Nanosecond laser cleaning was employed to remove organic contaminants and oxide films from the surface of titanium alloy. The effects of laser fluence on surface morphology, roughness, elemental composition, oxide film thickness, and mechanical properties were systematically investigated employing Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and X-ray Diffraction (XRD). The original surface was covered with oil stains and oxygen-rich particles, with an oxide film approximately 10 nm thick. At a fluence of 6.11 J/cm2, surface contaminants were completely removed, the roughness decreased by 32%, the oxygen content reduced by 35%, and the oxide film thickness decreased to 3.6 nm without any observable surface damage. When the fluence was below 4.08 J/cm2, cleaning was incomplete, whereas fluences above 8.15 J/cm2 caused surface cracking. Further increasing the fluence beyond 10.18 J/cm2 resulted in ablation craters accompanied by oxide film thickening. Residual stress increased with rising fluence, while microhardness, yield strength, and tensile strength remained nearly unchanged, with a slight improvement in elongation, thereby confirming the non-destructive nature of the process. The analysis indicates that the cleaning mechanism is primarily driven by thermal ablation, accompanied by melting and localized secondary oxidation. This study provides valuable insights for optimizing non-destructive laser cleaning processes of titanium alloys prior to welding.
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