Modelling and Optimization of CO2 Laser Turning Process for Armored Steel Assisted by Oxygen | ||
| ERJ. Engineering Research Journal | ||
| Article 8, Volume 45, Issue 3, July 2022, Pages 341-361 PDF (2.8 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/erjm.2022.131890.1161 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Wisam M. Faruk* 1; Ahmed M. Rezk2; Wagih W Marzouk3; Faiz E Abo ghriba4; El-Awady Attia Attia5 | ||
| 1W.M. Farouk Mechanical Engineering department, Faculty of engineering. (Benha), Benha. University, | ||
| 2Ahmed Mohamed Mechanical Design Department, Engineering Faculty, Minia University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Wagih Marzouk Mechanical Design Department, Engineering Faculty, Minia University, Egypt. | ||
| 4Faiz Abo ghriba Mechanical Design Department, Engineering Faculty, Minia University, Egypt | ||
| 5El-Awady Attia Industrial Engineering Department, College of engineering, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz.University, Alkharj, Saudi.Arabia. & Mechanical Engineering department, Faculty of engineering (Shoubra), Benha University, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The current paper investigates the performance of armored steel (500HB) when machined by CO2 laser turning process (LTP) with oxygen gas assistance for grooving operation. The different working parameters were investigated which include; laser power (P), gas pressure (GP) feed rate (F) and motor speed (S). The different groove dimensions and were considered as the model responses which include; depth of cut (DC), upper cut width (UC) and lower cut width (LC), in addition to the performance aspects of root round error and metal removal rate (MRR). For this purpose, a test rig was designed and fabricated. The experimental results are mathematically modeled by response surface methodology. The results are modeled and illustrated to closely understand the effect and surface quality of CO2-LTMP. The optimum process condition for grooving Armored Steel (500HB) were identified. Results showed that, DC and width of cut and roundness error increase with increasing P and GP, but MRR decreases with increasing F. The motor speed has a moderate effect on the machining process of armored steel under investigation. The optimal combination of machining conditions maximized MRR, DC, LC, UC and minimized root round error to 0.0384 gm, 0.6632 mm, 0.2583 mm, 0.4684 mm and 15.7832 µm respectively. The error between optimum experimental results and the optimum predicted values for MRR, DC, LC, UC and root round error lie within 2.8%, 2.6%, 2.9%, 1% and 6.9%, respectively. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Armored steel; Material removal rate (MRR); Response surface methodology (RSM); laser turning process (LTP) | ||
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