Open AccessDie optimisering van die snyproses van diamante met behulp van ’n YAG - laser
Author(s) -
Annami Lubbe
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
suid-afrikaanse tydskrif vir natuurwetenskap en tegnologie/die suid-afrikaanse tydskrif vir natuurwetenskap en tegnologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2222-4173
pISSN - 0254-3486
DOI - 10.4102/satnt.v12i4.569
Subject(s) - diamond , laser , die (integrated circuit) , chip , materials science , optics , engineering , physics , metallurgy , nanotechnology , electrical engineering
A laser cannot, as generally assumed by the layman, cut right through a diamond with a single cut. A couple of hundred cuts may be necessary to "chip carve" through a diamond. There are several parameters, for example cutting speed, focus point, overlapping of cuts, etc., that influence the cutting process. With a view to optimizing the cutting process, laser cuts in diamonds were studied in a systematic way with the aid of an electron microscope. The method, technique and the results of the research are discussed in this article