Credits: 4 (3-0-2)
Prerequisites: For UG students: MCL231 or MCL131
Description
Sources and condition for generation of laser beam; Main industrial lasers and their characteristics; laser beam interaction with matter- CW, pulsed, ultrashort laser pulse; heat flow theory and metallurgical considerations; laser and laser assisted cutting; laser drilling; laser and laser assisted welding; laser transformation hardening; laser remelting; laser surface alloying and cladding; laser surface texturing; LCVD and LPVD; laser beam shaping and its application in laser surface modifications; Laser metal forming; laser shock peening;
Laser based additive manufacturing- fundamentals, key features, challenges and applications; Laser interaction with the metal powder; Security challenges in laser based additive manufacturing; Theoretical modelling of laser material processing; On-line process monitoring and control of laser-based material processing and its significance on mechanical and metallurgical properties; Economics of laser; Laser applications in other manufacturing and metrological processes (laser marking, laser cleaning etc.) and physics behind the process; laser safety; laser safety standards and safety procedures.
Prerequisite Tree
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MCL795-1460[MCL795]
MCL795-1460 --- Or1461[Any one of]:::empty
MCL231-1462 --> MCL131-1462[MCL131]
Or1461 -.-> MCL231-1462[MCL231]
MCL131-1462 --> MCP101-1462[MCP101]
Or1461 -.-> MCL131-1463[MCL131]
MCL131-1463 --> MCP101-1463[MCP101]
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