Abstract
Carbon dioxide and Nd:YAG lasers are unique heat sources for surface processing. With laser heat sources, it is possible to attain highly localized rapid heating and cooling in a variety of atmospheres. Thus lasers are being used in heat treating of ferrous alloys, surface melting and alloying, chemical vapor deposition, ablative shaping, and hot machining.
© 1981 Optical Society of America
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