Experimental Study of the Laser Cutting Process on 1C45 - 3 mm Steel

Abstract:

The Paper Presents the Measurement Systems Analysis, System Capability and Optimization of a Laser Cutting System for 3 Mm Alloy Steel. for the Measurement System Analysis and System Capability the Data was Introduced in a Excel Sheet which was Designed According to QS9000 Standard (Measurement System Analysis) to Calculate the Measuring System Repeatability, Reproducibility and Capability. Design of Experiment (DOE) was Used for Process Optimization the Optimization was Conducted in an Operational Manufacturing Environment and was Based on the Design of a 2⁵ Full Factorial Experiment. the Laser Parameters (input) were Feed Rate v, Gas Pressure p, Power P, Frequency F and Efficiency R while the Response was the Roughness R_z. it was Analyzed the Influence of Laser Parameters on Roughness to Obtain a Complex Relationship to Show Roughness R_z Variation According to these Parameters, to Minimize the R_z and Maximize the Feed Rate.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 657)
• Pages: 266-270
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.657.266
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Cristian Petrianu*, Marinela Inţă, Daniel Manolea, Achim Muntean
• Keywords: Design of Experiment (DOE), Factorial Experiment, Laser Cutting, Roughness

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