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Title: Experimental study of double-pulse laser micro sintering: A novel laser micro sintering process
Award ID(s):
1728481
PAR ID:
10121215
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Manufacturing Letters
Volume:
19
Issue:
C
ISSN:
2213-8463
Page Range / eLocation ID:
10 to 14
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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