Underwater Laser Micromilling of Commercially-Pure Titanium Using Different Scan Overlaps
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Author list: Charee W., Tangwarodomnukun V.
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Publication year: 2018
Volume number: 303
Issue number: 1
ISSN: 1757-8981
eISSN: 1757-899X
Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)
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Abstract
Underwater laser milling process is a technique for minimizing the thermal damage and gaining a higher material removal rate than processing in air. This paper presents the effect of laser scan overlap on cavity width, depth and surface roughness in the laser milling of commercially-pure titanium in water. The effects of laser pulse energy and pulse repetition rate were also examined, in which a nanosecond pulse laser emitting a 1064-nm wavelength was used in this study. The experimental results indicated that a wide and deep cavity was achievable under high laser energy and large scan overlap. According to the surface roughness, the use of high pulse repetition rate together with low laser energy can promote a smooth laser-milled surface particularly at 50% scan overlap. These findings can further suggest a suitable laser micromilling condition for titanium in roughing and finishing operations. ฉ Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
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