
Practice
Properties of surface-hardened materials
Laser hardening diagrams
Industrial application
Summary and conclusions
Further reading
Exercises10 Deformation and fracture
Introduction and synopsis
Principles
Process selection
Practice
Laser deformation diagrams
Industrial application
Summary and conclusions
Further reading
Exercises11 Surface melting
Introduction and synopsis
Principles
Process selection
Practice
Properties of laser-melted materials
Laser surface melting diagrams
Industrial application
Summary and conclusions
Further reading
Exercises12 Cladding
Introduction and synopsis
Principles
Process selection
Practice
Properties of clad materials
Laser cladding diagrams
Industrial application
Summary and conclusions
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Further reading
Exercises13 Conduction joining
Introduction and synopsis
Principles
Process selection
Practice
Properties of conduction-joined materials
Laser conduction joining diagrams
Industrial application
Summary and conclusions
Further reading
Exercises14 Cutting
Introduction and synopsis
Principles
Process selection
Practice
Properties of laser-cut materials
Laser cutting diagrams
Industrial application
Summary and conclusions
Further reading
Exercises15 Marking
Introduction and synopsis
Principles
Process selection
Practice
Laser marking diagrams
Industrial application
Summary and conclusions
Exercises
16 Keyhole welding
Introduction and synopsis
Principles
Process selection
Practice
Properties of laser-welded materials
Laser keyhole welding diagrams
Industrial application
Summary and conclusions
Further reading
Exercises17 Thermal machining
Introduction and synopsis
Principles
Process selection
Practice
Properties of laser-machined materials
Summary and conclusions
Further reading
Exercises18 Opportunities
Introduction and synopsis
Characteristics of laser material processing
Developments in laser systems, materials and processes
The power of process modeling
Drivers for industrial application
Education and training
Summary and conclusions
Further readingAppendix A Glossary
Appendix B Properties of lasers for material processing
Appendix C Designations for metals and alloys
Appendix D Properties of engineering materials
Appendix E Analytical equations
Appendix F Standards and guidelines