Evaluation of cutting quality of PMMA using CO2 lasers |
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Authors: | J Paulo Davim Carlos Oliveira Nuno Barricas Marta Conceição |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Campus Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal 2. Faculty of Engineering, Lusíada University, Edificio da Lapa - Largo Tinoco de Sousa, 4760-108, V.N. Famalic?o, Portugal
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Abstract: | Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) is a versatile thermoplastic that is well suited for engineering and many common applications. This article presents a study to evaluate the effect of the processing parameters (laser power and cutting velocity) under the quality of the cut of PMMA. A plan of experiments was established considering CO2 laser cutting with prefixed processing parameters in plates of PMMA with 6 mm thickness. The objective was to evaluate the quality of the cut (surface roughness, dimensional precision and heat affected zone-HAZ) in linear and complex 2D cutting. The obtained results show that PMMA in complex 2D cutting presents dimension of HAZ between 0.12 to 0.37 mm, without burr and low surface roughness Ra?<?1 μm. The results present good repeatability. |
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