Welding aluminum sheet using a high-power diode laser

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Howard, K ^a   Lawson, S ^a   Zhou, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Fillet Welds in Lap Joints; High Power Diode Laser (HPDL); Weld Bead Formation; Weld Pool; Weld Throat

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ENERGY ABSORPTION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); LASER BEAMS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WELDING;

FILLET WELDS IN LAP JOINTS; HIGH-POWER DIODE LASERS (HPDL); WELD BEAD FORMATION; WELD POOL; WELD THROATS;

ALUMINUM SHEET;

EID: 33646720265     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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