Laser weld penetration estimation using temperature measurements

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 179-188

  Lankalapalli, K N ^a   Tu, J F ^b   Leong, K H ^c   Gartner, M ^d  

^a Fanuc Robotics North America Inc   (United States)

^b SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENETRATION DEPTH; WELD BEAD WIDTH; WELD PENETRATION; WELDING SPEED;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; GAS METAL ARC WELDING; HEAT CONDUCTION; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; SURFACES; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOCOUPLES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

EID: 0032674120     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: 15288935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2831202     Document Type: Article

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