Some studies on temperature profiles in AISI 304 stainless steel sheet during laser beam welding using FE simulation

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 78-94

  Shanmugam, N Siva ^a   Buvanashekaran, G ^b   Sankaranarayanasamy, K ^a   Manonmani, K ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED   (India)

^c GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

AISI 304; Finite element simulation; Laser welding; Temperature profiles

Indexed keywords

AISI 304; AISI-304 STAINLESS STEEL; BEAM POWER; COMMERCIAL FINITE ELEMENT CODES; CONTINUOUS WAVE; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FE-SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; GAUSSIAN; HEAT SOURCE MODELS; HEAT SOURCES; INCIDENT ANGLES; LASER INPUT; LASER WELDING; LASER WELDS; MOLTEN POOL SHAPE; ND:YAG LASER WELDING; NON-LINEAR; RADIATIVE BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; SIMULATION RESULT; TEMPERATURE FIELD; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT MATERIAL PROPERTIES; THREE DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; TRANSIENT TEMPERATURE; TRANSIENT THERMAL ANALYSIS; WELD JOINTS; WELDING PROCESS; WELDING SPEED;

ELECTRIC WELDING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GAUSSIAN BEAMS; LASER WELDING MACHINES; LASERS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; SIMULATORS; STAINLESS STEEL; STEEL METALLURGY; STEEL SHEET; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMOANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WELDS;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

EID: 67649991175     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-008-1685-0     Document Type: Article

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