Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 60, Issue 9, 0914004(2023)

Study of Influence of Process Parameters on Femtosecond Laser Ablation of Face Gear Materials

Xingzu Ming1,2, Mingtao Lai2、*, Lei Yuan2, Kefei Liu1, Xian Zhou1, and Rui Ming2、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Mechanical Engineering, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441053, Hubei, China
  • 2School of Mechanical Engineering, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou 412007, Hunan, China
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    Schematic diagram of material processed by femtosecond laser scanning
    Single pulse time distribution
    Periodic femtosecond pulsed laser Gaussian distribution
    Scanning path planning
    Laser scan path function. (a) x-direction; (b) y-direction
    Temperature variation curves of electron lattice at different energy densities. (a) 4.34 J/cm2; (b) 5.78 J/cm2
    Electron lattice temperature accumulation at different energy densities for 20 pulses. (a) 4.34 J/cm2; (b) 5.78 J/cm2
    Energy accumulation intensity distribution in x and y directions at different scanning speeds. (a) x-direction; (b) y-direction
    Energy accumulation intensity distribution of different scanning intervals
    Femtosecond laser processing of face gears
    Super depth of field measuring instrument
    Schematic diagram of ablation morphology at different scanning speeds. (a) High scanning speed; (b) low scanning speed
    Ablation morphologies at different scanning speeds. (a) 110 mm/s; (b) 150 mm/s; (c) 200 mm/s; (d) 300 mm/s
    Ablation morphologies at different scanning speeds. (a) 100 mm/s; (b) 120 mm/s
    Ablation morphologies at different energy densities. (a) 4.34 J/cm2; (b) 5.78 J/cm2
    Ablation morphologies of different scanning intervals. (a) 9 μm; (b) 12 μm; (c) 15 μm; (d) 18 μm
    Surface roughness of ablated material with different parameters. (a) Energy density is 1.66 J/cm2, interval is 5 μm; (b) energy density is 1.66 J/cm2, interval is 10 μm; (c) energy density is 1.34 J/cm2, interval is 5 μm; (d) energy density is 1.34 J/cm2, interval is 10 μm
    • Table 1. Simulation parameters

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      Table 1. Simulation parameters

      ParameterValue
      Lattice heat capacity Cs /(J·m-3·K-12.44×106
      Electroacoustic coupling coefficient at room temperature Grt /(W·m-3·K-11.3×1018
      Electron specific heat coefficientBe /(J·m-3·K-2706.4
      Material constants for electron relaxation time Ae /(1·K-2·s-11.22×107
      Material constants for electron relaxation timeBl /(1·K-2·s-11.23×1011
      Thermal conductivity k /(W·m-1·K-178.4
      Lattice-to-lattice coupling coefficientg /(W·m-3·K-13×1017
      Reflectance R0.64
      Fermi temperature Tf /K1.28×105
      Latent heat of evaporation Lv /(J·g-16288
      Melting temperature Tm /K1724
      Evaporation temperature Tv /K3023
      Spot radius r0 /μm20
      Density ρ /(kg·m-37800
    • Table 2. Number of pulses within the spot scale at different scanning speeds

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      Table 2. Number of pulses within the spot scale at different scanning speeds

      Scanning speed /(mm·s-1110150200300
      Number of pulses in spot scale91675033
    • Table 3. Spot overlap rate at different scanning speeds

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      Table 3. Spot overlap rate at different scanning speeds

      Scanning speed v /(mm·s-1110150200300
      Spot overlap rate φ /%98.998.59897
    • Table 4. Width of ablation grooves at different scanning speeds

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      Table 4. Width of ablation grooves at different scanning speeds

      Scanning speed v /(mm·s-1110150200300
      Width /μm45.58230.64428.94126.828
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    Xingzu Ming, Mingtao Lai, Lei Yuan, Kefei Liu, Xian Zhou, Rui Ming. Study of Influence of Process Parameters on Femtosecond Laser Ablation of Face Gear Materials[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(9): 0914004

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Jan. 14, 2022

    Accepted: Mar. 10, 2022

    Published Online: May. 9, 2023

    The Author Email: Lai Mingtao (1941578169@qq.com), Ming Rui (844153340@qq.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP220544

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