Surface finishing by laser quenching forming and nanofiber polishing

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ABSTRACT

In recent years, product sizes have decreased and products have become more multifunctional; process integration has been increasingly important for this purpose. Typically, laser hardening leaves an oxidised scale on the machined surface. This study aims to remove this oxide scale. Herein, we propose a laser hardening–forming process that combines laser hardening and laser forming. To successfully remove the oxide scale, we conducted a polishing process using nanofibers, which was compatible with numerical control (NC) and applicable to magnetic materials. This paper demonstrates the potential of integrating heat treatment, forming, and finishing by deploying an NC machine to construct origami engineering for thin plates.

KEYWORDS:

• Laser
• laser hardening
• laser forming
• laser hardening forming
• polishing

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.