Laser cutting with chemical reaction assist
Abstract
A method for cutting with a laser beam where an oxygen-hydrocarbon reaction is used to provide auxiliary energy to a metal workpiece to supplement the energy supplied by the laser. Oxygen is supplied to the laser focus point on the workpiece by a nozzle through which the laser beam also passes. A liquid hydrocarbon is supplied by coating the workpiece along the cutting path with the hydrocarbon prior to laser irradiation or by spraying a stream of hydrocarbon through a nozzle aimed at a point on the cutting path which is just ahead of the focus point during irradiation.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868544
- Patent Number(s):
- 5164567
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B23 - MACHINE TOOLS B23K - SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- laser; cutting; chemical; reaction; assist; method; beam; oxygen-hydrocarbon; provide; auxiliary; energy; metal; workpiece; supplement; supplied; oxygen; focus; nozzle; passes; liquid; hydrocarbon; coating; path; prior; irradiation; spraying; stream; aimed; ahead; laser focus; laser irradiation; liquid hydrocarbon; laser beam; chemical reaction; laser cutting; metal workpiece; energy supplied; auxiliary energy; /219/
Citation Formats
Gettemy, Donald J. Laser cutting with chemical reaction assist. United States: N. p., 1992.
Web.
Gettemy, Donald J. Laser cutting with chemical reaction assist. United States.
Gettemy, Donald J. Wed .
"Laser cutting with chemical reaction assist". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868544.
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abstractNote = {A method for cutting with a laser beam where an oxygen-hydrocarbon reaction is used to provide auxiliary energy to a metal workpiece to supplement the energy supplied by the laser. Oxygen is supplied to the laser focus point on the workpiece by a nozzle through which the laser beam also passes. A liquid hydrocarbon is supplied by coating the workpiece along the cutting path with the hydrocarbon prior to laser irradiation or by spraying a stream of hydrocarbon through a nozzle aimed at a point on the cutting path which is just ahead of the focus point during irradiation.},
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year = {1992},
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Works referenced in this record:
Parametric studies of pulsed‐laser cutting of thin metal plates
journal, August 1985
- Lee, C. S.; Goel, A.; Osada, H.
- Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 58, Issue 3