Laser bending is a new technique to deform sheets that offers the advantage of requiring no external forces, thus reducing cost and increasing flexibility. The present work is focused on the laser forming of steel sheets carried out by means of a diode laser. The influence of process parameters, such as laser beam power and scanning speed as well as the sheet thickness, on the bending angle has been taken into account. The investigation has also analysed the effect of sheet rolling direction on the bending process. Experimental data have been compared with those obtained by analytical models proposed in literature.
Experimental investigation on the laser bending of steel sheets by means of diode laser
DI ILIO, Antoniomaria;PAOLETTI, ALFONSO
2008-01-01
Abstract
Laser bending is a new technique to deform sheets that offers the advantage of requiring no external forces, thus reducing cost and increasing flexibility. The present work is focused on the laser forming of steel sheets carried out by means of a diode laser. The influence of process parameters, such as laser beam power and scanning speed as well as the sheet thickness, on the bending angle has been taken into account. The investigation has also analysed the effect of sheet rolling direction on the bending process. Experimental data have been compared with those obtained by analytical models proposed in literature.File in questo prodotto:
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