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TEA CO2-laser treatment of coated and corroded metals
thesis
posted on 2017-10-23, 08:48 authored by Christopher A. CottamA selection of corroded, painted and lacquered metals have been subjected to high-powered,
pulsed TEA C02-laser radiation to investigate self-limiting cleaning and
treatment processes. Changes in the surface chemistry were observed and recorded
using a variety of surface analysis techniques including X-ray Powder Diffraction,
Auger Electron Spectroscopy and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy. Changes in
surface appearance were recorded using colour macro-photography and Scanning
Electron Microscopy. The effects of both plasma and sub-plasma laser fluences were
investigated. [Continues.]
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School
- Science
Department
- Physics
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© C.A. CottamPublisher statement
This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 2.5 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.5) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/Publication date
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A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy at Loughborough University.Language
- en
