Challenges in laser-assisted milling of titanium alloys

Matthew S Dargusch; Tharmalingam Sivarupan; Michael Bermingham; Rizwan Abdul Rahman Rashid; Suresh Palanisamy; Shoujin Sun

doi:10.1088/2631-7990/abc26b

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