GUIDED BY : Prof. AASHISH MOGREKAR CONTENTS Introduction LAMM Sequential Tasks for LAMM INTRODUCTION o The machining process:- Material removal by chip formation Common machining process like Turning, milling, etc. Oblique cutting processes Material is removed due shear in the shear zone. INTRODUCTION o Machining at the Microscale:- Machining less than 200m R. Masuzawa defined 0.1m to 200m. Larger interface value is used for rough operation Smaller interface value is used for finishing operation INTRODUCTION o Need for Micromachining:- Applications in the field of medical, optics and semiconductor. Like, uidic actuators and steering oscillators- during surgery micro turbines - removal of arterial plaque, micro- pumps for dosing of drugs INTRODUCTION The old method used for these components lithographic based micromachining or LIGA. In which etchants or acids are used to obtain desired surface This process is limited to very simple components INTRODUCTION o Mechanical Micromachining:- Can process wide variety of component Can process metals, ceramics and polymers Can also produce 3-D surfaces This process is less expensive due to no use of specialised equipments/environment such as clean room. But limited to workpiece material LAMM o LASER Assisted Mechanical Micromachining:- LASER is used for thermal softening of material and then tool is used to cut material So we can get desired shape & size on lesser application of force. A care is needed to minimize the thermal damage in heat affected zone. ADVANCEMENT IN LAMM Use of ultra-short pulsing lasers Smaller heat affected zone is created Sequential Tasks for LAMM Design and fabrication of a LAMM setup with a 35W fiber laser
Experimental characterization of the LAMM process
Modelling the process mechanics
Optimization of the process using engineering statistical
method DESIGN OF A LAMM SETUP Power- 0, 10, 20W laser spot diameter- 70-110 m focal length- 250 mm to 400 mm Tool is made up of tungsten carbide (WC) coated with TiAlN. Workpiece material- 1018 Carbon Steel CONCLUSIONS Laser assisted mechanical micromachining process is a non-conventional machining technique. This technique can be utilized for the hard-to- machine materials like, ceramics, various steels, glass, etc. Thermal softening can be induced by laser heating and up to 56% and 46% reduction in the cutting and thrust forces, respectively is observed at 35 W laser heating. THANK YOU