The absorptance of a material at the laser wavelength and as a function of temperature, ranging from room temperature to the removal point, significantly affects the efficiency of the laser machining process. A priori predictions of a laser machining process, using either simplistic or sophisticated models, require knowledge of the material’s absorptance behavior. An experimental apparatus for such measurements is described. The device consists of a specimen mounted inside an integrating sphere, heated rapidly by a CO2 or a Nd:YAG laser. Reflectances are measured with a small focused probe laser (Nd:YAG or CO2), while specimen surface temperatures are recorded by a high-speed pyrometer. Experimental results have been obtained for wavelengths of 1.06 μm (Nd:YAG) and 10.6 μm (CO2) for graphite, alumina, hot-pressed silicon nitride, sintered α-silicon carbide, as well as two continous-fiber ceramic matrix composites (SiC-based). Data are presented for temperatures between room temperature and the ablation/decomposition points.
Issue Section:
Properties and Property Measurements
Topics:
Carbon dioxide lasers,
Ceramics,
Temperature,
Lasers,
Carbon dioxide,
Machining,
Wavelength,
Ablation (Vaporization technology),
Ceramic matrix composites,
Fibers,
Graphite,
High temperature,
Laser materials,
Nd-YAG lasers,
Probes,
Pyrometers,
Radiation (Physics),
Silicon,
Silicon nitride ceramics
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