LASER CUTTING OF DIAMOND FIBERS AND DIAMOND FIBRE TITANIUM METAL-MATRIX COMPOSITES/

Authors
MEADEN G PARTRIDGE PG ASHFOLD MNR NICHOLSON ED WISBEY A
Citation
G. Meaden et al., LASER CUTTING OF DIAMOND FIBERS AND DIAMOND FIBRE TITANIUM METAL-MATRIX COMPOSITES/, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 5(6-8), 1996, pp. 825-828
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science
Journal title
DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS → ACNP
ISSN journal
09259635
Volume
5
Issue
6-8
Year of publication
1996
Pages
825 - 828
Database
ISI
SICI code
0925-9635(1996)5:6-8<825:LCODFA>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Continuous diamond fibres were produced by chemical vapour deposition of diamond onto tungsten wire. The fibres were embedded in Ti-6Al-4V a lloy to produce a diamond fibre reinforced composite. The diamond fibr e reinforced titanium alloy composite contained a high volume fraction of fibres uniformly spaced at a distance of about 50-100 mu m. Both t he fibres and the composite material were extremely difficult to cut w ithout damage by conventional mechanical methods. The use of an Nd-YAC laser to cut these materials is described.