Prediction of weld strength and seam width for laser transmission welding of thermoplastic using response surface methodology

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 956-967

  Acherjee, Bappa ^a   Misra, Dipten ^b   Bose, Dipankar ^a   Venkadeshwaran, K ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL TEACHERS TRAINING AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Laser transmission welding; Response surface methodology (RSM); Thermoplastics

Indexed keywords

CLAMP PRESSURE; DESIGN MATRIX; DESIGN-EXPERT; DEVELOPED MODEL; DIODE LASERS; INPUT PARAMETER; INTERACTION EFFECT; LAP-SHEAR STRENGTH; LASER POWER; LASER TRANSMISSION WELDING; MATHEMATICAL RELATIONSHIP; OUTPUT VARIABLES; PROCESS PARAMETERS; REGRESSION EQUATION; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY (RSM); RESPONSE SURFACE PLOT; STATISTICAL SOFTWARE; WELD JOINTS; WELD QUALITY; WELD STRENGTH; WELDING PARAMETERS; WELDING PROCESS; WELDING SPEED;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LASERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOFTWARE DESIGN; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTICS; WELDS;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

EID: 65749112564     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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