• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 59, Issue 11, 1114003 (2022)
Ming Wang1、2, Yue Han1、2, Dongbo Che1、2, and Tingfeng Wang1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, Jilin , China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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    Ming Wang, Yue Han, Dongbo Che, Tingfeng Wang. Analysis of Phase Change and Ablation of Steel Targets Irradiated by Continuous Laser and Composite Laser[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(11): 1114003 Copy Citation Text show less
    Temperature rise curve of rear surface of 9 mm SUS304 stainless steel target
    Fig. 1. Temperature rise curve of rear surface of 9 mm SUS304 stainless steel target
    Calculated laser absorption curve of steel target
    Fig. 2. Calculated laser absorption curve of steel target
    Geometric modeling and meshing
    Fig. 3. Geometric modeling and meshing
    Temperature cloud map of 20 mm thick steel plate at 300 s under continuous laser irradiation with spot radius of 5 mm and output power of 3.0 kW
    Fig. 4. Temperature cloud map of 20 mm thick steel plate at 300 s under continuous laser irradiation with spot radius of 5 mm and output power of 3.0 kW
    Variations of maximum temperature of 20 mm thickness steel plate under continuous laser irradiation with different output powers and spot radii.(a)Irradiation surface;(b)back surface
    Fig. 5. Variations of maximum temperature of 20 mm thickness steel plate under continuous laser irradiation with different output powers and spot radii.(a)Irradiation surface;(b)back surface
    Phase transformations and ablation responses of 20 mm thick steel target under continuous laser irradiation with irradiation time of 60 s and different spot radii.(a1)-(a3)10 mm spot radius;(b1)-(b3)5 mm spot radius
    Fig. 6. Phase transformations and ablation responses of 20 mm thick steel target under continuous laser irradiation with irradiation time of 60 s and different spot radii.(a1)-(a3)10 mm spot radius;(b1)-(b3)5 mm spot radius
    Variations of maximum temperature of steel target irradiated by continuous/modulated pulsed laser
    Fig. 7. Variations of maximum temperature of steel target irradiated by continuous/modulated pulsed laser
    Phase transformations and ablation responses of 20 mm thick steel target under continuous/modulated pulsed laser irradiation with irradiation time of 60 s and different spot radii.(a1)-(a3)10 mm spot radius;(b1)-(b3)5 mm spot radius
    Fig. 8. Phase transformations and ablation responses of 20 mm thick steel target under continuous/modulated pulsed laser irradiation with irradiation time of 60 s and different spot radii.(a1)-(a3)10 mm spot radius;(b1)-(b3)5 mm spot radius
    Comparison of phase transformation depth and ablation depth of steel target under continuous laser and composite laser irradiations.(a)Phase transformation depth;(b)ablation depth
    Fig. 9. Comparison of phase transformation depth and ablation depth of steel target under continuous laser and composite laser irradiations.(a)Phase transformation depth;(b)ablation depth
    Temperature rise curves of back surface of steel target irradiated by 1.4 kW continuous laser with different spot radii
    Fig. 10. Temperature rise curves of back surface of steel target irradiated by 1.4 kW continuous laser with different spot radii
    Two perforation modes of laser irradiated steel target. (a) Vaporization perforation at high energy density; (b) melting perforation at low energy density
    Fig. 11. Two perforation modes of laser irradiated steel target. (a) Vaporization perforation at high energy density; (b) melting perforation at low energy density
    ParameterSymbol/unitValue
    Solid phaseLiquid phase
    Densityρ/(kg·m-372006900
    Specific heatCp/(J·K·kg-1711.8711.8
    Thermal conductivityk/[W/(m-1·K -1)]2222
    Melting pointTm/K1700
    Boiling pointTb/K3200
    Latent heat of meltingLm/(J·kg-12.47×105
    Latent heat of evaporationLv/(J·kg-16.34×106
    Table 1. Thermophysical parameters of SUS304 stainless steel [13-14]
    ParameterSymbol/unitValue
    Laser wavelengthλ/nm1080
    Continuous laser powerP0/kW1.0,2.0,3.0
    Modulated pulsed laser powerP1/kW1.0
    Modulated pulse frequencyf/Hz5
    Pulse space ratioa0.05
    Spot radiusr0/mm5 10
    Table 2. Laser parameters
    Experimental groupSerial No.Spot radius /mmOutput power /kWThickness /mm
    Continuous laser12.51.47.5
    26.51.47.5
    383.420
    Continuous/modulated pulsed laser182.55/0.8520
    Table 3. Experimental scheme
    Ming Wang, Yue Han, Dongbo Che, Tingfeng Wang. Analysis of Phase Change and Ablation of Steel Targets Irradiated by Continuous Laser and Composite Laser[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(11): 1114003
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