Investigation of the Effects of Machining Parameters on Kerf Widths during Laser Beam Machining of Medium Carbon Steels
摘要
This study examined how various machining parameters affected kerf widths when AISI 1040 steels were cut with a laser beam. The investigation’s findings showed that workpieces cut in geometrically straight lines had smaller kerf widths. From the results of analyses of S/N ratios, the most suitable laser beam processing parameters for AISI 1040 steels were revealed to be straight line cutting geometry, 2700 W laser power and 700 mm/min cutting speed, respectively. Besides, it was found that the highest kerf width ratio was 14.81% larger than the lowest kerf width ratio. As a result of variance analyses, it was understood that the most crucial parameter influencing the kerf width was the cutting geometry (with a rate of 49.46%), while the effect rates of other parameters were 28.78% (laser power) and 20.91% (cutting speed), respectively. From regression analyses, it was concluded that the quadratic model was more successful because R2 value (99.15%) of the developed quadratic model was higher than R2 value (98.17%) of the linear model.
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