Practical and theoretical investigations into inert gas cutting of 304 stainless steel using a high brightness fiber laser
Practical and theoretical investigations into inert gas cutting of 304 stainless steel using a high brightness fiber laser
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使用高亮度光纤激光器惰性气体切割 304 不锈钢的实践和理论研究
DOI:
10.2351/1.2832402
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发表时间:
2008
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
W. O'Neill
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作者:
M. Sparkes;M. Gross;S. Celotto;Tao Zhang;W. O'Neill
A 2.2 kW fiber laser was used in a series of inert cutting trials on stainless steels of section thicknesses in the range of 6–10 mm. Variations in the cutting performance with changing gas pressure, focal position, and nozzle diameter were investigated. Results showed the difficulties associated in cutting with high brightness lasers, specifically in obtaining full melt eject through narrow kerfs; two distinct melt eject failure mechanisms were observed: (I) Failure of melt removal in the upper region resulted in melt ejecting out of the top surface and (II) poor base ejection giving recast and dross problems on the base of the cut. Detailed scanning electron microscope images of these phenomena are presented. A computational fluid dynamic model is used to show distinct differences in the theoretical gas performance at the center of the cut, displayed by most models, and at the edges where the melt eject is taking place. Melt eject is also shown both experimentally and theoretically to be improved for th...