Fibre laser cutting: the use of carbon-filled acrylic as a qualitative and quantitative analysis tool

The use of carbon filled black acrylic (CFBA) as a quantitative and qualitative analytical tool for fibre laser cutting is investigated. In the qualitative work CFBA targets placed below the laser cutting zone when cutting stainless steel showed a distinctive ‘leaf’ shaped evaporation crater which...

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Main Authors: Atiyah, H., Powell, J., Petring, D., Stoyanov, S., Voisey, K.T.
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Published: Laser Institute of America 2018
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52441/
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author Atiyah, H.
Powell, J.
Petring, D.
Stoyanov, S.
Voisey, K.T.
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Powell, J.
Petring, D.
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description The use of carbon filled black acrylic (CFBA) as a quantitative and qualitative analytical tool for fibre laser cutting is investigated. In the qualitative work CFBA targets placed below the laser cutting zone when cutting stainless steel showed a distinctive ‘leaf’ shaped evaporation crater which can provide information about the nature of the reflections taking place in the cut zone. Quantitative measurements have revealed a specific evaporation energy of 3.4J/mm3 for CFBA. However, this figure is only applicable when considering intense beams when the CFBA target is stationary with respect to the laser beam.
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spelling nottingham-524412020-05-04T19:48:46Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52441/ Fibre laser cutting: the use of carbon-filled acrylic as a qualitative and quantitative analysis tool Atiyah, H. Powell, J. Petring, D. Stoyanov, S. Voisey, K.T. The use of carbon filled black acrylic (CFBA) as a quantitative and qualitative analytical tool for fibre laser cutting is investigated. In the qualitative work CFBA targets placed below the laser cutting zone when cutting stainless steel showed a distinctive ‘leaf’ shaped evaporation crater which can provide information about the nature of the reflections taking place in the cut zone. Quantitative measurements have revealed a specific evaporation energy of 3.4J/mm3 for CFBA. However, this figure is only applicable when considering intense beams when the CFBA target is stationary with respect to the laser beam. Laser Institute of America 2018-08-31 Article PeerReviewed Atiyah, H., Powell, J., Petring, D., Stoyanov, S. and Voisey, K.T. (2018) Fibre laser cutting: the use of carbon-filled acrylic as a qualitative and quantitative analysis tool. Journal of Laser Applications, 30 (3). 032009/1-032009/8. ISSN 1938-1387 Laser beam cutting; Laser diagnostics; Fibre laser; Carbon filled black acrylic https://lia.scitation.org/doi/10.2351/1.5045349 doi:10.2351/1.5045349 doi:10.2351/1.5045349
spellingShingle Laser beam cutting; Laser diagnostics; Fibre laser; Carbon filled black acrylic
Atiyah, H.
Powell, J.
Petring, D.
Stoyanov, S.
Voisey, K.T.
Fibre laser cutting: the use of carbon-filled acrylic as a qualitative and quantitative analysis tool
title Fibre laser cutting: the use of carbon-filled acrylic as a qualitative and quantitative analysis tool
title_full Fibre laser cutting: the use of carbon-filled acrylic as a qualitative and quantitative analysis tool
title_fullStr Fibre laser cutting: the use of carbon-filled acrylic as a qualitative and quantitative analysis tool
title_full_unstemmed Fibre laser cutting: the use of carbon-filled acrylic as a qualitative and quantitative analysis tool
title_short Fibre laser cutting: the use of carbon-filled acrylic as a qualitative and quantitative analysis tool
title_sort fibre laser cutting: the use of carbon-filled acrylic as a qualitative and quantitative analysis tool
topic Laser beam cutting; Laser diagnostics; Fibre laser; Carbon filled black acrylic
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52441/
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