Boiling effect in crater development on magnesium surface induced by laser melting

• Main Authors: Guan, Yingchun, Zhou, Wei, Li, Zhongli, Zheng, Hongyu
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Mg and Mg alloy; Crater; Nanosecond pulse laser; Boiling and bubble; Thermal effect
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85036; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39592
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper demonstrated that micron-craters could be fabricated on both magnesium and Mg alloy surfaces by nanosecond pulsed laser processing. Experimental results revealed that the craters with broad distribution of dimension occurred after laser melting. Morphological difference at the irradiated...