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← ScienceWhich risk increases when laser cutting thick steel?
A)Increased kerf width uncertainty
B)Heat Affected Zone (HAZ) expansion✓
C)Beam polarization plane rotation
D)Spontaneous parametric down-conversion arises
💡 Explanation
Increased laser power and dwell time lead to increased HAZ size, because thermal conduction transfers heat faster than the material can dissipate it; therefore HAZ increases, rather than kerf uncertainty which is minimal, even if polarization and down-conversion were factors.
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