Abstract

This experimental study investigated the effect of laser parameters on the machining of SS41 and SUS304. The metallic materials play an important role in engineering applications. They are widely used in high-tech industries such as aerospace, automotive, and architecture. Due to the development of technology and high-tech industrialization, the various processing technologies are being developed with the requirement of high precision. However, the conventional cutting process is difficult to meet high precision processing. Therefore, to achieve high precision processing of the SS41 and SUS304, laser manufacturing has been applied. The current study investigated the process quality of laser cutting for SS41 and SUS304, with the usage of a continuous wave CO2 laser cutting system. The experimental variables are set to the laser cutting speed, laser power, and different engineering materials. The results are significantly affected by the laser parameters. As the result, the process quality of the laser cutting has been observed by measuring the top and bottom kerf widths, as well as the size of the melting zone and Heat Affected Zone (HAZ) according to volume energy. In addition, the evaluation of the laser processing parameters is significantly important to achieve optimal cutting quality. Therefore, we observed the correlation between the laser parameters and cutting quality. These were evaluated by analysis of variance (ANOVA) and multiple regression analysis. The experimental results of kerf top, kerf bottom, melting width, and HAZ on the laser parameters are properly predicted by multiple regression. In addition, the effect of laser parameters on the materials is determinant by the percentage of contribution of ANOVA.

Highlights

  • There are various metallic materials used for production in the industrial fields

  • Analysis of Kerf Width in SS41 According to Volume Energy

  • The experimental results of laser cutting on metallic materials (SS41 and SUS304) are investigated

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Introduction

There are various metallic materials used for production in the industrial fields. Among the metallic materials commonly used in industry, SS41 and SUS304 are the most widely used. SS41 is a structural steel containing Si and Mn. SS41 is a structural steel containing Si and Mn It is widely used in various fields such as aerospace, automobiles, ships, and construction due to its great mechanical properties and low cost. SUS304 is stainless steel that has high corrosion resistance due to containing Cr component. It is generally used for various applications without surface treatment because the metallic materials have low thermal deformation. It is challenging to machine SS41 and SUS304 with high precision using conventional techniques such as mechanical cutting, drilling milling. The laser machining using CO2 laser is used as an alternative to the conventional method. The manufacturer prefers to use high-power laser processing rather than mechanical processing because the laser processing has more advantages than

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