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Three-Dimensional Pulse-Based Modelling of Femtosecond Laser Ablation of Metals: Validation with Grooves
The femtosecond (fs) laser ablation of metals is a precise method used to create microfeatures on the surface of the material with a minimized heat-affected zone (HAZ). Despite its many advantages, fs laser ablation often requires extensive trial-and-error experimentation before finding the optimal...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10059811/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36985000 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi14030593 |
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author | Vanwersch, Pol Nagarajan, Balasubramanian Van Bael, Albert Castagne, Sylvie |
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description | The femtosecond (fs) laser ablation of metals is a precise method used to create microfeatures on the surface of the material with a minimized heat-affected zone (HAZ). Despite its many advantages, fs laser ablation often requires extensive trial-and-error experimentation before finding the optimal laser strategy for a desired geometry with minimal HAZ. The pulse-based two-temperature model (TTM) can significantly shorten this process by predicting the ablated geometry based on a set of material and laser parameters. However, this model has only been validated for percussion drilling and single lines. In this study, the pulse-based TTM is tested against parallel line experiments and subsequently modified to include geometry-dependent material parameters. More specifically, the threshold fluence and reflectivity of the material are modified to incorporate the temperature increase inside the standing features between parallel lines. The introduced geometry-dependent factors are fitted with experimental data and their inclusion in the model is shown to have a positive impact on the simulation results. The results show a clear amelioration in the shape and depth of the simulated profiles, with the error on the average depth and width of the modified TTM being lower than the average standard deviation on the experiments. |
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spelling | pubmed-100598112023-03-30 Three-Dimensional Pulse-Based Modelling of Femtosecond Laser Ablation of Metals: Validation with Grooves Vanwersch, Pol Nagarajan, Balasubramanian Van Bael, Albert Castagne, Sylvie Micromachines (Basel) Article The femtosecond (fs) laser ablation of metals is a precise method used to create microfeatures on the surface of the material with a minimized heat-affected zone (HAZ). Despite its many advantages, fs laser ablation often requires extensive trial-and-error experimentation before finding the optimal laser strategy for a desired geometry with minimal HAZ. The pulse-based two-temperature model (TTM) can significantly shorten this process by predicting the ablated geometry based on a set of material and laser parameters. However, this model has only been validated for percussion drilling and single lines. In this study, the pulse-based TTM is tested against parallel line experiments and subsequently modified to include geometry-dependent material parameters. More specifically, the threshold fluence and reflectivity of the material are modified to incorporate the temperature increase inside the standing features between parallel lines. The introduced geometry-dependent factors are fitted with experimental data and their inclusion in the model is shown to have a positive impact on the simulation results. The results show a clear amelioration in the shape and depth of the simulated profiles, with the error on the average depth and width of the modified TTM being lower than the average standard deviation on the experiments. MDPI 2023-03-01 /pmc/articles/PMC10059811/ /pubmed/36985000 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi14030593 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Vanwersch, Pol Nagarajan, Balasubramanian Van Bael, Albert Castagne, Sylvie Three-Dimensional Pulse-Based Modelling of Femtosecond Laser Ablation of Metals: Validation with Grooves |
title | Three-Dimensional Pulse-Based Modelling of Femtosecond Laser Ablation of Metals: Validation with Grooves |
title_full | Three-Dimensional Pulse-Based Modelling of Femtosecond Laser Ablation of Metals: Validation with Grooves |
title_fullStr | Three-Dimensional Pulse-Based Modelling of Femtosecond Laser Ablation of Metals: Validation with Grooves |
title_full_unstemmed | Three-Dimensional Pulse-Based Modelling of Femtosecond Laser Ablation of Metals: Validation with Grooves |
title_short | Three-Dimensional Pulse-Based Modelling of Femtosecond Laser Ablation of Metals: Validation with Grooves |
title_sort | three-dimensional pulse-based modelling of femtosecond laser ablation of metals: validation with grooves |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10059811/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36985000 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi14030593 |
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