The surface integrity of machined metal components is critical to their in-service functionality,
longevity and overall performance. Surface defects induced by machining operations vary …

Purpose The purpose of this study is, to compare laser-based additive manufacturing and
subtractive methods. Laser-based manufacturing is a widely used, noncontact, advanced …

Laser beam drilling (LBD) is one of non contact type unconventional machining process that
are employed in machining of stiff and high-strength materials, high strength temperature …

Laser beam machining (LBM) is one of the most widely used thermal energy based non-
contact type advance machining process which can be applied for almost whole range of …

This article presents a detailed systematic review on the current developments in the
machining of superalloys. Superalloys have extensive high temperature applications and …

Since last four decades laser beams are being used in various manufacturing processes.
CO2 and Nd: YAG lasers are most widely used in machining of engineering materials. In …

Liquid-assisted laser ablation has the advantage of relieving thermal effects of common
laser ablation processes, whereas the light scattering and shielding effects by laser-induced …

Drilling using quasi-continuous wave (QCW) millisecond pulse fibre laser is the state-of-the-
art for producing film-cooling holes over uncoated aero-engine components. Laser drilling of …

Laser machining is promising in shaping the brittle carbon/carbon composites (C/Cs) with
deep holes, sharp edges, or thin walls. However, there are still many unknowns relating to …

A high-pulse-energy femtosecond pulsed Ti: sapphire laser was employed to perform laser
drilling of 2.4-mm-thick thermal barrier coated In718. The influences of polarization on hole …