Temperature Control of Quartz-Glass Melting Areas in Laser Additive Manufacturing

Direct energy deposition is an additive technology that can quickly manufacture irregularly shaped quartz-glass devices. Based on this technology and coaxial laser/wire feeding, open-loop tests were conducted under different process parameters. A closed-loop temperature control system was designed a...

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Main Authors: Jing Chen, Zeping Lv, Xuanjia Zhang, Tao Xu, Yuntao Cheng
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/16/1/29
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description Direct energy deposition is an additive technology that can quickly manufacture irregularly shaped quartz-glass devices. Based on this technology and coaxial laser/wire feeding, open-loop tests were conducted under different process parameters. A closed-loop temperature control system was designed and built for the molten pool temperature in quartz-glass additive manufacturing. It was based on a PID (proportional–integral–derivative) control algorithm for adjusting laser power. Changes in the macroscopic morphology, microstructure, and other qualities of the final additive result before and after the temperature control of the quartz glass were examined. Relative to constant laser powers of 120 W and 140 W, the temperature control of the multi-pass single-layer lateral additives produced dense surface microstructures of the additively produced quartz glass, and the molding quality was better.
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spelling doaj-art-7648245d91b8400d95b42b1fe3f744b72025-01-24T13:41:53ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2024-12-011612910.3390/mi16010029Temperature Control of Quartz-Glass Melting Areas in Laser Additive ManufacturingJing Chen0Zeping Lv1Xuanjia Zhang2Tao Xu3Yuntao Cheng4Lightweight Optics and Advanced Materials Technology Center, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, ChinaLightweight Optics and Advanced Materials Technology Center, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, ChinaLightweight Optics and Advanced Materials Technology Center, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, ChinaLightweight Optics and Advanced Materials Technology Center, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, ChinaLightweight Optics and Advanced Materials Technology Center, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, ChinaDirect energy deposition is an additive technology that can quickly manufacture irregularly shaped quartz-glass devices. Based on this technology and coaxial laser/wire feeding, open-loop tests were conducted under different process parameters. A closed-loop temperature control system was designed and built for the molten pool temperature in quartz-glass additive manufacturing. It was based on a PID (proportional–integral–derivative) control algorithm for adjusting laser power. Changes in the macroscopic morphology, microstructure, and other qualities of the final additive result before and after the temperature control of the quartz glass were examined. Relative to constant laser powers of 120 W and 140 W, the temperature control of the multi-pass single-layer lateral additives produced dense surface microstructures of the additively produced quartz glass, and the molding quality was better.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/16/1/29quartz glassadditive manufacturingtemperature controlcoaxial wire feedingdirect energy deposition
spellingShingle Jing Chen
Zeping Lv
Xuanjia Zhang
Tao Xu
Yuntao Cheng
Temperature Control of Quartz-Glass Melting Areas in Laser Additive Manufacturing
Micromachines
quartz glass
additive manufacturing
temperature control
coaxial wire feeding
direct energy deposition
title Temperature Control of Quartz-Glass Melting Areas in Laser Additive Manufacturing
title_full Temperature Control of Quartz-Glass Melting Areas in Laser Additive Manufacturing
title_fullStr Temperature Control of Quartz-Glass Melting Areas in Laser Additive Manufacturing
title_full_unstemmed Temperature Control of Quartz-Glass Melting Areas in Laser Additive Manufacturing
title_short Temperature Control of Quartz-Glass Melting Areas in Laser Additive Manufacturing
title_sort temperature control of quartz glass melting areas in laser additive manufacturing
topic quartz glass
additive manufacturing
temperature control
coaxial wire feeding
direct energy deposition
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/16/1/29
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