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Advanced Laser Ablation and Damage in Materials

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Mechanics of Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 August 2024) | Viewed by 4704

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Hongwei Song

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Key Laboratory for Mechanics in Fluid–Solid Coupling Systems, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Interests: laser-induced thermal–mechanical effects in composite materials; multifunctional lightweight materials and structures
Dr. Ruixing Wang

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Key Laboratory for Mechanics in Fluid-Solid Coupling Systems, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Interests: interaction between laser and matter; multifield coupling numerical computation

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Recent advances in high-power continuous-wave (CW) laser and short/ultra-short pulsed laser have introduced novel phenomena and mechanisms of ablation and damage in materials. The intense laser energy can ablate a portion of samples through melting, fusion, oxidation, sublimation, ionization, erosion and/or explosion, inducing punching, yielding, fracturing, pyrolysis, delamination and debonding damages in materials. To reveal the complex high-temperature and high-pressure physical and chemical processes with significant multiphase, multiscale and multifield coupling characteristics, advanced material models, computational methods, diagnostic technologies and artificial intelligent (AI) technology are required. The understanding of these ablation and damage behaviors could accelerate the application of high-power lasers in various industrial sectors, such as advanced manufacturing, thermal protection, rock removal, laser cleaning, laser weapons, etc.

This Special Issue aims to be a forum for the presentation of the latest developments in basic and applied research in the field of laser ablation and damage in materials. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Phenomena and mechanisms of laser ablation and damage;
  • Thermal and mechanical responses of metals, polymers, ceramics and their composite materials;
  • Theoretical, numerical and experimental characterization;
  • Applications of advanced laser ablation and damage.

Prof. Dr. Hongwei Song
Dr. Ruixing Wang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • laser ablation
  • thermomechanical damage
  • shock wave
  • composite materials
  • multiscale
  • multifield coupling
  • numerical simulation
  • in situ measurements and diagnostics
  • thermal loading identification
  • machine learning

