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    INVESTIGATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF TECHNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF LASER MARKING ON THE DEGREE OF CONTRAST
    (2023)
    Petar Tsvyatkov
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    Emil Yankov
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    In modern production, each finished product entering the market is identified by a special marking. Each mark must meet requirements such as good coding, easy to see, easy to read by certain readers, stable over time, etc. In the present casting, laser marking of the C75 steel was carried out with a fiber laser with an average power of P = 30 W and a wavelength of λ = 1064 nm. For semi-contrast marking, marking speeds from 100 mm/s to 700 mm/s, average power from 10 to 30 W, raster pitch from 20 µm to 60 µm, scanning frequency from 20 kHz to 150 kHz were investigated as constant parameters are the pulse duration τ =100 ns, number of repetitions N = 1 and defocus Δ f = 0 mm. The influence of the changing parameters on the contrast was established, and experimental dependences were constructed. The achieved research results show that to obtain a high contrast mark, the average power should be above 20 W, the scanning speed up to 300 mm/s, the scanning frequency up to 50 kHz and the raster pitch up to 40 µm.
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    INVESTIGATION OF SURFACE ROUGHNESS OF CARBON STEEL MACHINED PARTS AFTER NANOSECOND FIBER LASER MARKING
    (2023)
    Petar Tsvyatkov
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    Emil Yankov
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    Laser marking with a nanosecond fiber laser is one of the most common ways to permanently mark various engineering materials. The roughness of the machined surface and its observation is essential to evaluate the impact on the contrast of the marking as well. Experimental studies of the roughness obtained as a result of the laser marking, were inspected using a 3D measuring laser microscope OLYMPUS LEXT OLS5100. Analysis of the graphical dependence of the roughness function on the four process parameters: laser power, frequency, speed of marking and step.
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    Processing composite materials with lasers
    Composite materials, consisting of fibers and binders of natural and artificial origin, are increasingly used in various fields of industry. Processing of the obtained materials into finished forms is often difficult and expensive. Treatment of composite materials, such as milling, cutting, or grinding, is currently dominant. At present, lasers are increasingly used in production processes. It should be noted that modern industrial production is unthinkable without the use of laser equipment. However, when using lasers, initial adjustment of their laser parameters is required for optimal material processing. When considering different lasers and materials to be processed, the setting parameters are different and the obtained processing quality is varied. In the research, samples of composite materials have been made, consisting of epoxy resin as a binder and hemp, flax, and carbon fibers as reinforcing materials. The obtained composite materials have been studied with fiber laser for their processing quality.
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    RESEARCH OF CARBON FIBER MATERIAL LASERCUT OPTIMIZATION
    The report considers the possibility of using laser technology for cutting products from carbon fiber. The study uses a fiber laser with a wavelength of 1080 ±10nm. The dependences of the width b of the cutting lines on power density q and processing speed v are considered. As a result of experimental studies, power density and speed parameters were optimized for high-quality cutting of the carbon fiber.
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    CARBON FIBER AND PLANT FIBER COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN HIGH STRENGH PARTS
    Natural abundance, low density, high strength per unit weight, and biodegradability of natural materials, specifically natural fibres, render them attractive for other reinforcements. In order to clarify the effect of natural fibers as reinforcments upon the tensile strength of polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based carbon fibres, experimental as well as theoretical studies have been performed. A new material developing has been made in combining different fiber materials and testing them for strengh.