Improving laser cutting quality of polymethylmethacrylate sheet: experimental investigation and optimization

Motivated by the need to enhance the kerf quality during cutting of Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) sheets using pulsed CO2 laser beam, this study presents an experimental investigation and optimization of laser cutting parameters including cutting speed, assisted gas pressure, laser beam power, an...

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Main Authors: Ammar H. Elsheikh, Wu Deng, Ezzat A. Showaib
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785419317089