EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CO2 LASER CUT QUALITY: A REVIEW

Laser cutting is one of the most widely used thermal energy based non-contact type advance machining process. In recent years, considerable experimental investigations have been carried out aiming at improving laser cutting process performance. This review paper aims at presenting the state of the art in the field of CO2 laser cutting of various engineering materials with special emphasis on experimental investigations that dealt with analyzing process parameters that affect the cut quality characteristics. In addition it reports about the most used types of experimental plans used.

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