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Optimization of Hole Characteristics During Pulse Nd:YAG Laser Drilling of Commercially Pure Titanium Alloy

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein campus, Johannesburg, 2006, South Africa

    Muralidhar Avvari & Mashamba Able

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg, Kingsway campus, Johannesburg, 2006, South Africa

    M. Manjaiah & Rudolph F. Laubscher

  3. CIIRC, Jyothy Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India

    K. Raghavendra

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Avvari, M., Manjaiah, M., Able, M. et al. Optimization of Hole Characteristics During Pulse Nd:YAG Laser Drilling of Commercially Pure Titanium Alloy. Lasers Manuf. Mater. Process. 4, 76–91 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40516-017-0038-y

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