Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 60, Issue 9, 0914003(2023)

Study on Process Parameters for Preparing a High-Strength Al-Mg-Sc-Zr Alloy by Laser Melting Deposition

Jian Zou1,2, Hongjun Liu1, Yuhui Zhao2,3、*, Jibin Zhao2,3, Chen He2,3, and Zhiguo Wang2,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shenyang Aerospace University, Shenyang 110135, Liaoning, China
  • 2Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, China
  • 3Institutes for Robotics and Intelligent Manufacturing, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110169, Liaoning, China
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    Jian Zou, Hongjun Liu, Yuhui Zhao, Jibin Zhao, Chen He, Zhiguo Wang. Study on Process Parameters for Preparing a High-Strength Al-Mg-Sc-Zr Alloy by Laser Melting Deposition[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(9): 0914003

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    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Jan. 25, 2022

    Accepted: Mar. 9, 2022

    Published Online: May. 9, 2023

    The Author Email: Zhao Yuhui (yhzhao@sia.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP220625

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