3D finite element modeling of the thermally induced residual stress in the hybrid laser/arc welding of lap joint

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 210, Issue 6-7, 2010, Pages 941-950

  Kong, Fanrong ^a   Kovacevic, Radovan ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element model; Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW); Hybrid laser arc welding; Laser welding; Residual stress

Indexed keywords

3D FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; FACE CONTACTS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING; GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING (GTAW); GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING PROCESS; GTAW PROCESS; HYBRID LASERS; HYBRID WELDING; HYBRID WELDING PROCESS; LAP JOINT; LASER WELDING; LONGITUDINAL TENSILE; MATERIAL MODELS; METAL SHEETS; MOLTEN POOL; NORMAL STRESS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; TEMPERATURE HISTORY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMALLY INDUCED; THERMALLY INDUCED STRESS; THERMO-MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; TRANSVERSE COMPRESSIVE STRESS; WELD BEAD; WELD JOINTS; WELD POOL; WELD ZONE; WELDED JOINTS; WELDING SPEED; YIELD POINTS;

CAVITY RESONATORS; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; ELECTRIC WELDING; EXPERIMENTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GAS METAL ARC WELDING; GAS WELDING; LASER BEAM WELDING; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TENSILE STRESS; THERMAL STRESS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOELASTICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TUNGSTEN; WELDED STEEL STRUCTURES; YIELD STRESS;

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EID: 77949491226     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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