Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 49, Issue 16, 1602020(2022)

Effect of Laser Cleaning Process Parameters on Surface Quality of 7075 Aluminum Alloy Anodic Oxidation Film

Wei Wang, Xiangjin Li, Weijun Liu*, Fei Xing, and Hongyou Bian
Author Affiliations
  • School of Mechanical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shengyang 110870, Liaoning, China
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    Schematic of experimental setup
    Original morphologies of 7075 aluminum alloy after anodic oxidation. (a) Original morphology under optical microscope; (b) original microscopic morphology and elemental content
    Arrangement diagram of laser cleaning spot
    Principle diagram of removing anodic oxidation film by laser cleaning
    Morphologies of sample surfaces after cleaning under different average powers by optical microscope. (a) 175 W; (b) 200 W; (c) 225 W; (d) 250 W
    Microscopic morphologies of sample surfaces after cleaning under different average powers by SEM. (a) 175 W;(b) 200 W; (c) 225 W; (d) 250 W
    Morphologies of sample surfaces after cleaning under different scanning speeds by optical microscope. (a) 1500 mm/s; (b) 2000 mm/s; (c) 2500 mm/s; (d) 3000 mm/s
    Microscopic morphologies of sample surfaces after cleaning under different scanning speeds by SEM. (a) 1500 mm/s; (b) 2000 mm/s; (c) 2500 mm/s; (d) 3000 mm/s
    Morphologies of sample surfaces after cleaning under different pulse frequencies by optical microscope. (a) 2.5 kHz; (b) 3.0 kHz; (c) 3.5 kHz; (d) 4.0 kHz
    Microscopic morphologies of sample surfaces after cleaning under different pulse frequencies by SEM. (a) 2.5 kHz;(b) 3.0 kHz; (c) 3.5 kHz; (d) 4.0 kHz
    Principle diagrams of laser cleaning of anodic oxidation film. (a) Schematic of laser energy diffusion inside sample; (b) schematic of oxide film removal mechanism on sample surface
    Morphology and elemental content of surface after laser cleaning anodic oxidation film when P=250 W, f=3.5 kHz, and v=2500 mm/s
    Variation curves of oxygen content with average power
    Variation curves of oxygen content with scanning speed
    Variation curves of oxygen content with pulse frequency
    Three-dimensional morphologies of sample surfaces after cleaning under different average powers. (a) 200 W; (b) 225 W; (c) 250 W
    Three-dimensional morphologies of sample surfaces after cleaning under different scanning speeds. (a) 2000 mm/s; (b) 2500 mm/s; (c) 3000 mm/s
    Three-dimensional morphologies of sample surfaces after cleaning under different pulse frequencies. (a) 2.5 kHz; (b) 3.0 kHz; (c) 3.5 kHz
    Three-dimensional morphologies of sample surfaces. (a) Three-dimensional morphology of original sample surface before cleaning; (b) three-dimensional morphology of sample surface after cleaning when P=225 W, v=2500 mm/s, and f=2.5 kHz
    • Table 1. Elemental contents of aluminum alloy surfaces after cleaning under different average powers

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      Table 1. Elemental contents of aluminum alloy surfaces after cleaning under different average powers

      ElementAverage power of 175 WAverage power of 200 WAverage power of 225 WAverage power of 250 W
      Mass fraction /%Atomic fraction /%Mass fraction /%Atomic fraction /%Mass fraction /%Atomic fraction /%Mass fraction /%Atomic fraction /%
      C16.4729.389.4719.024.7210.334.5510.04
      O12.9017.265.338.040.751.230.240.40
      Mg1.020.901.581.571.912.071.912.08
      Al62.5049.6176.5768.4385.6283.4586.0984.49
      S1.491.000.840.630.200.170.130.10
      Cu0.970.331.690.641.840.762.010.84
      Zn4.651.524.501.664.961.995.072.05
    • Table 2. Elemental contents of aluminum alloy surfaces after cleaning under different scanning speeds

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      Table 2. Elemental contents of aluminum alloy surfaces after cleaning under different scanning speeds

      ElementScanning speed of 1500 mm/sScanning speed of 2000 mm/sScanning speed of 2500 mm/sScanning speed of 3000 mm/s
      Mass fraction /%Atomic fraction /%Mass fraction /%Atomic fraction /%Mass fraction /%Atomic fraction /%Mass fraction /%Atomic fraction /%
      C14.0426.7911.6823.203.798.479.2618.65
      O5.998.583.435.110.260.445.408.16
      Mg1.561.471.661.631.972.182.572.56
      Al70.7260.0775.9067.1485.9385.5175.3567.54
      S1.050.750.590.440.190.160.870.66
      Cu1.540.551.440.541.800.761.460.56
      Zn5.111.795.311.946.072.495.091.88
    • Table 3. Elemental contents of aluminum alloy surfaces after cleaning under different pulse frequencies

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      Table 3. Elemental contents of aluminum alloy surfaces after cleaning under different pulse frequencies

      ElementPulse frequency of 2.5 kHzPulse frequency of 3.0 kHzPulse frequency of 3.5 kHzPulse frequency of 4.0 kHz
      Mass fraction /%Atomic fraction /%Mass fraction /%Atomic fraction /%Mass fraction /%Atomic fraction /%Mass fraction /%Atomic fraction /%
      C2.435.522.365.3113.1524.8716.4629.60
      O0.350.662.023.419.0312.8211.4615.47
      Mg1.942.171.842.052.152.011.781.58
      Al87.1888.1885.4185.5767.6556.9762.750.18
      S0.140.120.420.361.451.031.901.28
      Cu1.850.801.760.751.680.601.220.41
      Zn6.112.556.192.564.891.704.471.48
    • Table 4. Surface roughnesses of sample after cleaning under different average powers

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      Table 4. Surface roughnesses of sample after cleaning under different average powers

      Average power /W200225250
      Surface roughness /μm0.5240.4950.450
    • Table 5. Surface roughnesses of sample after cleaning under different scanning speeds

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      Table 5. Surface roughnesses of sample after cleaning under different scanning speeds

      Scanning speed /(mm·s-1)200025003000
      Surface roughness /μm0.7690.6000.749
    • Table 6. Surface roughnesses of sample after cleaning under different pulse frequencies

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      Table 6. Surface roughnesses of sample after cleaning under different pulse frequencies

      Pulse frequency /kHz2.53.03.5
      Surface roughness /μm0.5260.6720.552
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    Paper Information

    Category: laser manufacturing

    Received: Nov. 23, 2021

    Accepted: Jan. 20, 2022

    Published Online: Jul. 28, 2022

    The Author Email: Liu Weijun (wjliu@sut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202249.1602020

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