Research Article

Three-Dimensional Modeling of the Heat-Affected Zone in Laser Machining Applications

Figure 4

The axial temperature profile in sapphire at different time moments. Conditions:  W at  MHz, absorptivity, 10 cm/s scan speed, the rectangular heat source dimensions were . Typical sapphire parameters [20]:  J/(g K), , , and is the melting temperature of sapphire.
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