Continuous Wave Fibre Laser Drilling of High Aspect Ratio Holes in Ni-based Alloys

SEZER H. K.

LASERS IN ENGINEERING, cilt.39, ss.281-291, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 39
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Dergi Adı: LASERS IN ENGINEERING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.281-291
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Fibre laser, nickel alloy, Ni-based alloy, CMSX-4 single crystal superalloy, Haynes 230 superalloy, laser drilling, continuous wave (CW), taper, recast layer, computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modelling, aerospace, SINGLE-CRYSTAL SUPERALLOY, MILD-STEEL, FEMTOSECOND, SPATTER, PICOSECOND, STRIATION, ABLATION, SHEETS, RECAST
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Over the last 40 years the laser drilling of metallic alloys has been achieved by pulsed beams through percussion, trepanning (cutting), and helical processes. This paper reports a new laser drilling technique based on a continuous wave (CW) 1 kW single mode fibre laser. Through-holes of 160.0 to 190.0 mm diameters were drilled in 2 mm thick Ni-based superalloy plates. Zero tapered holes with a small recast layer (<15.0 mm) free from microcracks were demonstrated for drilling CMSX-4 single crystal and Haynes 230 superalloys. The drilling time was less than 20 ms per hole. A discussion is made on the drilling mechanism involved in the CW fibre laser drilling in comparison with pulsed beam drilling supported by computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modelling.