Double-sided laser beam welded T-joints for aluminum aircraft fuselage panels: Process, microstructure, and mechanical properties

Materials and Design

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 652-658

  Yang, Z B ^a   Tao, W ^a   Li, L Q ^a   Chen, Y B ^a   Li, F Z ^a   Zhang, Y L ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

C. Lasers; D. Welding; E. Mechanical

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT FUSELAGES; BASE MATERIAL; C. LASERS; CELLULAR DENDRITES; D. WELDING; E. MECHANICAL; EUTECTIC ALLOYS; FILLER WIRE; FRACTURE MECHANISMS; FUSION ZONES; INCIDENT BEAMS; INCIDENT-BEAM POSITION; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLTEN POOL; PARTIALLY MELTED ZONE; SEPARATION DISTANCES; T-JOINTS; TENSILE TESTS; WELD PENETRATIONS; WELD PROPERTIES; WELD TOE;

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; BRITTLE FRACTURE; DENDRITES (METALLOGRAPHY); DUCTILE FRACTURE; FUSELAGES; LASER BEAM WELDING; LASER BEAMS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLDERED JOINTS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; WELDS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 80053958397     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2011.07.059     Document Type: Article

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