Guide for Material Processing by Lasers |
Common terms and phrases
aberration absorbed absorption alloys alumina aluminum applications cal/g ceramic circuit CO₂ CO2 laser copper cutting depth of focus drill holes ELEC electron beam welding example focal length heat of vaporization high power hole depth hole drilling joules laser beam laser drilling laser energy laser hardening laser output laser power laser processing laser pulse laser system laser trimming laser wavelength laser welding latent heat lens machining material processing material removal melting metal milliseconds mode Nickel operated optical parameters pattern peak power penetration permission of Western power density produced pulse duration pulse length pulsed laser welder Q-switched laser Q-switched Nd:YAG laser RAYTHEON reflectivity resistors ruby laser seam welding shown in Figure silicon SLOW FLOW specific heat stainless steel substrate surface target thermal conduction thermal diffusivity thermal time constants thin film typical vaporization temperature watts wavelength Western Electric Western Electric Co workpiece