PT Journal AU Hellwig, P Schricker, K Bergmann, J AU CIRP Conference on Photonic Technologies ; 11 (Online) : 2020.09.07-10 TI Effect of reduced ambient pressure and atmospheric composition on material removal mechanisms of steel and aluminum by means of high-speed laser processing SO 11th CIRP Conference on Photonic Technologies [LANE 2020] SE Procedia CIRP PD September PY 2020 BP 487 EP 492 VL 94 PU Elsevier DI 10.1016/j.procir.2020.09.169 WP https://www.db-thueringen.de/receive/dbt_mods_00051440 LA en SN 2212-8271 AB Balancing processes require highly precise mass corrections especially in case of high-speed turning rotors. Material removal by means of cw-mode laser radiation represents a novel approach for industrial balancing applications in order to achieve sufficient removal rates. Thereby, spatter formation was identified as primary removal mechanism. In this study, the effect of reduced ambient pressures and atmospheres with varying concentrations of argon, nitrogen and oxygen on spatter formation and loss of mass were investigated for AISI304 (1.4301, X5CrNi18-10) and EN AW-2618 (DIN 3.1924) under the use of a 400W single mode-fiber laser. PI [Amsterdam u.a.]; Amsterdam [u.a.] ER