scholarly journals Consideration on a Laser Welding Condition Range under which Fatigue Strength is Stabilized in Lap Joints of Aluminum Alloys

2004 ◽  
Vol 70 (698) ◽  
pp. 1491-1498
Author(s):  
Kyohei KAWAMOTO ◽  
Shintaro YOSHIMITSU ◽  
Tatsuhiko YOSHIMURA ◽  
Hiroshi NOGUCHI
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Strength ◽  
Aluminum Alloys ◽  
Laser Welding ◽  
Lap Joints ◽  
Welding Condition

Laser Welding Conditions to Improve Tensile Strength and Fatigue Strength of a Lap Joint in Aluminum Alloys

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 100077
Author(s):  
M. R. Mitchell ◽  
R. E. Link ◽  
Kyohei Kawamoto ◽  
Shintaro Yoshimitsu ◽  
Hiroshi Noguchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Fatigue Strength ◽  
Aluminum Alloys ◽  
Laser Welding ◽  
Lap Joint

Evaluation of Fatigue Strength and Spot Weldability of High Strength Steel Sheet for Light Weight Automobile Body

2005 ◽  
Vol 297-300 ◽  
pp. 2883-2887 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Ho Bae ◽  
Won Seok Jung ◽  
J.B. Heo
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Fatigue Strength ◽  
Lap Joints ◽  
Vehicle Body ◽  
Rolled Steel ◽  
Welding Condition ◽  
Cold Rolled Steel ◽  
Steel Sheets ◽  
Cold Rolled ◽  
Spot Welded

An effective way to reduce the weight of vehicle body seems to be application of new materials, and such trend is remarkable. Among the various materials for vehicle body, stainless steel sheets and cold rolled steel sheets are under the interests. However, in order to guarantee reliability of new material and to establish the long life fatigue design criteria for body structure, it is necessary to assess spot weldability and fatigue strength of spot welded lap joints fabricated under optimized spot welding condition. In this paper, spot weldability of stainless steel sheets, STS304L and STS316L, and cold rolled steel sheets, SPCC and SPCD. Fatigue strength of lap joints spot welded between similar and dissimilar materials were also assessed.

scholarly journals Effect of Micro Solidification Crack on Mechanical Performance of Remote Laser Welded AA6063 Fillet Lap Joint in Automotive Battery Tray Construction

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 4522
Author(s):  
Tianzhu Sun ◽  
Pasquale Franciosa ◽  
Conghui Liu ◽  
Fabio Pierro ◽  
Darek Ceglarek
Keyword(s):  
Laser Welding ◽  
Fusion Zone ◽  
Aluminium Alloys ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Lap Joints ◽  
Fatigue Durability ◽  
Micro Cracks ◽  
Remote Laser Welding ◽  
Weld Fatigue ◽  
Weld Root

Remote laser welding (RLW) has shown a number of benefits of joining 6xxx aluminium alloys such as high processing speed and process flexibility. However, the crack susceptibility of 6xxx aluminium alloys during RLW process is still an open problem. This paper experimentally assesses the impact of transverse micro cracks on joint strength and fatigue durability in remote laser welding of AA6063-T6 fillet lap joints. Distribution and morphology of transverse micro cracks were acquired by scanning electron microscope (SEM) on cross-sections. Grain morphology in the weld zone was determined by electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) while static tensile and dynamic fatigue tests were carried out to evaluate weld mechanical performance. Results revealed that increasing welding speed from 2 m/min to 6 m/min did not introduce additional transverse micro cracks. Additionally, welding at 2 m/min resulted in tensile strength improvement by 30% compared to 6 m/min due to the expansion of fusion zone, measured by the throat thickness, and refinement of columnar grains near fusion lines. Furthermore, the weld fatigue durability is significantly higher when fracture occurs in weld root instead of fusion zone. This can be achieved by increasing weld root angle with optimum weld fatigue durability at around 55°.

scholarly journals Remote Laser Welding of Steel and Aluminum Alloys

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian Albert ◽  
Philip Marben ◽  
Tom Graham
Keyword(s):  
Aluminum Alloys ◽  
Laser Welding ◽  
Remote Laser Welding

