Yb:YAG laser welding of TRIP780 steel with dual phase and mild steels for use in tailor welded blanks

Materials and Design

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 4146-4155

  Sharma, Rajashekhar S ^a   Molian, Pal ^a  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Hardness; High strength steels; Laser; Tensile strength; Welding

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED HIGH STRENGTH STEEL; DISK-TYPE; DUAL PHASE; FATIGUE TESTS; FUEL EFFICIENCY; HIGH BEAM QUALITY; HIGH STRENGTH STEELS; IN-VEHICLE; LASER WELDING; LASER WELDS; MILD STEEL; MINIMAL DEFECT; OPTICAL METALLOGRAPHY; TAILOR-WELDED BLANKS; WELD PROFILE; YB:YAG LASER;

FATIGUE TESTING; HARDNESS; LASER WELDING MACHINES; LASERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; STEEL; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WELDS; YTTERBIUM;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

EID: 67649400337     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2009.04.033     Document Type: Article

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