Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 56, Issue 24, 241404(2019)

Pit Morphology Evolution Law of 3A21 Aluminum Alloy Surface in Laser Texturing

Xi Chen1, Fei Wang1、*, Qiong Wu2, Caixiang Di1, Ming Tian1, and Qingxin Cui2
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  • 1College of Opto-Electronic Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
  • 2Beijing Spacecrafts, Beijing 100094, China
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    The LD pumped Nd∶YAG laser texturing equipment exhibiting a short pulse is established to explore the evolution process of the crater pit morphology generated by laser texturing. The effects of the process parameters, including the single pulse energy, pulse width, number of pulses, and defocusing amount, are investigated using the single factor method. Further, the evolution law of the texturing pit morphology on the 3A21 aluminum alloy sample surface is analyzed using an almost flat-top laser beam. The results denote that the pit morphology changes from an inverted trapezoid to an inverted triangle with the increasing single pulse energy. The competing metal slag and meteorite crater are formed around the pit as the pulse width narrows; further, the pit morphology and its characteristic parameters are observed to become stable under the action of sufficient pulses, and the micro-protrusion gradually decreases until it vanishes with an increase in the defocusing amount. These results establish a solid technological foundation for the 3A21 aluminum alloy with high-quality and morphology-controllable laser texturing.

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    Xi Chen, Fei Wang, Qiong Wu, Caixiang Di, Ming Tian, Qingxin Cui. Pit Morphology Evolution Law of 3A21 Aluminum Alloy Surface in Laser Texturing[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(24): 241404

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Apr. 2, 2019

    Accepted: Jun. 11, 2019

    Published Online: Nov. 26, 2019

    The Author Email: Wang Fei (feeewang@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP56.241404

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