Research and progress in laser welding of wrought aluminum alloys. I. Laser welding processes

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-22

  Cao, X ^a   Wallace, W ^a   Poon, C ^a   Immarigeon, J P ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aluminum alloys; CO2 laser; Deep penetration mode; Keyhole mode; Laser beam welding; Laser welding; Nd:YAG laser; Process parameters; Review; Weld quality; Wrought aluminum alloys

Indexed keywords

ALLOYING ELEMENTS; CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; CRACK INITIATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FORMABILITY; HARDNESS; LASER BEAM WELDING; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; WELDS;

LOSS OF ALLOYING ELEMENTS; NEODYMIUM DOPED YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET; OXIDE INCLUSIONS; WROUGHT ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0037220822     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/AMP-120017586     Document Type: Article

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