Study the Effect of Laser Nozzle and Lens Design on the Oxygen Supply System for CNC Gas Cutting Machines

Abstract

The process of laser cutting by (Nozzle C 20E) can detect the roughness of the surface from the upper side, while laser cutting by (Nozzle C30E) have less roughness detection according to the ability of constant speed with different metal thickness. The width of the Kerf and surface roughness are the most factors which needs for focusing during cutting process for various plate cutting operation by CNC machine. Such machines require oxygen and propane or acetylene gases with proper pressure controls. For the gas cutting machine, the volume of oxygen gas used is more than that of propane gas. The oxygen gas is used for heating and cutting the plates. It is necessary to supply the proper amount and quality of gas to the machine to obtain a good cutting quality surfces. However; the pressure of oxygen gas depends upon the thickness of cutting plates. Stainless steel is the most important metals in the industrial and manufacturing process, so the cutting conditions are very important. Its concluded from our result, that the characteristics of the main selecting factors which effects the laser machine performance such as, the focal lens nozzle height (0.6 to 1.0mm) and the ability and speed of cutting should be fixed and not changing.