Laser bending is an innovative technology that uses a laser beam to bend metal sheets and/or components. It offers advantages such as lack of equipment, high flexibility, adaptability to different materials (including metal foams), and possibility of automation. Actually, the angle can be measured only after the laser-bending process. The acoustic emission (AE) technique offers a great potential for the “on-time” evaluation of the bending angle: this technique is based on the detection of high-frequency acoustic signals emitted during the phenomena evolution deriving from the deformation and/or fracture of a component/structure. This paper presents an initial approach to understand the relationship between bending angle and the characteristics of the AE signals generated during the laser-material interaction. In this work, a diode laser is used to bend an AISI 304 stainless steel sheet: the laser parameters used and the bending angle obtained were correlated with each other. A useful dependence between laser bending and AE parameters was found.

Genna, S., Papa, I., Leone, C. (2017). A preliminary study on the characterization of laser-bending process of AISI 304 steel sheets by acoustic emission technique. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, 92(9-12), 4111-4119 [10.1007/s00170-017-0483-y].

A preliminary study on the characterization of laser-bending process of AISI 304 steel sheets by acoustic emission technique

GENNA, SILVIO;
2017-01-01

Abstract

Laser bending is an innovative technology that uses a laser beam to bend metal sheets and/or components. It offers advantages such as lack of equipment, high flexibility, adaptability to different materials (including metal foams), and possibility of automation. Actually, the angle can be measured only after the laser-bending process. The acoustic emission (AE) technique offers a great potential for the “on-time” evaluation of the bending angle: this technique is based on the detection of high-frequency acoustic signals emitted during the phenomena evolution deriving from the deformation and/or fracture of a component/structure. This paper presents an initial approach to understand the relationship between bending angle and the characteristics of the AE signals generated during the laser-material interaction. In this work, a diode laser is used to bend an AISI 304 stainless steel sheet: the laser parameters used and the bending angle obtained were correlated with each other. A useful dependence between laser bending and AE parameters was found.
2017
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore ING-IND/16 - TECNOLOGIE E SISTEMI DI LAVORAZIONE
English
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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00170-017-0483-y
Genna, S., Papa, I., Leone, C. (2017). A preliminary study on the characterization of laser-bending process of AISI 304 steel sheets by acoustic emission technique. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, 92(9-12), 4111-4119 [10.1007/s00170-017-0483-y].
Genna, S; Papa, I; Leone, C
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