Investigation on the effects of laser power and scanning speed on polypropylene diode transmission welds

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 217-226

  Hadriche, Ismaïl ^a,b   Ghorbel, Elhem ^b   Masmoudi, Neïla ^a   Casalino, Giuseppe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Laser diode; Parametric investigation; Polypropylene; Transmission welding; Weld soundness

Indexed keywords

DIODE LASER WELDING; DIODE LASERS; LASER DIODES; LASER POWER; MAIN PROCESS; NONISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; NUMERICAL MODELS; PARAMETRIC INVESTIGATIONS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; RECRYSTALLIZATIONS; SCANNING SPEED; SEVERAL VARIABLES; THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER; TRANSMISSION WELDING; WELDING SPEED;

DIODES; ELASTOMERS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LASER BEAM WELDING; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLASTICITY; PLASTICS APPLICATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SPEED; THERMOPLASTICS;

PLASTIC PRODUCTS;

EID: 77958064714     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-009-2511-z     Document Type: Article

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