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Fiber laser induced surface modification/manipulation of an ultrasonically consolidated metal matrix

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posted on 2015-03-04, 15:29 authored by Simona Masurtschak, Ross Friel, Arnold Gillner, J. Ryll, Russell Harris
Ultrasonic Consolidation (UC) is a manufacturing technique based on the ultrasonic joining of a sequence of metal foils. It has been shown to be a suitable method for fiber embedment into metal matrices. However, integration of high volume fractions of fibers requires a method for accurate positioning and secure placement to maintain fiber layouts within the matrices. This paper investigates the use of a fiber laser for microchannel creation in UC samples to allow such fiber layout patterns. A secondary goal, to possibly reduce plastic flow requirements in future embedding processes, is addressed by manipulating the melt generated by the laser to form a shoulder on either side of the channel. The authors studied the influence of laser power, traverse speed and assist gas pressure on the channel formation in aluminium alloy UC samples. It was found that multiple laser passes allowed accurate melt distribution and channel geometry in the micrometre range. An assist gas aided the manipulation of the melted material.

Funding

This work was supported by the EPSRC/IMCRC [grant number EPSRC IMCRC 275].

History

School

  • Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Published in

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY

Volume

213

Issue

10

Pages

1792 - 1800 (9)

Citation

MASURTSCHAK, S. ... et al, 2013. Fiber laser induced surface modification/manipulation of an ultrasonically consolidated metal matrix. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 213 (10), pp.1792-1800.

Publisher

© Elsevier

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  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Publication date

2013

Notes

This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Materials Processing Technology. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2013.04.008

ISSN

0924-0136

Language

  • en