Effect of carbon black on temperature field and weld profile during laser transmission welding of polymers: A FEM study

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 514-521

  Acherjee, Bappa ^a   Kuar, Arunanshu S ^a   Mitra, Souren ^a   Misra, Dipten ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon black; Finite element modeling; Laser transmission welding

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTION MODE; DEVELOPED MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT CODES; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; GAUSSIANS; HEAT INPUT; HEAT SOURCES; LASER TRANSMISSION WELDING; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; TEMPERATURE FIELD; TEMPERATURE FIELD DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT MATERIAL PROPERTIES; WELD POOL; WELD POOL GEOMETRY; WELD PROFILE;

ELECTRIC WELDING; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; LASER BEAM WELDING; TEMPERATURE; WELDS;

CARBON BLACK;

EID: 80455173847     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2011.08.008     Document Type: Article

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