A post-processing study on aluminum surface by fiber laser: Removing face milling patterns

KAYAHAN E.

OPTICS AND LASER TECHNOLOGY, cilt.101, ss.440-445, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 101
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2017.11.042
  • Dergi Adı: OPTICS AND LASER TECHNOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.440-445
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The face milling process of the metal surface is a well-known machining process of using rotary cutters to remove material from a workpiece. Flat metal surfaces can be produced by a face milling process. However, in practice, visible, traced marks following the motion of points on the cutters face are usually apparent. In this study, it was shown that milled patterns can be removed by means of 20 W fiber laser on the aluminum surface (AA7075). Experimental results also showed that roughened and hydrophobic surface can be produced with optimized laser parameters. It is a new approach to remove the patterns from the metal surface and can be explained through roughening by re-melting instead of ablation. The new method is a strong candidate to replace sandblasting the metal surface. It is also cheap and environmentally friendly. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.