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Fundamentals of Laser Processing | p. 1 |
Basics of Lasers | p. 3 |
Introduction | p. 3 |
Nature of Electromagnetic Radiation | p. 3 |
Laser Operation Mechanism | p. 6 |
Population Inversion | p. 6 |
Stimulated Emission | p. 8 |
Amplification | p. 9 |
Properties of Laser Radiation | p. 13 |
Monochromaticity | p. 13 |
Collimation | p. 15 |
Beam Coherence | p. 16 |
Brightness or Radiance | p. 17 |
Focal Spot Size | p. 17 |
Transverse Modes | p. 18 |
Temporal Modes | p. 20 |
Frequency Multiplication | p. 22 |
Types of Industrial Lasers | p. 23 |
Solid-State Lasers | p. 24 |
Gas Lasers | p. 25 |
Semiconductor Lasers | p. 27 |
Liquid Dye Lasers | p. 31 |
Laser Materials Interactions | p. 34 |
Introduction | p. 34 |
Absorption of Laser Radiation | p. 34 |
Thermal Effects | p. 40 |
Heating | p. 40 |
Melting | p. 43 |
Vaporization | p. 45 |
Important Considerations for Thermal Analysis | p. 50 |
Vapor Expansion and Recoil Pressures | p. 55 |
Plasma Formation | p. 59 |
Ablation | p. 61 |
Laser Machining | p. 67 |
Manufacturing Processes: An Overview | p. 69 |
Introduction | p. 69 |
Manufacturing Processes | p. 69 |
Casting Processes | p. 70 |
Forming Processes | p. 71 |
Joining Processes | p. 74 |
Machining Processes | p. 75 |
Lasers in Manufacturing | p. 79 |
Laser Casting | p. 79 |
Laser Forming/Shaping | p. 80 |
Laser Joining | p. 83 |
Laser Machining | p. 84 |
Selection of Manufacturing Processes | p. 85 |
Properties of Materials | p. 85 |
Geometrical Complexity of Product | p. 88 |
Quality Parameters | p. 90 |
Manufacturing Economics | p. 92 |
Laser Drilling | p. 97 |
Introduction | p. 97 |
Laser Drilling Approaches | p. 98 |
Melt Expulsion During Laser Drilling | p. 99 |
Analysis of Laser Drilling Process | p. 103 |
Quality Aspects | p. 117 |
Practical Considerations | p. 124 |
Effect of Laser Parameters | p. 125 |
Effect of Focusing Conditions | p. 128 |
Effect of Assist Gas Type, Gas Pressure, and Nozzle Design | p. 129 |
Laser Drilling Applications | p. 134 |
Drilling of Cooling Holes | p. 134 |
Drilling of Diamonds | p. 136 |
Microdrilling | p. 136 |
Advances in Laser Drilling | p. 137 |
Laser Cutting | p. 144 |
Introduction | p. 144 |
Laser Cutting Approaches | p. 145 |
Evaporative Laser Cutting | p. 146 |
Laser Fusion Cutting | p. 152 |
Reactive or Oxygen-Assisted Laser Cutting | p. 158 |
Controlled Fracture Technique | p. 167 |
Quality Aspects | p. 171 |
Striations | p. 171 |
Dross | p. 176 |
Heat-Affected Zone | p. 179 |
Practical Considerations | p. 183 |
Effect of Laser Type | p. 183 |
Effect of Laser Power | p. 183 |
Effect of Optical System | p. 186 |
Effect of Nozzle Parameters | p. 187 |
Effect of Assist Gas Type | p. 190 |
Laser Cutting of Various Materials | p. 193 |
Metallic Materials | p. 193 |
Polymers | p. 197 |
Ceramics and Glasses | p. 198 |
Laser-Cutting Applications | p. 200 |
Advances in Laser Cutting | p. 200 |
Laser Cutting Assisted by Additional Energy Sources | p. 200 |
Underwater Cutting | p. 201 |
Laser Cutting of Composites and Laminates | p. 202 |
Three-Dimensional Laser Machining | p. 207 |
Introduction | p. 207 |
Laser-Assisted Machining | p. 207 |
LAM Process | p. 208 |
Analysis of LAM Process | p. 209 |
LAM Process Results | p. 215 |
Laser Machining | p. 225 |
Machining Using Single Laser Beam | p. 225 |
Machining Using Intersecting Laser Beams | p. 233 |
Applications of Three-Dimensional Laser Machining | p. 243 |
Laser Micromachining | p. 247 |
Introduction | p. 247 |
Laser Micromachining Mechanisms | p. 247 |
Laser Ablation | p. 248 |
Laser-Assisted Chemical Etching | p. 260 |
Laser Micromachining Techniques | p. 265 |
Direct Writing Technique | p. 265 |
Mask Projection Technique | p. 267 |
Interference Technique | p. 268 |
Combined Techniques | p. 270 |
Laser Micromachining Applications | p. 271 |
Microvia Drilling | p. 271 |
Drilling of Inkjet Nozzle Holes | p. 272 |
Resistor Trimming | p. 273 |
Laser Scribing and Dicing | p. 276 |
Laser Marking and Engraving | p. 277 |
Biomedical Applications | p. 280 |
Thin Film Applications | p. 282 |
Fuel Injector Drilling | p. 283 |
Stripping of Wire Insulation | p. 285 |
Laser Fabrication | p. 289 |
Laser Forming | p. 291 |
Introduction | p. 291 |
Laser Forming Processes | p. 292 |
Bending or Temperature Gradient Mechanism | p. 294 |
Buckling Mechanism | p. 296 |
Upsetting Mechanism | p. 299 |
