Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention provides a gas-assisted laser processing method for removing stealth coatings on aircraft surfaces.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
a method for improving the laser removal quality of a stealth coating through gas assistance comprises the following steps:
1) fixing an airplane surface sample piece to be processed, the surface of which is coated with a stealth coating, on a working platform, and aligning one surface coated with the coating to a laser cleaning head;
2) the gas auxiliary protection device comprises a main device and a tail device, wherein the main device is of a vent pipe structure, the tail device is an auxiliary vent pipe, a main protection gas inlet is formed in the main device, a tail protection gas inlet is formed in the tail device, inert gas is introduced from the main protection gas inlet and the tail protection gas inlet, and an inert gas protection layer is formed in the surface area of the stealth coating;
3) removing the stealth coating by adopting a pulse laser;
4) closing the laser and the gas auxiliary protection device, cleaning the residual waste on the surface of the sample piece, and taking out the sample piece;
5) if the stealth coating is not completely removed, repeating the steps 1) to 4) until the stealth coating is completely removed.
Preferably, the inert gas in step 2) is any one or a combination of several of helium, neon and argon.
Preferably, in the step 3), the laser wavelength range is 200 nm-10.6 μm, and the output power range is 10% -100%.
Preferably, the pulsed laser in step 3) is CO2Laser, Nd: YAG laser or fiber laser, the power range of the pulse laser is 100W-500W.
Preferably, in the step 3), the laser processing is performed by using a round laser spot or a square laser spot.
Further preferably, the diameter of the circular laser spot in the step 3) is 1mm to 20mm, and the side length of the square laser spot is 1mm to 25 mm.
Preferably, the pulse width range in the step 3) is 2 ns-400 ns, and the pulse frequency range is 10 Hz-5000 kHz.
Preferably, the scanning speed in the step 3) ranges from 1000mm/s to 9000mm/s, and the line spacing ranges from 0.01mm to 5 mm.
Preferably, the average power density of the laser in the step 3) is in a range of 50W/cm2~500W/cm2。
Further, the airplane surface sample piece in the step 1) is made of metal materials such as aluminum alloy and titanium alloy.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:
(1) the method adopts a laser means to remove the stealth coating on the surface of the airplane, and the laser beam acts on the coating to enable the interior of the coating to generate lattice vibration so as to be stripped from the surface of the sample piece.
(2) According to the invention, through the gas auxiliary protection device and the inert gas protection layer formed on the surface of the coating, the laser action area is enabled to effectively isolate oxygen, the generation of sparks in the ablation process is obviously inhibited, the safety of the laser removal process is ensured, and the removal quality of the stealth coating on the surface of the airplane is effectively improved. The processing target of green environmental protection, safety and reliability is further realized, and the removing quality of the surface coating can be effectively improved, so that the comprehensive mechanical property of the surface of the airplane is ensured.
(3) The method can also be applied to the fields of aircraft skin paint layer removal, metal welding and the like, and has important significance for ensuring the processing safety and improving the processing quality.
Detailed Description
The present invention will be described in detail with reference to specific examples. The following examples will assist those skilled in the art in further understanding the invention, but are not intended to limit the invention in any way. It should be noted that variations and modifications can be made by persons skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention. All falling within the scope of the present invention.
Example 1
The gas-assisted laser processing method for removing the stealth coating on the surface of the airplane comprises the following steps:
firstly, cutting an aluminum alloy wire of a to-be-processed airplane surface sample piece 12024 with the surface coated with the stealth coating 2 to a proper size, fixing the to-be-processed airplane surface sample piece on a working platform through a clamp, and aligning one surface coated with the coating to a laser cleaning head 3;
secondly, opening a switch of the gas auxiliary protection device, introducing helium gas from a main protection gas inlet and a tail protection gas inlet, and forming a uniform gas protection layer in the surface area of the stealth coating;
thirdly, adopting 100W CO2The laser removes the stealth coating, and the high-speed motion of the X and Y galvanometers acts the laser energy on the surface of the coating in a two-dimensional arrangement mode. A circular laser spot with the diameter of 5mm is selected for laser processing, the laser wavelength is 10.6 mu m, and the output power is 50%. The pulse width was set to 100ns and the pulse frequency was set to 100 kHz. Removing the stealth coating by point-by-point, line-by-line and surface-by-surface laser scanning, wherein the scanning speed of a laser spot is set to 2000mm/s, the line spacing is set to 0.05mm, and the average power density of laser is 100W/cm2;
Fourthly, closing the laser and the gas auxiliary protection device, cleaning up residual waste on the surface of the sample piece, and taking out the sample piece;
and fifthly, if the stealth coating is not completely removed, repeating the first step to the fourth step until the stealth coating is completely removed.
