Laser-induced color marking of stainless steel

Arkadiusz J. Antonczak; Maciej Nowak; Pawel Koziol; Pawel R. Kaczmarek; Adam T. Waz; Krzysztof M. Abramski

doi:10.1117/12.2014977

22 January 2013 Laser-induced color marking of stainless steel

Arkadiusz J. Antonczak, Maciej Nowak, Pawel Koziol, Pawel R. Kaczmarek, Adam T. Waz, Krzysztof M. Abramski

Proceedings Volume 8703, Laser Technology 2012: Applications of Lasers; 87030G (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2014977
Event: Tenth Symposium on Laser Technology, 2012, Szczecin, Poland

Abstract

This paper presents the analysis of the impact of selected process parameters on the resulting laser color marking. The study was conducted for AISI 304 multipurpose stainless steel using a commercially available industrial fiber laser. It was determined how various process parameters, such as laser power, scanning speed of the laser beam, temperature of the material, location of the sample relative to the focal plane, affect the repeatability of the colors obtained. For objective assessment of color changes, an optical spectrometer and the CIE color difference parameter ΔE_ab * were used.

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Arkadiusz J. Antonczak, Maciej Nowak, Pawel Koziol, Pawel R. Kaczmarek, Adam T. Waz, and Krzysztof M. Abramski "Laser-induced color marking of stainless steel", Proc. SPIE 8703, Laser Technology 2012: Applications of Lasers, 87030G (22 January 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2014977

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