• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 51, Issue 10, 1002303 (2024)
Qingjun Zhou1,*, Zhenyu Yan1, Jingjing Zhang1, Feng Yi2..., Peng Dong1, Yong Xie1, Fude Wang1 and Ning Guo3,4|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Capital Aerospace Machinery Corporation Limited, Beijing 100076, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
  • 3School of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, Shandong , China
  • 4Shandong Institute of Mechanical Design and Research, Jinan 250031, Shandong , China
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    Qingjun Zhou, Zhenyu Yan, Jingjing Zhang, Feng Yi, Peng Dong, Yong Xie, Fude Wang, Ning Guo. Research and Application Progress of Laser Directed Energy Deposition on Large-scale Metal Components in Aerospace (Invited)[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2024, 51(10): 1002303 Copy Citation Text show less
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