As shown in fig. 1, which is a schematic diagram of a gas-assisted laser processing method of the present invention, a gas-assisted protection device includes a main device 5 and a tail device 7, the main device is a vent pipe structure, the tail device is an auxiliary vent pipe for ensuring a sufficient inert gas environment, a main shielding gas inlet 6 is disposed on the main device 5, a tail shielding gas inlet 8 is disposed on the tail device 7, and an inert gas is introduced from the main shielding gas inlet 6 and the tail shielding gas inlet 8, so as to form an inert gas protection layer 4 on a surface region of a stealth coating.
Example 2
Firstly, cutting a 7075 aluminum alloy wire with a stealth coating coated on the surface to a proper size, fixing the aluminum alloy wire on a working platform through a clamp, and aligning one surface coated with the coating to a laser cleaning head;
secondly, opening a switch of the gas auxiliary protection device, introducing neon from a main protection gas inlet and a tail protection gas inlet, and forming a uniform gas protection layer in the surface area of the stealth coating;
in the third step, the first step is,A300W Nd: YAG laser removes the stealthy coating, and the high-speed motion of X and Y galvanometers acts on the coating surface in a two-dimensional arrangement mode. A10 mm circular laser spot is selected for laser processing, the laser wavelength is 1064nm, and the output power is 80%. The pulse width was set to 6ns and the pulse frequency was set to 30 Hz. Removing the stealth coating by point-by-point, line-by-line and surface-by-surface laser scanning, wherein the scanning speed of a laser spot is set to 4000mm/s, the line spacing is set to 0.5mm, and the average power density of laser is 200W/cm2;
Fourthly, closing the laser and the gas auxiliary protection device, cleaning up residual waste on the surface of the sample piece, and taking out the sample piece;
and fifthly, if the stealth coating is not completely removed, repeating the first step to the fourth step until the stealth coating is completely removed.
Example 3
Firstly, cutting a TC4 titanium alloy wire with a stealth coating coated on the surface to a proper size, fixing the titanium alloy wire on a working platform through a clamp, and aligning one surface coated with the coating to a laser cleaning head;
secondly, opening a switch of the gas auxiliary protection device, and introducing argon gas from a main protection gas inlet and a tail protection gas inlet to form a uniform gas protection layer in the surface area of the stealth coating;
and thirdly, removing the stealth coating by adopting a 500W optical fiber laser, and enabling laser energy to act on the surface of the coating in a two-dimensional arrangement mode by the high-speed motion of the X and Y galvanometers. A2 mm circular laser spot is selected for laser processing, the laser wavelength is 1030nm, and the output power is 30%. The pulse width was set to 200ns and the pulse frequency was set to 200 kHz. Removing the stealth coating by point-by-point, line-by-line and surface-by-surface laser scanning, wherein the scanning speed of a laser spot is set to 6000mm/s, the line spacing is set to 0.02mm, and the average laser power density is 50W/cm2;
Fourthly, closing the laser and the gas auxiliary protection device, cleaning up residual waste on the surface of the sample piece, and taking out the sample piece;
and fifthly, if the stealth coating is not completely removed, repeating the first step to the fourth step until the stealth coating is completely removed.
Example 4
The gas-assisted laser processing method for removing the stealth coating on the surface of the airplane comprises the following steps:
firstly, cutting a TC6 titanium alloy wire with a stealth coating coated on the surface to a proper size, fixing the titanium alloy wire on a working platform through a clamp, and aligning one surface coated with the coating to a laser cleaning head;
secondly, opening a switch of the gas auxiliary protection device, and respectively introducing helium and argon from a main protection gas inlet and a tail protection gas inlet to form a uniform gas protection layer on the surface area of the stealth coating;
and thirdly, removing the stealth coating by adopting a 100W optical fiber laser, and enabling laser energy to act on the surface of the coating in a two-dimensional arrangement mode by the high-speed motion of the X and Y galvanometers. A square laser spot with the diameter of 20mm is selected for laser processing, the laser wavelength is 200nm, and the output power is 60%. The pulse width was set to 400ns and the pulse frequency was set to 4000 kHz. Removing the stealth coating by point-by-point, line-by-line and surface-by-surface laser scanning, wherein the scanning speed of a laser spot is set to 3000mm/s, the line spacing is set to 5mm, and the average laser power density is 500W/cm2;
Fourthly, closing the laser and the gas auxiliary protection device, cleaning up residual waste on the surface of the sample piece, and taking out the sample piece;
and fifthly, if the stealth coating is not completely removed, repeating the first step to the fourth step until the stealth coating is completely removed.
The foregoing description of specific embodiments of the present invention has been presented. It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and that various changes and modifications may be made by one skilled in the art within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.