The effect of shielding gas types on CO2 laser tailored blank weldability of low carbon automotive galvanized steel

Materials Science and Engineering: A

Volumn 272, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 357-362

  Chung, B G ^a   Rhee, S ^a   Lee, C H ^a  

^a Res Inst Stl Processes A   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Erichsen test; Fracture ratio (FR); Shielding gas; Strength ratio (SR); Tailored blank (TB); Weld penetration

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; DISSOCIATION; FORMABILITY; GALVANIZED METAL; IONIZATION OF GASES; LASER BEAM WELDING; PLASMAS; POROSITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF GASES;

CARBON AUTOMOTIVE GALVANIZED STEEL; SHIELDING GAS; TAILORED BLANK; WELD PENETRATION;

CARBON STEEL;

EID: 0000461765     PISSN: 09215093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-5093(99)00499-2     Document Type: Article

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