Weldability of AZ31B Magnesium Sheet by Laser Welding Processes

Due to finite fossil fuel resources and the impact on our environment of burning fossil fuels, the automotive industry has been investigating ways to reduce the overall weight of automotive vehicles. This has led to increased interest in ways that light weight alloys such as magnesium can be used i...

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Main Author: Powidajko, Elliot
Language:en
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10012/4757