Feasibility of Cutting Aluminum Alloys with a 6-Kilowatt Laser

Abstract

The results of this program demonstrated that it is feasible to use laser cutting of aluminum without edge enhancement in the fabrication of hardware where a sheared or blanked edge is acceptable to meet engineering requirements. However, it was further shown that it is not feasible to use an as-laser-cut edge for hardware where machined edges or hole filling fasteners are required to meet engineering requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA051838

Entities

People

  • Devere Lindh

Organizations

  • Boeing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Industry
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Corrosion
  • Crystal Structure
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Fatigue Tests (Mechanics)
  • Geometry
  • Government Procurement
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Cutting
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Metallurgy
  • Software Engineering
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy