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Cutting Experiment of Fraxinus mandshurica Using Waterjet-Assisted CO₂ Laser

Yueqiang Yu^1,3, Minzheng Jiang^1,*, Sheng Gao^1,*, Ting Jiang¹, Bakary S. Doumbia², Bo Yan¹, Tingang Ma¹, Kexin Ren¹, Yinsong Liu¹

1 College of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, 163318, China
2 Forestry and Woodworking Machinery Engineering Technology Center, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
3 Research and Development Center of 3D Printing Material and Technology, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China

* Corresponding Authors: Minzheng Jiang. Email: ; Sheng Gao. Email:

(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Porous Materials for Sustainable Development)

Journal of Renewable Materials 2023, 11(9), 3583-3593. https://doi.org/10.32604/jrm.2023.030725

Received 19 April 2023; Accepted 09 June 2023; Issue published 20 July 2023

Abstract

High-quality wood products and valuable wood crafts receive everyone’s favor with the rapid development of the economy. In order to improve the cutting surface quality of wood forming parts, the cutting experiment of renewable Fraxinus mandshurica was conducted by waterjet-assisted CO₂ laser (WACL) technology. A quadratic mathematical model for describing the relationship between surface roughness changes and cutting parameters was established. The effects of cutting speed, flow pressure and laser power on the kerf surface roughness of Fraxinus mandshurica when cutting transversally were discussed by response surface method. The experimental results showed that kerf surface roughness decreased under a lower laser power, higher cutting speed and higher flow pressure. When the cutting speed was 30 mm/s, flow pressure was 1.58 MPa and laser power was 45 W, the actual surface roughness of the optimized Fraxinus mandshurica was 2.41 μm, and it was in accord with the theoretically predicted surface roughness value of 2.54 μm, so the model fitted the actual situation well. Through the analysis of 3D profile morphology and micromorphology, it was concluded that the optimized kerf surface of Fraxinus mandshurica was smoother, the cell wall was not destroyed and the tracheid was clear. It provides the theoretical basis for wood micromachining.

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