Spot Weldability Assessment of Similar and Dissimilar Steel Sheets for Light Weight Automobile Body

2006 ◽  
Vol 306-308 ◽  
pp. 899-904
Author(s):  
Dong Ho Bae ◽  
Won Seok Jung ◽  
J.B. Heo
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Fatigue Strength ◽  
Lap Joints ◽  
Vehicle Body ◽  
Rolled Steel ◽  
Cold Rolled Steel ◽  
Steel Sheets ◽  
Automobile Body ◽  
Cold Rolled ◽  
Spot Welded

An effective way to reduce the weight of vehicle body seems to be application of new materials, and such trend is remarkable. Among the various materials for automobile body, stainless steel sheets and cold rolled steel sheets are under the interests. However, in order to guarantee reliability of new material and to establish the long life fatigue design criteria for body structure, it is necessary to assess spot weldability and fatigue strength of spot welded lap joints fabricated under optimized spot welding condition. In this paper, spot weldability of stainless steel sheets, STS301L and STS304L, and cold rolled steel sheets, SPCC and SPCD. Fatigue strength of lap joints spot welded between similar and dissimilar materials were also assessed.

Process stabilization by dual focus laser welding of aluminum alloys for car body

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimihiro Shibata ◽  
Takakuni Iwase ◽  
Hiroki Sakamoto ◽  
Friedrich H. Dausinger ◽  
Bernd Hohenberger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aluminum Alloys ◽  
Laser Welding ◽  
Focus Laser ◽  
Car Body

scholarly journals Effect of pulse frequency on laser welding on SiCp/6061 aluminum alloys with powder

2021 ◽  
Vol 2079 (1) ◽  
pp. 012022
Author(s):  
Yongchao Jian ◽  
Yan Shi
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Aluminum Alloys ◽  
Laser Welding ◽  
Base Metal ◽  
Welded Joints ◽  
Molten Pool ◽  
Particle Distribution ◽  
Pulse Frequency ◽  
Uneven Distribution

Abstract Because of the uneven distribution of reinforcement particles in the molten pool during laser welding of SiCp/6061Al composites with powder, the effect of pulse frequency on the homogenization was studied in this paper. The pulse frequency of welding is changed and the macro morphology of the weld is studied by metallographic microscope. The particle uniformity of reinforcing phase and the porosity of molten pool at different frequencies were compared. The tensile strength of welded joints at different frequencies was tested by universal tensile machine. Finally, when the pulse frequency is 160Hz, the particle distribution of reinforcing phase is the most uniform and the tensile strength is the largest. The tensile strength reaches 267.06MPa, reaching 69.1% of the base metal. When the pulse frequency is 320Hz, the porosity of the weld is the lowest, reaching 1.75%.

Characteristics of the Keyhole and Energy Absorption during YAG Laser Welding of Al-Li Alloy

2011 ◽  
Vol 287-290 ◽  
pp. 2401-2406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ai Qin Duan ◽  
Shui Li Gong
Keyword(s):  
Laser Welding ◽  
Heat Input ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Laser Energy ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
High Speed Camera ◽  
Welding Time ◽  
Welding Condition ◽  
Yag Laser ◽  
Temperature Area

In this paper, the keyhole of YAG laser welding 5A90 Al-Li alloy was observed and measured through the high speed camera. The characteristics of the keyhole and the effects of welding parameters were studied. The characteristics of the absorption of laser energy and the susceptivity for heat input in welding 5A90 were given. The results show that in this welding condition, the keyhole of laser welding 5A90 is nearly a taper and the highest temperature area is in the bottom. There are clear effects of heat input on the characteristics, especially the surface radius of keyhole and plasma/vapor in keyhole. Another phenomena is observed that sometime plasma/vapor could disappear in 0.3ms welding time, and this feature will be more remarkable as decrease of heat input. It shows that the absorption of energy is unsteady. It is known that when this instability reaches a certain value, an unsteady weld will be formed.

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