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I have an Rofin-Sinar laser CNC machine with 10.6 um wavelength (60W, 1-100 kHz) and I trying to cut the details (compensators) from 1mm thick sheet (20x40mm) of polycrystalline alumina (Al2O3). But what I have: poly corundum (polycrystalline alumina) sheets have cracks and breaks by...
Explain: as you know silicon promotes graphitization in cast irons, so the question is - how and why silicon helps to release of carbon (graphitization) in solid solutions?