Feasibility of cutting aluminum alloys with a 6-kilowatt laser
Abstract
The results of this program demonstrated that it is feasible to use laser cutting of aluminum without edge enhancement in the fabrication of hardware where a sheared or blanked edge is acceptable to meet engineering requirements. However, it was further shown that it is not feasible to use an as-laser-cut edge for hardware where machined edges or hole filling fasteners are required to meet engineering requirements.
- Publication:
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Final Report
- Pub Date:
- September 1977
- Bibcode:
- 1977bac..rept.....L
- Keywords:
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- Aluminum Alloys;
- Feasibility Analysis;
- Laser Applications;
- Carbon Dioxide Lasers;
- Cutting;
- Laser Outputs;
- Mechanical Engineering;
- Lasers and Masers