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Process optimization research on surface remelting treatment of additive manufactured 316L stainless steel by circular oscillating laser Cover

Process optimization research on surface remelting treatment of additive manufactured 316L stainless steel by circular oscillating laser

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|Jul 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2026-0009 | Journal eISSN: 2083-134X | Journal ISSN: 2083-1331
Language: English
Page range: 138 - 163
Submitted on: Jan 26, 2026
Accepted on: May 28, 2026
Published on: Jul 10, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2026 Genyi Li, Pin Li, Jianhua Shu, Xinzhong Zhang, Haoyu Wang, Zongbao Shen, published by Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
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