Curved surfaces forming of sheet material by laser irradiation

Keisuke Kishida, Hideki Aoyama, Naohisa Matsushita, Akihiko Ushimaru

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Abstract

Laser forming is a technology which can form sheet material such as steel and plastic by irradiating a laser beam on the surfaces of material. In the forming, it does not need costly dies and molds, and forming degrees of freedom are high. However, since the forming mechanisms are complex, complete forming technology for practical use has not been developed. The objectives of this paper are to explain phenomena of laser forming by experiments and FEM analysis and to develop a forming method of curved surfaces by laser forming. The phenomena are explained by the temperature change, stress change, and plastic strain change at a laser irradiation point which was obtained by FEM analysis. Line energy is proposed for explanation of laser forming phenomena to classify the forming mechanisms, and a method is proposed in order to form curved surfaces of sheet material by irradiating a laser beam on maximum and minimum curvature lines. The effectiveness of the method was verified by a basic experiment.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Abrasive Technology XVII
EditorsJiwang Yan, Hideki Aoyama, Akinori Yui
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages788-793
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9783038352211
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event17th International Symposium on Advances in Abrasive Technology, ISAAT 2014 - Kailua, United States
Duration: 2014 Sept 222014 Sept 25

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume1017
ISSN (Print)1022-6680
ISSN (Electronic)1662-8985

Other

Other17th International Symposium on Advances in Abrasive Technology, ISAAT 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityKailua
Period14/9/2214/9/25

Keywords

  • CAM
  • Curved surface
  • FEM
  • Laser forming
  • Laser scanning path
  • Line energy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Engineering(all)

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