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An Investigation of Oxides of Tantalum Produced by Pulsed Laser Ablation and Continuous Wave Laser Heating
by Alexander W. Auner, Jonathan C. Crowhurst, David G. Weisz, Zurong Dai and Kimberly B. Knight
Materials 2024, 17(20), 4947; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17204947 - 10 Oct 2024
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Recent progress has seen multiple Ta2O5 polymorphs generated by different synthesis techniques. However, discrepancies arise when these polymorphs are produced in widely varying thermodynamic conditions and characterized using different techniques. This work aimed to characterize and compare Ta2O [...] Read more.
Recent progress has seen multiple Ta2O5 polymorphs generated by different synthesis techniques. However, discrepancies arise when these polymorphs are produced in widely varying thermodynamic conditions and characterized using different techniques. This work aimed to characterize and compare Ta2O5 particles formed at high and low temperatures using nanosecond pulsed laser ablation (PLA) and continuous wave (CW) laser heating of a local area of tantalum in either air or an 18O2 atmosphere. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Raman spectroscopy of the micrometer-sized particles generated by PLA were consistent with either a localized amorphous Ta2O5 phase or a similar, but not identical, crystalline β-Ta2O5 phase. The Raman spectrum of the material formed at the point of CW laser impingement was in good agreement with the previously established ceramic “H-Ta2O5” phase. TEM and electron diffraction analysis of these particles indicated the phase structure matched an oxygen-vacated superstructure of monoclinic H-Ta2O5. Further from the point of laser impingement, CW heating produced particles with a Raman spectrum that matched β-Ta2O5. We confirmed that the high-temperature ceramic phase characterized in previous work by Raman spectroscopy was the same monoclinic phase characterized in different work by TEM and could be produced by direct laser heating of metal in air. Full article
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Elastic Modulus Measurement at High Temperatures for Miniature Ceramic Samples Using Laser Micro-Machining and Thermal Mechanical Analyzer
by Zhao Zhang, Hai Xiao, Rajendra K. Bordia and Fei Peng
Materials 2024, 17(18), 4636; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17184636 - 21 Sep 2024
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In this paper, we demonstrate a method of measuring the flexural elastic modulus of ceramics at an intermediate (~millimeter) scale at high temperatures. We used a picosecond laser to precisely cut microbeams from the location of interest in a bulk ceramic. They had [...] Read more.
In this paper, we demonstrate a method of measuring the flexural elastic modulus of ceramics at an intermediate (~millimeter) scale at high temperatures. We used a picosecond laser to precisely cut microbeams from the location of interest in a bulk ceramic. They had a cross-section of approximately 100 μm × 300 μm and a length of ~1 cm. They were then tested in a thermal mechanical analyzer at room temperature, 500 °C, 800 °C, and 1100 °C using the four-point flexural testing method. We compared the elastic moduli of high-purity Al2O3 and AlN measured by our method with the reported values in the literature and found that the difference was less than 5% for both materials. This paper provides a new and accurate method of characterizing the high-temperature elastic modulus of miniature samples extracted from representative/selected areas of bulk materials. Full article
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An Efficient Laser Decontamination Process Based on Non-Radioactive Specimens of Nuclear Power Materials
by Yang Hu, Changsheng Liu, Kangte Li, Jian Cheng, Zhiming Zhang and Enhou Han
Materials 2023, 16(24), 7643; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16247643 - 14 Dec 2023
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Nuclear power components contain radioactivity on their surfaces after long-term service, which can be harmful to personnel and the environment during maintenance, dismantling, and decommissioning. In this experiment, laser decontamination technology is utilized to remove radioactivity from their surfaces. In order to meet [...] Read more.
Nuclear power components contain radioactivity on their surfaces after long-term service, which can be harmful to personnel and the environment during maintenance, dismantling, and decommissioning. In this experiment, laser decontamination technology is utilized to remove radioactivity from their surfaces. In order to meet the actual needs, a laser decontamination process without spot overlapping has been studied. Under the same equipment conditions, the decontamination efficiency of the non-spot overlapping process is 10 times higher than that of the spot overlapping process. Alloy 690 is used as the test substrate, and non-radioactive specimens are prepared by simulating primary-circuit hydrochemical conditions. The surface morphology, elemental composition, and phase composition of the specimens before and after laser decontamination are investigated with SEM and XRD using the single-pulse experiment and power single-factor experiment methods, and the laser decontamination effect was evaluated. The results show that the decontamination efficiency reached 10.8 m2/h under the conditions of a pulse width of 500 ns, a laser repetition frequency of 40 kHz, a scanning speed of 15,000 mm/s, and a line spacing of 0.2 mm, according to which the removal effect was achieved when the laser power was 160 W and the oxygen content on the surface was 6.29%; additionally, there were no oxide phases in the XRD spectra after decontamination. Therefore, the laser cleaning process without spot overlap can provide reference for future practical operations to achieve efficient removal of radioactivity from nuclear power components. Full article
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Instantaneous Ablation Behavior of Laminated CFRP by High-Power Continuous-Wave Laser Irradiation in Supersonic Wind Tunnel
by Te Ma, Jiangtao Wang, Hongwei Song, Ruixing Wang and Wu Yuan
Materials 2023, 16(2), 790; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16020790 - 13 Jan 2023
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Experimental and numerical investigations of the instantaneous ablation behavior of laminated carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) exposed to an intense continuous-wave (CW) laser in a supersonic wind tunnel are reported. We establish an in situ observation measurement in the experiments to examine the instantaneous [...] Read more.
Experimental and numerical investigations of the instantaneous ablation behavior of laminated carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) exposed to an intense continuous-wave (CW) laser in a supersonic wind tunnel are reported. We establish an in situ observation measurement in the experiments to examine the instantaneous ablation behavior. The surface recession depth is calculated by using the Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) method, taking the ply angle of laminated CFRP as a reference. A coupled thermal-fluid-ablation numerical model incorporating mechanisms of oxidation, sublimation, and thermomechanical erosion is developed to solve the ablation-through problem of multilayer materials. The results show that the laser ablation depth is related to the laser power density, airflow velocity and airflow mode. Thermomechanical erosion is the primary ablation mechanism when the surface temperature is relatively low and the cavity flow mode is a closed cavity flow. When the surface temperature reaches the sublimation of carbon and the airflow mode is transformed to open cavity flow, sublimation plays a dominant role and the ablation rate of thermomechanical erosion gradually decreases. Full article
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