Evaluation of cutting parameters on heat-affected zone in wood plastic composites by pulsed fiber laser
Biodegradable and environmentally friendly composite materials such as wood plastic composites (WPCs) have gained attention in industrial applications due to environmental concerns and global sustainability goals. However, owing to their unique structures and properties, cutting on WPCs can be chall...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | en |
| Published: |
Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2024
|
| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25372/1/kejut_1.pdf http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25372/ https://www.ukm.my/jkukm/volume-3603-2024/ |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1836310586666778624 |
|---|---|
| author | Mohd Khairul Domadi, Mohd Idris Shah Ismail, Mohd Zuhri Mohamed Yusoff, Hanif Mohd Pisal, |
| author_facet | Mohd Khairul Domadi, Mohd Idris Shah Ismail, Mohd Zuhri Mohamed Yusoff, Hanif Mohd Pisal, |
| author_sort | Mohd Khairul Domadi, |
| building | Tun Sri Lanang Library |
| collection | Institutional Repository |
| content_provider | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia |
| content_source | UKM Journal Article Repository |
| continent | Asia |
| country | Malaysia |
| description | Biodegradable and environmentally friendly composite materials such as wood plastic composites (WPCs) have gained attention in industrial applications due to environmental concerns and global sustainability goals. However, owing to their unique structures and properties, cutting on WPCs can be challenging. Continuous wave (CW) mode laser may result in heat build-up and easily warp the WPCs during laser cutting. Therefore, minimizing these defects and determining the cutting parameters that influence the heat-affected zone (HAZ) by pulsed mode laser is essential. In this present work, 1 mm thickness of WPC 30 wt.% of wood fiber (WF) filled with recycled high-density polyethylene (rHDPE) has been experimentally cut by single-mode pulsed fiber laser to evaluate the minimum laser energy required to cut the WPC and the influence of cutting parameters on the HAZ. The HAZ was measured using a digital microscope, and the statistical significance of the cutting parameters to HAZ was determined by analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results confirmed that a minimum linear energy of more than 9 J/mm is required to cut the WPC. It has been found that the cutting speed is the major influence on the HAZ, followed by pulse width. Adequate interaction time by cutting speed and duration of the single-laser pulse also significantly affects the cutting process. The higher gas pressure could minimize the HAZ at the surrounding cutting region of the WPCs. Understanding the influence of these parameters could minimize the thermal effect of HAZ and improve the laser cut quality. |
| format | Article |
| id | my-ukm.journal.25372 |
| institution | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 2024 |
| publisher | Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia |
| record_format | eprints |
| spelling | my-ukm.journal.253722025-06-23T06:49:48Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25372/ Evaluation of cutting parameters on heat-affected zone in wood plastic composites by pulsed fiber laser Mohd Khairul Domadi, Mohd Idris Shah Ismail, Mohd Zuhri Mohamed Yusoff, Hanif Mohd Pisal, Biodegradable and environmentally friendly composite materials such as wood plastic composites (WPCs) have gained attention in industrial applications due to environmental concerns and global sustainability goals. However, owing to their unique structures and properties, cutting on WPCs can be challenging. Continuous wave (CW) mode laser may result in heat build-up and easily warp the WPCs during laser cutting. Therefore, minimizing these defects and determining the cutting parameters that influence the heat-affected zone (HAZ) by pulsed mode laser is essential. In this present work, 1 mm thickness of WPC 30 wt.% of wood fiber (WF) filled with recycled high-density polyethylene (rHDPE) has been experimentally cut by single-mode pulsed fiber laser to evaluate the minimum laser energy required to cut the WPC and the influence of cutting parameters on the HAZ. The HAZ was measured using a digital microscope, and the statistical significance of the cutting parameters to HAZ was determined by analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results confirmed that a minimum linear energy of more than 9 J/mm is required to cut the WPC. It has been found that the cutting speed is the major influence on the HAZ, followed by pulse width. Adequate interaction time by cutting speed and duration of the single-laser pulse also significantly affects the cutting process. The higher gas pressure could minimize the HAZ at the surrounding cutting region of the WPCs. Understanding the influence of these parameters could minimize the thermal effect of HAZ and improve the laser cut quality. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25372/1/kejut_1.pdf Mohd Khairul Domadi, and Mohd Idris Shah Ismail, and Mohd Zuhri Mohamed Yusoff, and Hanif Mohd Pisal, (2024) Evaluation of cutting parameters on heat-affected zone in wood plastic composites by pulsed fiber laser. Jurnal Kejuruteraan, 36 (3). pp. 837-846. ISSN 0128-0198 https://www.ukm.my/jkukm/volume-3603-2024/ |
| spellingShingle | Mohd Khairul Domadi, Mohd Idris Shah Ismail, Mohd Zuhri Mohamed Yusoff, Hanif Mohd Pisal, Evaluation of cutting parameters on heat-affected zone in wood plastic composites by pulsed fiber laser |
| title | Evaluation of cutting parameters on heat-affected zone in wood plastic composites by pulsed fiber laser |
| title_full | Evaluation of cutting parameters on heat-affected zone in wood plastic composites by pulsed fiber laser |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of cutting parameters on heat-affected zone in wood plastic composites by pulsed fiber laser |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of cutting parameters on heat-affected zone in wood plastic composites by pulsed fiber laser |
| title_short | Evaluation of cutting parameters on heat-affected zone in wood plastic composites by pulsed fiber laser |
| title_sort | evaluation of cutting parameters on heat-affected zone in wood plastic composites by pulsed fiber laser |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25372/1/kejut_1.pdf http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25372/ https://www.ukm.my/jkukm/volume-3603-2024/ |
| url_provider | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/ |