Abstract: Direct laser deposition is a solid freeform fabrication process that is capable of producing fully dense components with full structural integrity and is greatly enhanced by the use of an ...

Abstract: The process of coincident wire and powder deposition by laser has recently emerged in research work as a layered manufacturing method with a higher deposition rate than the established laser ...

Abstract: In laser cleaving of brittle materials using the controlled fracture technique, thermal stresses are used to induce a single crack and the material is separated along the cutting path by ...