METHOD OF LASER MICRO-MACHINING STAINLESS STEEL WITH HIGH COSMETIC QUALITY

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A process to laser micro-machine a metal part with a high cosmetic quality surface, including applying a protective coating layer to at least one surface of the part to physically isolate the surface from air prior to micro-machining the part with a laser, and sacrificing the protective layer to block/consume oxygen in air by carbonization and oxidation due to strong laser irradiation. The protective coating applied to at least one of a front side high quality cosmetic surface and a back side surface of the part. The coating layer being highly transparent to an applied laser beam, having a thickness of between approximately 5 mil and approximately 10 mil, inclusive, and having sufficient adhesion strength to adhere to the part without delaminating during processing. The laser can be selected from a nano-second pulse width laser and a micro-second pulse width laser to process the part.

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ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC13900 NW SCIENCE PARK DRIVE PORLTLAND OR 97229

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HOWERTON, Jeff Portland, US 8 77
LEI, Weisheng Portland, US 13 352
LI, Guangyu Portland, US 17 329
MATSUMOTO, Hisashi Portland, US 59 1133

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