APPLIED LASER, Volume. 44, Issue 6, 103(2024)

QCW Fiber Laser-Based Ceramic Hole-Making Process for Thick Plates

Qiao Hongfei1,2, He Xiuquan1, Xu Jie1,2, Liu Haixing1,2, and Wang Xizhao1,3、*
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  • 1Institute of Laser and Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
  • 2College of Electronics and Information Engineering, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
  • 3Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
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    In this paper, the processing of micro hole on thick alumina ceramic by using a QCW high-power fiber laser was studied. The influence of laser process factors such as peak laser power, pulse width, pulse frequency, and defocusing amount on micro-hole shape and quality was primarily explored. The experimental results show that micro-holes with high roundness, minimal taper, reduced slagging, and no cracks can be achieved on thick alumina ceramic plates at a peak laser power of 5.0 to 6.5 kW, a pulse width of 4 to 8 ms, a frequency of 50 to 100 Hz, and a defocusing amount of -3 to -4 mm. The radius of the micro-hole can be controlled in the range of 130~400 μm, and the taper of the hole can be varied in the range of -1.4°~-0.6°. By modelling the temperature field of the drilling process, it is discovered that the accumulation of heat near the exit of the micro-hole is the primary cause of the machined hole shape′s inverted taper.

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    Qiao Hongfei, He Xiuquan, Xu Jie, Liu Haixing, Wang Xizhao. QCW Fiber Laser-Based Ceramic Hole-Making Process for Thick Plates[J]. APPLIED LASER, 2024, 44(6): 103

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    Received: Oct. 14, 2022

    Accepted: Dec. 13, 2024

    Published Online: Dec. 13, 2024

    The Author Email: Wang Xizhao (wangxizhao@scuec.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.14128/j.cnki.al.20244406.103

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