Analysis of Roughness and Heat Affected Zone of Steel Plates Obtained by Laser Cutting

2014 ◽  
Vol 974 ◽  
pp. 169-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imed Miraoui ◽  
Mohamed Boujelbene ◽  
Emin Bayraktar
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Laser Beam ◽  
Heat Affected Zone ◽  
Laser Power ◽  
Laser Cutting ◽  
Major Effect ◽  
Steel Plates ◽  
Beam Diameter ◽  
Laser Beam Diameter ◽  
Cut Surface

In the present study, high-power CO2 laser cutting of steel plates has been investigated and the effect of the input laser cutting parameters on the cut surface quality is analyzed. The average roughness of the cut surface of the specimens, produced by different laser beam diameter and laser power, were measured by using roughness tester. The scanning electron microscopy SEM is used to record possible metallurgical alterations on the cut edge. The aim of this work is to investigate the effect of laser beam diameter and laser power on the cut surface roughness and on the heat affected zone width HAZ of steel plates obtained by CO2 laser cutting. An overall optimization was applied to find out the optimal cutting setting that would improve the cut surface quality. It was found that laser beam diameter has a negligible effect on surface roughness but laser power had major effect on roughness. The cut surface roughness decreases as laser power increases. Improved surface roughness can be obtained at higher laser power. Also, laser beam diameter and laser power had major effect on HAZ width. It increases as laser power increases.

Effect of Laser Beam Diameter on Cut Edge of Steel Plates Obtained by Laser Machining

2013 ◽  
Vol 467 ◽  
pp. 227-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imed Miraoui ◽  
Mouna Zaied ◽  
Mohamed Boujelbene
Keyword(s):  
Laser Beam ◽  
Laser Cutting ◽  
Steel Plates ◽  
Beam Diameter ◽  
Power Laser ◽  
Laser Beam Diameter ◽  
Machined Surface ◽  
Cut Edge ◽  
Thermal Influence ◽  
Cut Surface

Laser cutting is a thermal process which is used contactless to separate materials. In the present study, high-power laser cutting of steel plates is considered and the thermal influence of laser cutting on the cut edges is examined. The microstructure and the microhardness of the cut edge are affected by the input laser cutting parameter: laser beam diameter. The aim of this work is to investigate the effect of the laser beam diameter on the microhardness beneath the cut surface of steel plates obtained by CO2 laser cutting. The cut surface was studied based on microhardness depth profiles beneath the machined surface. The results show that laser cutting has a thermal effect on the surface microstructure and on the microhardness beneath the cut section. Also the microhardness of the hardening zone depends on the laser beam diameter.

scholarly journals High-Power Laser Cutting of Steel Plates: Heat Affected Zone Analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imed Miraoui ◽  
Mohamed Boujelbene ◽  
Mouna Zaied
Keyword(s):  
Heat Affected Zone ◽  
Laser Power ◽  
Laser Cutting ◽  
Cutting Speed ◽  
Cutting Parameters ◽  
Beam Diameter ◽  
Laser Beam Diameter ◽  
Melted Zone ◽  
Zone Depth ◽  
Cut Surface

The thermal effect of CO2high-power laser cutting on cut surface of steel plates is investigated. The effect of the input laser cutting parameters on the melted zone depth (MZ), the heat affected zone depth (HAZ), and the microhardness beneath the cut surface is analyzed. A mathematical model is developed to relate the output process parameters to the input laser cutting parameters. Three input process parameters such as laser beam diameter, cutting speed, and laser power are investigated. Mathematical models for the melted zone and the heat affected zone depth are developed by using design of experiment approach (DOE). The results indicate that the input laser cutting parameters have major effect on melted zone, heat affected zone, and microhardness beneath cut surface. The MZ depth, the HAZ depth, and the microhardness beneath cut surface increase as laser power increases, but they decrease with increasing cutting speed. Laser beam diameter has a negligible effect on HAZ depth but it has a remarkable effect on MZ depth and HAZ microhardness. The melted zone depth and the heat affected zone depth can be reduced by increasing laser cutting speed and decreasing laser power and laser beam diameter.

scholarly journals Microstructure and Residual Stresses of Laser Structured Surfaces

2014 ◽  
Vol 996 ◽  
pp. 568-573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Preußner ◽  
Sabine Oeser ◽  
Wulf Pfeiffer ◽  
André Temmler ◽  
Edgar Willenborg
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Laser Beam ◽  
Laser Power ◽  
Beam Diameter ◽  
Metallic Surfaces ◽  
Laser Beam Diameter ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Structured Surfaces ◽  
Compressive Stresses ◽  
Surface Residual Stresses

A new approach to structure metallic surfaces with laser radiation is structuring by remelting. In this process no material is removed but reallocated by melting. The laser power was adapted linearly to the increasing laser beam diameter for laser remelted (polished) samples. A carbon depleted area could be found close to the remelted zone accompanied with a local minimum in hardness. The surface residual stresses tend from tensile to compressive with increasing laser beam diameter/laser power and number of repetitions for laser structured and laser remelted samples. The residual stresses are a result of combined shrinkage (tensile) and transformation (compressive) stresses.

