
An investigation has been conducted of the use of laser energy for cutting contours, diameters, and holes in flat and shaped Kevlar 49 fiber-reinforced epoxy laminates as an alternate to conventional machining. The investigation has shown that flat laminates 6.35 mm thick may be cut without backup by using a high-powered (1000-watt) continuous wave CO/sub 2/ laser at high feedrates (33.87 mm per second). The cut produced was free of the burrs and delaminations resulting from conventional machining methods without intimate contact backup. In addition, the process cycle time was greatly reduced.
Reinforced Materials, Organic Compounds, Epoxides, Cutting, 36 Materials Science, Electromagnetic Radiation, Organic Oxygen Compounds, Laser Beam Machining, Laser Radiation, 360401 -- Polymers & Plastics-- Preparation & Fabrication-- (-1987), Machining, Radiations 360301* -- Composite Materials-- Preparation & Fabrication-- (-1987)
Reinforced Materials, Organic Compounds, Epoxides, Cutting, 36 Materials Science, Electromagnetic Radiation, Organic Oxygen Compounds, Laser Beam Machining, Laser Radiation, 360401 -- Polymers & Plastics-- Preparation & Fabrication-- (-1987), Machining, Radiations 360301* -- Composite Materials-- Preparation & Fabrication-- (-1987)
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