Fibre laser piercing of mild steel: the effects of power intensity, gas type and pressure

Laser piercing is used to generate a starting point for laser cutting. The pierced hole is normally larger than the kerf width, which means that it cannot lie on the cut line. An experimental program investigating the piercing process as a function of laser and assist gas parameters is presented. An...

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Main Authors: Hashemzadeh, M., Powell, J., Voisey, K.T.
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2014
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3249/