| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 556 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- PROLOGUE -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- INTRODUCTION AND SYNOPSIS -- THE LASER -- AN INNOVATIVE MACHINE TOOL -- LASERS IN MATERIAL PROCESSING -- IN THE HOME -- IN HEALTHCARE -- IN MANUFACTURING -- IN THE ARTS -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- 2 EVOLUTION OF LASER MATERIAL PROCESSING -- INTRODUCTION AND SYNOPSIS -- FOUNDATIONS -- THE NATURE OF LIGHT AND MATTER -- DEVELOPMENT OF THE MASER -- PRINCIPLES OF THE LASER -- THE 1960S -- THE FIRST LASER -- THE LASER RUSH -- THE FIRST PROCESSES -- THE 1970S -- LASERS -- SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES -- THE 1980S -- LASERS -- FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS -- THE 1990S -- LASERS -- TURNKEY PROCESSING SYSTEMS -- THE NEW MILLENNIUM -- LASERS -- PROCESSES -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- FURTHER READING -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- 3 LASERS -- INTRODUCTION AND SYNOPSIS -- GENERATION OF LASER LIGHT -- ENERGY LEVELS -- EXCITATION -- LIGHT AMPLIFICATION -- OUTPUT -- CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF COMMERCIAL LASERS -- OUTPUT -- LASERS FOR MATERIAL PROCESSING -- ATOMS -- MOLECULES -- IONS -- EXCIMERS -- LIQUIDS -- SOLIDS -- SEMICONDUCTORS -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- FURTHER READING -- 4 SYSTEMS FOR MATERIAL PROCESSING -- INTRODUCTION AND SYNOPSIS -- OPTICS -- OPTICAL TERMINOLOGY -- TRANSMISSIVE OPTICS -- LENS PARAMETERS -- REFLECTIVE OPTICS -- DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS -- LASER PROCESSING CENTRES -- COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN -- CONSTRUCTION -- TYPES OF LASER PROCESSING CENTRE -- PROCESS MONITORING AND CONTROL -- BEAM DIAGNOSTICS -- PROCESS MONITORING -- COMMISSIONING AND ACCEPTANCE -- COMMISSIONING -- ACCEPTANCE -- SAFETY -- HAZARDS -- RISK MANAGEMENT -- LASER CLASSIFICATION -- PROTECTIVE MEASURES -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- FURTHER READING -- 5 ENGINEERING MATERIALS -- INTRODUCTION AND SYNOPSIS -- ATOMIC STRUCTURE -- METALS AND ALLOYS -- CERAMICS AND GLASSES -- POLYMERS -- COMPOSITES -- MICROSTRUCTURE -- EQUILIBRIUM TRANSFORMATIONS -- PHASE DIAGRAMS FOR ENGINEERING MATERIALS -- NON-EQUILIBRIUM TRANSFORMATIONS -- SOLIDIFICATION -- INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS -- METALS AND ALLOYS -- CERAMICS AND GLASSES -- POLYMERS -- COMPOSITES -- PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS -- ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT -- ABSORPTIVITY -- SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITY -- THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY -- DENSITY -- THERMAL DIFFUSIVITY -- COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION -- TRANSFORMATION TEMPERATURES -- LATENT HEAT OF MELTING -- LATENT HEAT OF VAPORIZATION -- MATERIAL PROPERTY CHARTS -- THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY VS HEAT CAPACITY -- THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY VS THERMAL DIFFUSIVITY -- MECHANICAL STRAIN VS THERMAL STRAIN -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- FURTHER READING -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- 6 LASER PROCESSING DIAGRAMS -- INTRODUCTION AND SYNOPSIS -- EMPIRICAL METHODS -- PROCESS VARIABLES AND PROCESSING MECHANISMS -- AN EMPIRICAL PROCESS CHART -- MODEL-BASED METHODS -- PROCESS MODELLING -- A MODEL-BASED PROCESS DIAGRAM -- DIMENSIONLESS GROUPS OF PROCESS VARIABLES -- A DIME |
| Summary |
The complete guide to understanding and using lasers in material processing!Lasers are now an integral part of modern society, providing extraordinary opportunities for innovation in an ever-widening range of material processing and manufacturing applications. The study of laser material processing is a core element of many materials and manufacturing courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level. As a consequence, there is now a vast amount of research on the theory and application of lasers to be absorbed by students, industrial researchers, practising engineers and production managers. Wr |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Lasers -- Industrial applications.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Lasers & Photonics.
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Lasers -- Industrial applications
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2005296512 |
| ISBN |
9781429478434 |
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1429478438 |
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0080492800 |
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9780750660792 |
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0750660791 |
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9780080492803 |
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0080492800 |
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