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Experimental study of the thermal effects and processing in CW laser-assisted turning of SiC ceramics

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In order to realize plastic processing in the continuous-wave laser-assisted machining (LAM) of SiC ceramics, the thermal effect of the laser and the influence of preheating the surface morphology and the laser power on the roughness of the machined surface are investigated. A three-dimensional transient heat transfer model is established and confirmed to be accurate with a maximum error in the surface reference temperature of 10.8%. Furthermore, the oxidation and ablation behavior of the SiC ceramics is investigated via temperature field simulations and laser preheating experiments to determine the critical temperature (1650 °C) for ablation of the machined surface. The most suitable cutting depth is then determined to be between the ablation depth and the softening depth. The surface morphology of the machined surface is also investigated by varying the laser power to determine the three processing states and corresponding laser power ranges, namely, brittleness (0–185 W), plasticity (185–225 W), and thermal damage (> 225 W). The surface roughness first decreases and then increases, and the corresponding maximum (1.298 μm) and minimum (0.45 μm) values are obtained at a laser power of 0 and 215 W, respectively. The plastic turning of SiC ceramics provides theoretical guidance for the turning of other hard and brittle materials.

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The authors received financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51875328), the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (Grant No. ZR2019MEE013), and the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (Grant No. ZR2021ME159).

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    Chen Cao, Yugang Zhao, Jianbing Meng, Di Dai, Qian Liu, Guangxin Liu, Haian Zhou, Zhuang Song, Haiyun Zhang & Xiajunyu Zhang

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The method was conceived by Chen Cao and Yugang Zhao; the experiments were designed by Chen Cao and performed by Di Dai, Qian Liu, Guangxin Liu, Zhuang Song, and Xiajunyu Zhang. The original draft preparation of paper was performed by Chen Cao; the review and editing were performed by Jianbing Meng, Haian Zhou, and Haiyun Zhang. All the authors took part in the paper.

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Cao, C., Zhao, Y., Meng, J. et al. Experimental study of the thermal effects and processing in CW laser-assisted turning of SiC ceramics. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 125, 4467–4483 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-023-10945-w

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