ABSTRACT
This chapter provides extensive research tenacity in fiber laser processing of stainless steel (SS) families. As a member of the SS family, A4SS has many uses, demonstrating its flexibility as a functional material in the mechanical and healthcare industries. It is a remarkable material with enormous potential that is useful not only in the economic aspects of the country but also in the healthcare sectors as an implant material in the living bodies. Its durable properties, such as antibacterial, corrosion, and heat resistance, make it superior to the existing high-performance materials. While processing A4SS as per the desired applications, laser-based manufacturing is one of the most convenient methods that the researchers proposed. Fiber lasers have effectively replaced conventional lasers in modern laser processing applications. The fiber laser's usage can be observable in the field of subtractive manufacturing owing to its characteristics like high surface-to-volume ratio, diffraction-limited beam quality, low maintenance, high wall plug efficiency, and accurate cutting skills. The chapter discusses stainless steel and its types, the fiber laser machining system in detail, the occurrence of physical phenomena, the machining process, and the influence of existing and novel processing factors. The current investigation's experimental results and other researchers‘ work are provided to validate and restrict hypotheses regarding the process under consideration.
