APPLIED LASER, Volume. 45, Issue 2, 123(2025)

Research on Glass Non-Destructive Laser Cutting Based on Heat Flux Density Control

Li Jiahao1...2, Liu Yao1,2,*, Zhang Huiyun1,2, and Ye Linzheng12 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1College of Mechanical Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, Shanxi, China
  • 2Shanxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Manufacturing Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, Shanxi, China
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    Laser thermal effects can cut glass by inducing stress, but high temperatures may lead to burns or thermal cracks. This paper employs ABAQUS to study temperature distribution and heat time-integral flux (HTL) influence during laser induced thermal-crack propagation (LITP), examining how HTL impacts ablation, surface morphology, roughness, and straightness to establish a threshold for undamaged cuts. The results indicate that: when the HTL is lower than 14.5 J/cm3, the laser energy is not sufficient to cut the glass effectively; in the interval of 14.5307.2 J/cm3, the cut cross-section and the surface of the glass samples are smooth, straight, and damage-free; when the HTL is higher than 307.2 J/cm3, the cut cross-section starts to show obvious thermal damage, ablation, and chipping of the cut edges.

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    Li Jiahao, Liu Yao, Zhang Huiyun, Ye Linzheng. Research on Glass Non-Destructive Laser Cutting Based on Heat Flux Density Control[J]. APPLIED LASER, 2025, 45(2): 123

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    Received: Jun. 12, 2024

    Accepted: Jun. 17, 2025

    Published Online: Jun. 17, 2025

    The Author Email: Liu Yao (liuyao@nuc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.14128/j.cnki.al.20254502.123

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