Spatial analysis of the back reflected laser light during CO2-laser cutting of metal sheets
Spatial analysis of the back reflected laser light during CO2-laser cutting of metal sheets
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CO2 激光切割金属板材时背反射激光的空间分析
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2013
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T. Graf
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David Schindhelm;R. Weber;T. Graf
During laser material processing such as laser welding or cutting, it is known that the whole laser power is not only absorbed in or transmitted through the interaction zone, but a significant percentage is also reflected back to the laser source. Some publications analyzing the laser welding process showed a clear correlation between the reflected laser power and the result of the process. In this report, the authors analyze the information content of back reflected laser light during the high-power CO2-laser cutting of metal sheets. For this purpose, laser reflections are detected coaxially via a scraper-mirror online during laser cutting with a high time resolution. For different materials (mild steel, stainless steel, aluminum) and thicknesses (1 and 3 mm), a detailed spatial analysis on where the laser beam is reflected from (cutting front or workpiece surface) will be given. The spatial analysis of the reflected laser light shows that only 10% is reflected from the cutting front in the kerf. The mai...