Comparative study of remote fiber laser and water-jet guided laser cutting of thin metal sheets

被引:39
作者
Hock, Klaus [1 ]
Adelmann, Benedikt [1 ]
Hellmann, Ralf [1 ]
机构
[1] Hsch Aschaffenburg, D-63743 Aschaffenburg, Germany
来源
LASER ASSISTED NET SHAPE ENGINEERING 7 (LANE 2012) | 2012年 / 39卷
关键词
water-jet guided laser cutting; remote laser cutting; thin metal sheets;
D O I
10.1016/j.phpro.2012.10.033
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
This article presents a comparison between remote laser cutting with a fiber laser and water-jet guided laser cutting using a 532 nm solid state laser. Complex contours are processed in stainless steel and brass sheets (thickness <= 100 mu m), respectively. Results for achievable quality and productivity as well as possible applications for both systems are shown and discussed. We sustained dross free cuts with almost no heat affected zone and small kerf width for the water-jet guided process, whereas small dross, notable heat affected zone and varying kerf width where observed for remote cutting. However, process times for the water-jet guided process where considerably higher than those for remote cutting. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier B.V. Selection and/or review under responsibility of Bayerisches Laserzentrum GmbH
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页码:225 / 231
页数:7
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