scholarly journals STUDY OF AUXILIARY GAS PRESSURE ON LASER CUTTING TECHNOLOGY

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Lyubomir Lazov ◽  
Hristina Deneva ◽  
Erika Teirumnieka
Keyword(s):  
Laser Power ◽  
Laser Cutting ◽  
Sheet Steel ◽  
Cutting Speed ◽  
Major Effect ◽  
Gas Pressure ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Focus Position ◽  
Angle Deviation ◽  
Basic Parameters

Two types of electrical sheet steel M250-35A and M530-50A were used to cut by melting with a TruLaser 1030 technological system. It was observed that pressure of auxiliary gas had a major effect on kerf width b and cut angle deviation α. Nitrogen as an assisted gas has been taken. The basic parameters as laser power, cutting speed, focus position were constantly supported and the pressure was changed from 4 bar to 20 bar by step 2 bar. As well as the experimental results of gas pressure on entrance and exit kerf widths, have been analyzed and discussed in this study.

Effect of focal position on cut surface quality in laser cutting of 50-mm thick stainless steel

2021 ◽  
pp. 2140018
Author(s):  
Moo-Keun Song ◽  
Jong-Do Kim ◽  
Dong-Sig Shin ◽  
Su-Jin Lee ◽  
Dae-Won Cho
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Laser Beam ◽  
Laser Cutting ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Surface Characteristics ◽  
Kerf Width ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Thick Sample ◽  
Focal Position ◽  
Cut Surface

In this study, the parameters for underwater laser cutting of 50-mm thick stainless steel, which is typically used in nuclear power structures, are investigated. The focal position of laser beam significantly affects the cutting quality. In particular, in the cutting of the thick sample, change in the focal position determines the kerf width and the roughness of the cut surface. Moreover, the effects of the variation of kerf width and the cut surface characteristics on the focal position of the laser beam are investigated. As the focal position moved to the inside of the material, the upper kerf width increased, but the quality of the cut surface was improved.

Experimental Study of Forming Rene95 Alloy Parts by Laser Cladding

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qilin Deng ◽  
Dejin Hu ◽  
Jingyu Pei ◽  
Wenwu Zhang ◽  
Y. Lawrence Yao
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Laser Cladding ◽  
Laser Power ◽  
Alloy Powder ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Scanning Speed ◽  
Main Process ◽  
Beam Diameter ◽  
Laser Beam Diameter ◽  
Metal Parts

Abstract In this paper, experimental study of forming metal parts by laser cladding Rene95 alloy powder was reported. The influence of main process parameters, such as laser power, scanning speed and laser beam diameter, on the thickness, width and the angle of the laser cladding track was investigated. The microstructures of laser cladding parts were studied and compared with those of common casting parts. The obtained Rene95 metal parts formed by laser cladding are dense and of high strength.

scholarly journals An Evaluation of the use of Laser-Vibration Melting to Increase the Surface Roughness of Metal Objects

2015 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Grabas
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Laser Beam ◽  
Laser Power ◽  
Surface Structures ◽  
Scanning Velocity ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Microscopic Evaluation ◽  
Heating Surfaces ◽  
Laser Beam Scanning

Abstract This paper presents preliminary, experimental results of a new, hybrid method of increasing the surface roughness of metal objects. In this new approach, metal objects are melted with a mobile laser beam while they are being rotated. A vibration generator provides circular vibrations with an amplitude of 3 mm, and the vibration plane is perpendicular to the moving laser beam. The melting tests were performed using flat carbon steel samples at a predetermined frequency of circular vibrations. The effects of laser power and laser beam scanning velocity on the melted shapes were studied. All laser melting procedures were performed at a vibration frequency of 105 Hz. The melted samples were subjected to microscopic evaluation and the Ra parameter, which characterises mean roughness, was measured using a profilometer. Melting metal samples with physically smooth surfaces (Ra = 0.21 µm) resulted in surface structures of varied roughness values, with Ra ranging from 5 µm to approximately 58 µm. The studies were undertaken to employ this technology for the purpose of passive heat exchange intensification of heating surfaces in practical applications.

J. C. Laser beam diameter for port wine stain treatment

1992 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 545
Author(s):  
David B. Apfelberg ◽  
r Keijze ◽  
J. W Pickering ◽  
Gemert van
Keyword(s):  
Laser Beam ◽  
Beam Diameter ◽  
Port Wine Stain ◽  
Port Wine ◽  
Laser Beam Diameter

Effects of laser beam diameter on electromagnetically induced transparency due to Zeeman coherences in Rb vapor

2013 ◽  
Vol T157 ◽  
pp. 014019
Author(s):  
S N Nikolić ◽  
A J Krmpot ◽  
N M Lučić ◽  
B V Zlatković ◽  
M Radonjić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser Beam ◽  
Electromagnetically Induced Transparency ◽  
Beam Diameter ◽  
Laser Beam Diameter ◽  
Rb Vapor ◽  
Induced Transparency
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