Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 46, Issue 10, 1002012(2019)
Nanosecond-Pulsed-Laser Paint Stripping of HT250 Gray Cast Iron
A nanosecond-pulsed-laser paint stripping experiment is performed to reveal the influences of laser parameters on the surface morphology of laser paint stripping. The surface morphology and oxygen content are observed; the three-dimensional morphology and surface roughness are evaluated; the residual-paint-layer area is measured to characterize the cleaning rate. The results show that the roughness of the paint-stripped surface increases with the increasing laser power. With a decrease in the cleaning speed, the roughness first decreases and subsequently increases. Coking occurs with an increase in the pulse frequency. The paint removal mechanism changes from the vibration and ablation effects to the ablation effect with a decrease in the cleaning speed; this results in a decrease followed by an increase in the cleaning rate. Under the experimental condition of 50 W laser power, 90 kHz pulse frequency, and 7000 mm/s cleaning speed, the best laser cleaning is achieved, and the paint stripping rate is 99.4%.
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Zhaoheng Guo, Jianzhong Zhou, Xiankai Meng, Qi Sun, Ming Zhu, Jianian Yang, Qiang Fu. Nanosecond-Pulsed-Laser Paint Stripping of HT250 Gray Cast Iron[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2019, 46(10): 1002012
Category: laser manufacturing
Received: May. 14, 2019
Accepted: Jun. 13, 2019
Published Online: Oct. 25, 2019
The Author Email: Guo Zhaoheng (320321a0e0p.cdb@sina.cn), Zhou Jianzhong (zhoujz@ujs.edu.cn)