Effects of Preheating Temperature at Primary Shear Zone in Laser Assisted Milling Process

Abstract

In this paper, preheating temperature was investigated for the laser assisted machining (LAM) of Inconel 718 under different conditions for the milling test. The experimental results show that the requirement of laser power for the particularly preheating temperature proportionally increased with the table speed. The resultant cutting force for sufficient shearing work material in LAM was lower than conventional machining (CM) approximately 11, 21 and 28% for the cutting speed of 30, 50 and 75 m/min, respectively. The tool wear in LAM could be improved at relatively high cutting speed of 75 m/min and the hardness of machined surface in LAM was slightly higher than CM.