Prediction of laser beam welding-induced distortions and residual stresses by numerical simulation for aeronautic application

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 209, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2907-2917

  Zain ul Abdein, Muhammad ^a   Nelias, Daniel ^a   Jullien, Jean François ^a   Deloison, Dominique ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b AIRBUS GROUP INNOVATIONS   (Germany)

Author keywords

6056T4 aluminium alloy; Distortion; Laser beam welding; Residual stress; Thermo mechanical analysis

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; FUSELAGES; LASER BEAMS; LASERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TESTING; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

6056T4 ALUMINIUM ALLOY; AERONAUTIC APPLICATIONS; AIR SUCTIONS; CIVIL AIRCRAFT; COMPARISON BETWEEN SIMULATION AND EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; DISTORTION; FUSELAGE PANELS; FUSION WELDING; GOOD CORRELATIONS; LOADING CONDITIONS; MECHANICAL BOUNDARIES; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; OUT-OF-PLANE DISTORTIONS; RESIDUAL STRESS STATE; SIMULATION RESULTS; SMALL SPECIMENS; SYMMETRIC MODELS; TEST CASE; TEST PLATES; THERMO-MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; THIN SHEETS; WELDING-INDUCED DISTORTIONS;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

EID: 61349101794     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2008.06.051     Document Type: Article

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