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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.

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Authors

H. Atiyah

J. Powell

D. Petring

S. Stoyanov

KATY VOISEY katy.voisey@nottingham.ac.uk
Associate Professor



Abstract

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.

Citation

Atiyah, H., Powell, J., Petring, D., Stoyanov, S., & Voisey, K. (2018). Fibre laser cutting: the use of carbon-filled acrylic as a qualitative and quantitative analysis tool. Journal of Laser Applications, 30(3), Article 032009. https://doi.org/10.2351/1.5045349

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 10, 2018
Online Publication Date Jul 10, 2018
Publication Date Aug 31, 2018
Deposit Date Jun 18, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of Laser Applications
Print ISSN 1042-346X
Electronic ISSN 1938-1387
Publisher Laser Institute of America
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 30
Issue 3
Article Number 032009
DOI https://doi.org/10.2351/1.5045349
Keywords Laser beam cutting; Laser diagnostics; Fibre laser; Carbon filled black acrylic
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/949613
Publisher URL https://lia.scitation.org/doi/10.2351/1.5045349
Additional Information © 2018 Laser Institute of America

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