Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 60, Issue 13, 1314002(2023)

Analysis of Heat-Affected Zone and Optimization of Parameters for Laser-Cut Carbon Fiber Composites

Jianlin Chen and Xuyue Wang*
Author Affiliations
  • School of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
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    Diagram of laser cutting CFRP
    Laser cutting of CFRP morphology. (a) Global morphology; (b) bare fiber; (c) material layering
    Morphology of HAZ on the specimen surface under different powers. (a) 150 W; (b) 450 W; (c) 750 W
    Morphology of HAZ on the specimen surface at different scanning speeds. (a) 1.5 m/min; (b) 2.75m /min; (c) 4 m/min
    Relationship between focus and artifact position
    Morphology of HAZ on the specimen surface at different focal positions. (a)-2 mm; (b) 0 mm; (c) 2 mm
    Morphology of HAZ on the specimen surface under different air pressures. (a) 0 MPa; (b) 0.4 MPa; (c) 0.8 MPa
    Morphology of the heat-affected zone of specimen cross section. (a) HAZmax on the top; (b) HAZmax on the inside; (c) HAZmax at the bottom
    Morphology of HAZ of the specimen cut section. (a) Fiber pulling out; (b) holes and cracks; (c) fibrous adhesion
    Model summary
    Pareto diagram of the standardization effect
    Response surface diagram. (a) Effect of power and velocity interaction on HAZ; (b) effect of power and gas pressure interaction on HAZ; (c) effect of power and focus position interaction on HAZ; (d) effect of velocity and gas pressure interaction on HAZ; (e) effect of velocity and focus position interaction on HAZ; (f) effect of gas pressure and focus position interaction on HAZ
    • Table 1. CRRP material parameters

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      Table 1. CRRP material parameters

      ParameterFiberMatrix
      Density /(g·cm-31.761.30
      Thermal conductivity /(W·m-1·K-184(axial),8.4(radial)0.2
      Specific heat capacity /(J·kg-1·K-17951200
      Coefficient of linear expansion /(10-6 K-1-0.4157
    • Table 2. Box-Behnken test factor levels

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      Table 2. Box-Behnken test factor levels

      FactorLow-levelCentral pointHigh level
      Power /W150450750
      Speed /(m·min-11.52.754
      Nitrogen pressure /MPa0.40.50.6
      Focal position /mm-202
    • Table 3. Box-Behnken test table

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      Table 3. Box-Behnken test table

      Standard sequenceRunning sequencePowerSpeedGas pressureFocal position
      2714502.750.50
      1624504.000.60
      1837502.750.40
      1941502.750.60
      351504.000.50
      467504.000.50
      2077502.750.60
      2284504.000.5-2
      1791502.750.40
      21104501.500.5-2
      7114502.750.42
      24124504.000.52
      12137502.750.52
      5144502.750.4-2
      14154504.000.40
      13164501.500.40
      26174502.750.50
      25184502.750.50
      23194501.500.52
      10207502.750.5-2
      2217501.500.50
      15224501.500.60
      1231501.500.50
      6244502.750.6-2
      11251502.750.52
      9261502.750.5-2
      8274502.750.62
    • Table 4. Variance analysis of heat-affected zone width

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      Table 4. Variance analysis of heat-affected zone width

      SourceAdjssAdjmsFP
      Model10496107497232.950.000
      Linearity78995619748986.800.000
      Power665862665862292.650.000
      Speed11245611245649.430.000
      Pressure110611060.490.499
      Focal position10532105324.630.053
      Square term2508396271027.560.000
      Power×power923659236540.600.000
      Speed×speed557805578024.520.000
      Pressure×pressure268672686711.810.005
      Focal position×focal position362013620115.910.002
      Error273032275--
      Misfit2666426668.340.112
      Pure error639320--
      Total1076914---
    • Table 5. Comparison of test and fitting values for the width of the heat-affected zone

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      Table 5. Comparison of test and fitting values for the width of the heat-affected zone

      Power /WSpeed /(m·min-1Pressure /MPaFocal position /mmActual value /μmFitting value /μmRelative error /%
      1501.500.50514.50488.315.1
      4502.750.50887.39850.544.2
      7504.000.50801.18765.824.4
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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Feb. 6, 2023

    Accepted: Apr. 7, 2023

    Published Online: Jul. 14, 2023

    The Author Email: Wang Xuyue (wbzzd@dlut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP230576

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