Optimization of laser welding process parameters for super austenitic stainless steel using artificial neural networks and genetic algorithm

Materials and Design

Volumn 36, Issue , 2012, Pages 490-498

  Sathiya, P ^a   Panneerselvam, K ^a   Abdul Jaleel, M Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAD WIDTH; BEAM POWER; FOCAL POSITIONS; FULL FACTORIAL DESIGN; INPUT PARAMETER; LASER WELDED BUTT JOINTS; MATLAB- SOFTWARE; OPTIMIZED PARAMETER; OPTIMUM SOLUTION; PROCESS PARAMETERS; SHIELDING GAS; TRAVEL SPEED; WELD BEAD GEOMETRY; WELD JOINTS;

AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL; DYNAMIC POSITIONING; HELIUM; LASER BEAM WELDING; MATLAB; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NEURAL NETWORKS; NITROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; WELDS;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84855405466     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2011.11.028     Document Type: Article

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