Experimental investigation on the weldability and forming behavior of aluminum alloy tailor-welded blanks

Journal of Laser Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 81-88

  Cheng, C H ^a   Chan, L C ^a   Chow, C L ^b   Lee, T C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum alloy; Forming behavior; Tailor welded blanks; Weldability

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENT; AVERAGE POWER; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FORMING BEHAVIOR; FORMING LIMIT DIAGRAMS; LOADING DIRECTION; LONGITUDINAL WELDS; MARKET PRESSURE; ND : YAG LASERS; OPTIMAL WELDING; PARENT METAL; POWER OUT PUT; PULSED-LASER BEAMS; SYSTEMATIC STUDY; TAILOR-WELDED BLANKS; TENSILE TESTS; TRANSVERSE WELDS; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH; WELD PROFILE; WELD SURFACES; WELDING SPEED; YIELD STRENGTH;

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM METALLURGY; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FORMING; GARNETS; LASERS; NEODYMIUM; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; SILICATE MINERALS; TENSILE TESTING; WELDABILITY; WELDS;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

EID: 34248222387     PISSN: 1042346X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2351/1.1848521     Document Type: Article

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