Effects of pulse level of Nd-YAG laser on tensile properties and formability of laser weldments in automotive aluminum alloys

Materials Science and Engineering: A

Volumn 416, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 281-289

  Kuo, T Y ^a   Lin, H C ^b  

^a SOUTHERN TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

5754 O; 6022 T4E29; Aluminum; Formability; Nd YAG laser welding; Tensile properties

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE BODIES; BUTT WELDING; FORMABILITY; LASER BEAM WELDING; LASER PULSES; STRUCTURAL PANELS; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

AUTOMOTIVE ALUMINUM ALLOYS; AUTOMOTIVE BODY PANELS; LASER WELDMENTS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; AUTOMOBILE BODIES; BUTT WELDING; FORMABILITY; LASER BEAM WELDING; LASER PULSES; STRUCTURAL PANELS; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

EID: 30944464847     PISSN: 09215093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2005.10.041     Document Type: Article

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