Effect of different parameters on machining of SiC/SiC composites via pico-second laser

Weinan Li, Ruoheng Zhang, Yongsheng Liu, Chunhui Wang, Jing Wang, Xiaojun Yang, Laifei Cheng

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Abstract

Pico-second laser plays an important role in modern machining technology, especially in machining high hardness materials. In this article, pico-second laser was utilized for irradiation on SiC/SiC composites, and effects of different processing parameters including the machining modes and laser power were discussed in detail. The results indicated that the machining modes and laser power had great effect on machining of SiC/SiC composites. Different types of surface morphology and structure were observed under helical line scanning and single ring line scanning, and the analysis of their formulation was discussed in detail. It was believed that the machining modes would be responsible to the different shapes of machining results at the same parameters. The processing power shall also influence the surface morphology and quality of machining results. In micro-hole drilling process, large amount of debris and fragments were observed within the micro-holes, and XPS analysis showed that there existed Si-O bonds and Si-C bonds, indicating that the oxidation during processing was incomplete. Other surface morphology, such as pores and pits were discussed as well.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)378-387
Number of pages10
JournalApplied Surface Science
Volume364
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Feb 2016

Keywords

  • Laser processing
  • Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
  • SiC/SiC composites
  • X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)

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