Parametric and heat affected zone study on CO2 laser cutting of acrylic

Chockalingam Palanisamy; Mne Efzan; Chin Chee Wen

doi:10.1016/j.mex.2023.102125

Parametric and heat affected zone study on CO₂ laser cutting of acrylic

MethodsX. 2023 Mar 11:10:102125. doi: 10.1016/j.mex.2023.102125. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Chockalingam Palanisamy¹, Mne Efzan¹, Chin Chee Wen¹

Affiliation

¹ Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Multimedia University, Melaka, Malaysia.

Abstract

Laser cutting is a non-contact machining employed for producing small, intricate shapes. The acrylic materials are widely used in many applications. The parametric and heat affected zone study of acrylic materials by using CO₂ laser machining is attempted in this research to evaluate the process variables, laser scanning speed, current, and nozzle-work material gap.•Research result indicate that the higher the current and the higher the cutting speed, result in higher the material removal rate•Other parameter such as current and nozzle, work material gap are also significant impact on the cutting process of the acrylic material.•In addition, heat affect zone increase with laser scanning speed.

Keywords: Acrylic; CO2 laser cutting of Acrylic material; Co2 laser; Current; Material removal rate; Nozzle-work gap; Scanning speed.