CO
2 laser cutting and heat treatment technique are introduced for deburring spheroidal graphite cast iron. Thickness of heat affected zone (HAZ) generated in the deburring process was investigated as functions of cutting speed, laser power, assist-gas pressure and focusing position of the laser beam. The thickness decreased with decreasing cutting speed and laser power, and with increasing assist-gas pressure. The thinnest HAZ thickness obtained was 0.02mm, when the conditions were 25mm/min, 200W and 490kPa. After deburring, the HAZ was heat treated by CO
2 laser beam. The martensitic structure (MHV 770-800) of the HAZ could be completely transformed into fine pearlite. The hardness after the treatment was MHV 380-420 when the laser power was 900W and the scanning speed was 500mm/min. The experimental results show that CO
2 laser cutting and subsequent heat treatment are applicable to the deburring of spheroidal graphite cast iron.
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