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Influence of Surface Roughness on Morphology of Aluminum Alloy After Pulsed-Laser Irradiation

펄스 레이저 조사 후 알루미늄 합금의 표면상태에 대한 표면 거칠기의 영향

  • Received : 2011.04.18
  • Accepted : 2011.07.13
  • Published : 2011.09.01
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Abstract

The objective of this study is to investigate the influence of surface roughness on the morphology of aluminum 6061-T6 alloy after irradiation with a Nd:YAG pulsed laser. The test specimen was prepared by a polishing process using a diamond paste ($1{\mu}m$) and emery polishing papers (#100, #220, #600, #2400) to obtain different initial surface roughness. After irradiation with ten pulsed-laser shots, the surface morphology was examined by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), optical microscopy (OM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The diameter of the melted zone increased with the surface roughness because the multiple reflections and absorption of the laser beam occurred on the surface because of the surface roughness, so that the absorptance of the laser beam changed. This result was verified using the relative absorptance calculated from the diameter of the melted zone with the surface roughness and the diameter increased with the average surface roughness.

본 연구의 목적은 Nd:YAG 펄스레이저 조사 후 알루미늄 합금 6061-T6 시편의 표면상태에 대한 표면 거칠기의 영향을 연구하는 것이다. 초기 표면 거칠기를 다르게 하기 위해 다아이몬드 입자($1{\mu}m$)와 연마지(#100, #220, #600, #2400)를 이용하여 표면을 가공하였다. 10 번의 펄스레이저를 조사한 후 주사전자현미경과 광학현미경 그리고 원자현미경을 이용하여 표면상태를 관찰하였다. 그 결과 표면 거칠기가 증가할수록 용융부의 지름이 증가하였는데, 이는 표면 거칠기에 따라 표면부에서 레이저 빔의 다중반사와 다중흡수가 일어나 레이저 빔의 흡수율이 변하기 때문이다. 이를 검증하기 위해 용융부의 지름으로부터 표면 거칠기에 의해 증가하는 상대적인 흡수율을 계산하였으며 평균 표면 거칠기가 증가함에 따라 상대적인 흡수율이 용융부의 지름과 유사한 형태로 증가하는 것을 보였다.

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