Laser Cutting of Kevlar and Mild Steel Composite Structure: End Product Quality Assessment

First and second law analyses of laser c

First and second law analyses of laser cutting process in relation to the end product quality

✍ Ahmet Z. Sahin; Tahir Ayar; Bekir S. Yilbas 📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 184 KB

Thermal analysis of laser cutting process is carried out, and the first and second law efficiencies of the cutting process are formulated. Thermal efficiencies are predicted for various laser scanning speeds and laser output power levels. The experiment is conducted to examine the resulting cutting