Investigation of laser-induced material removal of stainless steel at the super-micron level

Ludwig A. Kern; Edward William Reutzel; Christopher A. Sills

Investigation of laser-induced material removal of stainless steel at the super-micron level

Ludwig A. Kern, Edward William Reutzel, Christopher A. Sills

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There has been a good deal of research conducted regarding laser machining at the micron level and below, however the feasibility of scaling laser-induced material removal processes to the super-micron level with regard to cost and quality has not been thoroughly investigated. The experimental results of laser-induced material removal of stainless steel by pulsed CO2 and Q-switched Nd:YAG lasers are presented. Experiments include the machining of channels of 0.8 mm width by 0.8 mm depth using a 2 kW CO2 laser. The effects of assist gas type, assist gas direction relative to beam motion, beam mode, and multiple parameter processing are discussed. Material removal by drilling with a 10 W (average power) Q-switched Nd:YAG laser is also explored through experiments designed to test the scalability of processing parameters for a range of hole sizes. The results should be useful for analyzing material removal for features at the super-micron level.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	ICALEO 2004 - 23rd International Congress on Applications of Laser and Electro-Optics, Congress Proceedings
State	Published - Dec 1 2004
Event	ICALEO 2004 - 23rd International Congress on Applications of Laser and Electro-Optics - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: Oct 4 2004 → Oct 7 2004

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Name	ICALEO 2004 - 23rd International Congress on Applications of Laser and Electro-Optics, Congress Proceedings

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Other	ICALEO 2004 - 23rd International Congress on Applications of Laser and Electro-Optics
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco, CA
Period	10/4/04 → 10/7/04

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Geochemistry and Petrology
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Kern, Ludwig A. ; Reutzel, Edward William ; Sills, Christopher A. / Investigation of laser-induced material removal of stainless steel at the super-micron level. ICALEO 2004 - 23rd International Congress on Applications of Laser and Electro-Optics, Congress Proceedings. 2004. (ICALEO 2004 - 23rd International Congress on Applications of Laser and Electro-Optics, Congress Proceedings).

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Kern, LA, Reutzel, EW & Sills, CA 2004, Investigation of laser-induced material removal of stainless steel at the super-micron level. in ICALEO 2004 - 23rd International Congress on Applications of Laser and Electro-Optics, Congress Proceedings. ICALEO 2004 - 23rd International Congress on Applications of Laser and Electro-Optics, Congress Proceedings, ICALEO 2004 - 23rd International Congress on Applications of Laser and Electro-Optics, San Francisco, CA, United States, 10/4/04.

Investigation of laser-induced material removal of stainless steel at the super-micron level. / Kern, Ludwig A.; Reutzel, Edward William; Sills, Christopher A.
ICALEO 2004 - 23rd International Congress on Applications of Laser and Electro-Optics, Congress Proceedings. 2004. (ICALEO 2004 - 23rd International Congress on Applications of Laser and Electro-Optics, Congress Proceedings).

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