Analysis of Laser Forming Processes | p. 299 |
Temperature Gradient Mechanism | p. 300 |
Buckling Mechanism | p. 308 |
Practical Considerations | p. 312 |
Processing Parameters | p. 312 |
Bending Rate and Edge Effects | p. 323 |
Laser Forming Strategies and Control | p. 329 |
Microstructure and Properties of Laser-Formed Components | p. 337 |
Laser Forming Applications | p. 341 |
Correction of Bending Angles | p. 341 |
Laser Forming of Complex Shapes | p. 341 |
Rapid Prototyping | p. 343 |
Flexible Straightening of Car Body Shells | p. 343 |
Microfabrication | p. 344 |
Laser Forming in Space | p. 344 |
Advances in Laser Forming | p. 344 |
Laser Forming of Tubes | p. 344 |
Laser Forming with Preload | p. 347 |
Laser Forming with Two Beams | p. 348 |
Laser Forming of Composite Materials | p. 349 |
Laser-Based Rapid Prototyping Processes | p. 353 |
Introduction | p. 353 |
Basics of Rapid Prototyping Processes | p. 353 |
Classification of Rapid Prototyping Processes | p. 355 |
Liquid-Based RP Processes | p. 356 |
Powder-Based RP Processes | p. 357 |
Solid-Based RP Processes | p. 358 |
Concept Modelers | p. 359 |
Laser-Based Rapid Prototyping Processes | p. 359 |
Stereolithography | p. 359 |
Selective Laser Sintering | p. 379 |
Laminated Object Manufacturing (LOM) | p. 397 |
Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS) | p. 402 |
Applications of Rapid Prototyping Processes | p. 405 |
Applications in Rapid Prototyping | p. 406 |
Applications in Rapid Tooling | p. 407 |
Applications in Rapid Manufacturing | p. 407 |
Medical Applications | p. 407 |
Laser Welding | p. 412 |
Introduction | p. 412 |
Laser Welding Process | p. 412 |
Analysis of Laser Welding Process | p. 415 |
Quality Aspects | p. 427 |
Porosity | p. 427 |
Cracking | p. 429 |
Heat-Affected Zone | p. 431 |
Mechanical Properties of Laser Welds | p. 432 |
Practical Considerations | p. 433 |
Effect of Laser Parameters | p. 433 |
Effect of Focusing Conditions | p. 435 |
Effect of Shielding Gas | p. 435 |
Effect of Welding Speed | p. 437 |
Joint Configurations | p. 437 |
Laser Welding of Various Materials | p. 438 |
Metallic Materials | p. 438 |
Ceramics | p. 439 |
Polymers | p. 440 |
Composites | p. 440 |
Dissimilar Materials | p. 442 |
Advances in Laser Welding | p. 443 |
Arc-Augmented Laser Welding | p. 443 |
Multibeam/Dual-Beam Laser Welding | p. 443 |
Laser Welding of Tailor-Welded Blanks | p. 444 |
Special Topics in Laser Processing | p. 449 |
Laser Interference Processing | p. 451 |
Introduction | p. 451 |
Theory of Interference | p. 451 |
Interferometry for Surface Processing of Materials | p. 453 |
Laser and Materials Aspects | p. 454 |
Interferometer Design Aspects | p. 456 |
Applications of Laser Interference Processing | p. 459 |
Crystallization and Structuring of Semiconductor Films | p. 459 |
Structuring of Monolayer and Multilayer Metallic Films | p. 464 |
Structuring of Biomaterials | p. 472 |
Laser Shock Processing | p. 477 |
Introduction | p. 477 |
Fundamentals of Laser Shock Processing | p. 477 |
Analysis of Laser Shock Processing Process | p. 480 |
Processing Parameters | p. 484 |
Effect of Laser Intensity | p. 484 |
Effect of Pulse Duration | p. 484 |
Effect of Temporal Pulse Shape | p. 486 |
Effect of Laser Wavelength | p. 486 |
Effect of Spatial Energy Distribution | p. 488 |
Effect of Coating Material | p. 489 |
Mechanical Effects During Laser Shock Processing | p. 491 |
Microstructure Modification During Laser Shock Processing | p. 493 |
Applications of Laser Shock Processing | p. 496 |
Laser Dressing of Grinding Wheels | p. 499 |
Introduction | p. 499 |
Grinding Process and Need of Wheel Dressing | p. 499 |
Laser-Based Wheel Dressing Techniques | p. 502 |
Laser-Assisted Dressing | p. 502 |
Laser Dressing | p. 506 |
Recent Approaches of Laser Dressing | p. 511 |
Lasers Processing in Medicine and Surgery | p. 522 |
Introduction | p. 522 |
Laser-Tissue Interactions | p. 522 |
Photothermal Interactions | p. 526 |
Photochemical Interactions (Photoablation) | p. 529 |
Photodisruptive Interactions | p. 532 |
Laser Applications in Medicine and Surgery | p. 534 |
Lasers in Ophthalmology | p. 534 |
Lasers in Dermatology | p. 540 |
Lasers in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery | p. 545 |
Lasers in Angioplasty | p. 545 |
Lasers in Osteotomy | p. 547 |
Lasers in Dentistry | p. 547 |
Index | p. 555 |
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