Numerical study of laser diode transmission welding of a polypropylene mini-tank: Temperature field and residual stresses distribution

Polymer Testing

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-34

  Zoubeir, Tourki ^a,b   Elhem, Ghorbel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUSSE   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

Author keywords

Laser diode transmission welded; Polymer; Polypropylene; Residual stresses; Springback; Visco plasticity

Indexed keywords

CLAMPING PRESSURE; DRUCKER PRAGER YIELD CRITERION; LASER DIODE TRANSMISSION WELDED; LASER DIODES; LASER WELDING; NUMERICAL STUDIES; RESIDUAL STRESS DISTRIBUTIONS; SPRING-BACK; STRESSES DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE FIELD; THERMAL PROPERTIES; TIME-DEPENDENT; TRANSMISSION WELDING;

DIODES; ELECTRIC WELDING; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; PLASTICITY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TEMPERATURE; THERMOPLASTICS;

RESIDUAL STRESSES;

EID: 78349299483     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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