Development of an analytical model for the laser machining of ceramic and glass‐ceramic materials

Autor: Kevin W. Kirby, Doruk Engin
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied Physics. 80:681-690
ISSN: 1089-7550
0021-8979
DOI: 10.1063/1.362877
Popis: A laser machining model for ceramics and glass ceramics is developed from the analytical treatment of a one‐dimensional vaporization problem with a distributed heat source. Analytical solutions are derived for evolution of the material system from an arbitrary initial state to a quasisteady state. The developed solutions are used to predict the behavior of high‐intensity Nd:YAG laser pulses (up to 107 W/cm2, ms duration) on a typical ceramic or glass ceramic material. Predictions include the critical intensity required for vaporization of material Ic, the material removal ΔM, and thickness of the affected residual surface layer S after a single laser pulse of given shape and intensity. Predictions are compared with the numerical calculations from a commercially available software package.
Databáze: OpenAIRE