Laser cutting of Kevlar and mild steel composite structure: End product quality assessment

F. Al-Sulaiman; B. S. Yilbas; C. Karatas; O. Keles; I. Uslan; Y. Usta; M. Ahsan; A. Bazoune

doi:10.1007/s11665-006-9003-1

Laser cutting of Kevlar and mild steel composite structure: End product quality assessment

F. Al-Sulaiman, B. S. Yilbas^*, C. Karatas, O. Keles, I. Uslan, Y. Usta, M. Ahsan, A. Bazoune

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In the present study laser cutting of composite structure, consisting of Kevlar laminate at the top and mild steel sheet at the bottom, is considered. The end product quality is assessed using the thermal cutting standards. To compare the end product quality of composite structure cuts, Kevlar laminate and mild steel sheet are cut using the same cutting parameters. The kerf widths for Kevlar laminate and mild steel sheet cuts are predicted from the analytical formulation based on the lump parameter analysis. It is found that the end product quality of composite structure cuts is lower than that corresponding to Kevlar laminate and mild steel sheet cuts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	22-29
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
Volume	16
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-006-9003-1
State	Published - 2007

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The authors acknowledge the support of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran Saudi Arabia due to analytical tools for material characterization, and Karmetal due to laser cutting process.

Keywords

Composite
Cutting
Kevlar
Laser
Quality

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General Materials Science
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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