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In this study, artificially formed corrosion and paint layers on 304L stainless steel (SS304L) specimen were removed using a kilowatt level high-power Nd:YAG laser. A laser power of 1140 W and a pulse duration of 89 ns were used for the corrosion removal, and a laser power of 850 W..... More

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A dual laser beam joining process is introduced for joining dissimilar plastics. A customized laser head was built, and two different diode lasers with central wavelengths of 980 and 1940 nm were simultaneously applied to obtain PMMA/PC-1 and PC-2/ABS joints. Various experimental conditions were employed for the dual laser beam..... More

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This study investigated the influence of laser shock peening without coating (LSPw/oC) on the degradation of copper electrical contacts. A theoretical calculation of the plastic-affected depth (PAD) induced by LSPw/oC was performed, based on the laser-induced plasma pressure along with the Hugoniot elastic limit of our LSPw/oC experimental conditions. The..... More

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Laser surface heat treatment and laser nitriding processes were applied using selective surface modification techniques to investigate phase transformation, microstructural evolution, and surface hardening behaviors for two types of plastic injection mold steels, AISI 1045 and P21. During laser surface heat treatment, a 245% hardness increase compared to that of..... More