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  1. BeliefMakr

    Etch/Mark Aluminum with laser

    try using 2000watts at 1800 fr. with 70 % duty cycle at 180 IPM. I can't guarentee that your lens won't burn up after a few hours of this, but it works short term.
  2. BeliefMakr

    Looking for a vender of Resonator tubes for Panasonic/ Mazak 2500 STX

    try PRC Corp out of Landing, NJ. I used to work for them and they used to manufacture Mazak ossilators.
  3. BeliefMakr

    Cutting tantalum

    We have a 2000Watt CO2 laser and have been asked to try and cut tantalum. I don't know what specifications the metal will be (IE: thickness or shape). Given what little information I have, does anyone know what type of cutting conditions I could try? What assist gasses work best? Cutting speeds...
  4. BeliefMakr

    Etch Formula for Tantalum Microstructure

    Tantalum is almost completely immune to chemical attack at temperatures below 150C, and is attacked only by hydrofluoric acid, acidic solutions containing the fluoride ion, and free sulfur trioxide. Alkalis attack it only slowly.
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