On the relation between fluid dynamic pressure and the formation of pores in laser keyhole welding

Journal of Laser Applications

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 183-190

  Dowden, John ^a   Kapadia, Phiroze ^a   Clucas, Andy ^b   Ducharme, R ^a   Steen, W M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Instability; Keyhole; Laser welding; Pressure; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; FLUID DYNAMICS; LASER ABLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METALS; MOLTEN MATERIALS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PLASMAS; PRESSURE; STABILITY; SURFACE TENSION; WELDS;

FLUID DYNAMIC PRESSURE; LASER KEYHOLE WELDING; METAL VAPOR; PORE FORMATION;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

EID: 0030214865     PISSN: 1042346X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2351/1.4745420     Document Type: Article

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