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Influence of Different Spot Pattern Lasers on Cleaning Effect of TC4 Titanium Alloy
Xinqiang Ma1,2,3, Tengchao Liu2, Yuan Ren1,2,3
1Key Laboratory High Efficiency & Clean Mech Manufacture, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Ministry of Education, 17923 Jingshi Rd., Jinan 250061, China.
Abstract:
This study employed different spot pattern lasers to clean the oxide film on the surface of a TC4 titanium alloy. The variation in temperature field and ablation depth during the laser cleaning process was simulated by establishing a finite element model. The effects of various laser processing parameters on the micromorphology, elemental composition, and surface roughness of the TC4 titanium alloy were analyzed. The results show that as the laser energy density increases, both the temperature field and ablation depth increase as well. Under optimal laser processing parameters, the laser energy density is 5.27 J/cm2, with a repetition frequency of 300 kHz and a scanning speed of 6000 mm/s. A comparison of the cleaning effects of Gaussian pulse lasers and Flat-top pulse lasers reveals that the Gaussian pulse laser causes less damage to the TC4 titanium alloy, resulting in lower oxygen content and roughness values after cleaning compared to Flat-top pulse laser cleaning.
