Influence of laser cutting parameters on CFRP part quality

Abstract

Material processing of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics (CFRP) parts by means of shape-cutting or jet-cutting technologies is state of the art today. These processes still perform in some applications with lack of part quality such as delamination and low productivity. Therefore, laser cutting processes have a great potential in material processing of CFRP. Laser process parameters have to be adjusted carefully in order to reduce the heat affected zone at cutting edge and influence on part quality.