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A Study on Laser Assisted Machining for Silicon Nitride Ceramics (III) - Variation of the Main Cutting Force and Life of Cutting Tool by LAM of SSN and HIPSN - (질화규소 세라믹의 레이저 예열선삭에 관한 연구 (III) - SSN 및 HIPSN의 예열선삭시 절삭력 및 공구수명의 특성 -)

  • Kim, Jong-Do;Lee, Su-Jin;Kang, Tae-Young;Suh, Jeong;Lee, Jae-Hoon
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.28 no.6
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    • pp.35-39
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    • 2010
  • Generally, ceramic material is very difficult to machine due to high strength and hardness. However, ceramic material can be machined at high temperature by plastic flow as metallic material due to the deterioration of the grain boundary glassy phase. Recently, a new method was developed to execute cutting process with CBN cutting tool by local heating of surface with laser. There are various parameters in LAM because it is a complex process with laser treatment and machining. During laser assisted machining, high power results in reducing of cutting force and increasing tool life, but excessive power brings oxidation of the surface. The effect of laser power, feed rate, cutting depth and etc. were investigated on the life of cutting tool. Chips were observed to find out suitable machining conditions. Chips of SSN had more flow-types than HIPSN. It means SSN is easier to machining. The life of cutting tool was increased with increasing laser power and decreasing feed rate and cutting depth.

Effects of Cutting Direction on the Laser Machining Characteristics of Wood (절삭방향(切削方向)이 목재(木材)의 레이저절삭특성(切削特性)에 미치는 영향(影響))

  • Lee, Hyoung-Woo
    • Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.87-92
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    • 1996
  • When cutting 2.0cm-thick red oak and hard maple with an air-jet-assisted carbon-dioxide laser of 2kW output power, maximum feed speed at the point of full penetration of the beam decreased with increasing the angle between grain and cutting direction. Feed speed averaged 3.75 and 3.38 meters per minute for red oak and hard maple, respectively. Gray-level of laser-cut surfaces were analyzed by image analysis system. The highest gray level of laser-cut surface was obtained when red oak was cut parallel to grain by laser. Surface profiler was used to scan the sawn and laser-cut surfaces. Center line average roughnesses of laser-cut surfaces were higher than those of sawn surfaces. Scanning electron micrographs showed the cell walls which were melted by laser.

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A Study on the Argon Laser Assisted Thermochemical Micro Etching (레이저를 이용한 미세에칭에 관한 연구)

  • 박준민;정해도
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2001.04a
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    • pp.844-847
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    • 2001
  • The application of laser direct etching has been discussed, and believed that the process is a very powerful method for micro machining. This study is focused on the micro patterning technology using laser direct etching process with no chemical damage of the material surface. A new introduced concept of energy synergy effect for surface micro machining is the combination of chemically ion reaction and laser thermal process. The etchant can't etch the material in room temperature, and used Ar laser has not power enough to machine. But, the machining is occurred in local area of the material by the combined energy. Using this process, the material is especially prevented from chemical damage for electric property. We have tested this new concept, and achieved a line with $1{mu}m$ width. The Ar laser with 488nm wavelength was used. The material was Si(100) wafer, and etchant is KOH solution. The application and flexibility of this process is in great hopes for MEMS structures and fabrication of the micro electric device parts.

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A Study on the Analysis of Optimal Working Condition for Constant Temperature Laser MCT(LAM) Combined Machining (항온 Laser MCT(LAM) 복합 가공의 최적 가공 조건 해석)

  • Jeong-Ho Park;Gwi-Nam Kim
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.26 no.6_3
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    • pp.1197-1204
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    • 2023
  • Ti-alloy, a high-strength alloy material among the materials used in aircraft that are trending toward lighter weight, is classified as a difficult-to-cut material that requires a lot of energy for cutting. Cutting in a high-temperature environment is considered one means of making this possible, and various studies have been conducted on it. In particular, research on LAM (Laser Assisted Machining (LAM)), which utilizes laser heating of the cutting area, is being actively conducted. Before processing of the milling cutter begins, the temperature is raised locally by the laser irradiated through the laser head carrier, and the resistance during milling is reduced. Therefore, in this paper, in order to derive such conditions, we performed heat transfer analysis according to transfer conditions and compared it with actually applied test data to use it to establish appropriate processing conditions.

Design of High frequency Vibration Mechanism with PZT actuator for Ultraprecision Laser Machining (압전구동기를 이용한 초정밀레이저 가공의 고주파진동 장치설계)

  • Kim, Hyun-Uk;Hwang, Dong-Hyun;Park, Jong-Kweon;Cho, Sung-Hak;Lee, Moon-G.
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.419-425
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    • 2010
  • To machine the micro hole, laser machining system is widely used, however, the system cannot fabricate the micro hole with high aspect ratio and good surface finish. To break the obstacles, the high frequency vibration mechanism with PZT (Piezoelectric Transducers) is proposed in this paper. The mechanism will vibrate the laser beam in vertical direction so that the aspect ratio and surface finish may be higher than the conventional. The mechanism vibrates the eyepiece of laser optics. In addition to the benefits, the mechanism enables us to have high precision and flexibility. It decreases burr and debris during machining. And it is able to machine various materials of workpiece. This research include high frequency and large travel range of the proposed mechanism. The PZT motion of mechanism and analysis on the sensitivity of design parameters are extracted from a finite element method (FEM) simulation. In the analysis, the target vibration mode without parasitic motion is designated to have the target frequency and high amplitude.