Application of laser in seam welding of dissimilar steel to aluminium joints for thick structural components

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 67, Issue , 2015, Pages 22-30

  Meco, S ^a   Pardal, G ^a   Ganguly, S ^a   Williams, S ^a   McPherson, N ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BAE SYSTEMS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloy; Conduction; Intermetallic compound; Laser welding brazing; Steel

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; BRAZING; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HEAT CONDUCTION; INTERMETALLICS; IRON COMPOUNDS; LASER BEAM WELDING; SOLDERING ALLOYS; STEEL; STEEL FIBERS; WELDING;

APPLICATION OF LASER; CONSTANT POWER DENSITY; DISSIMILAR STEEL; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPIES (EDS); EXPONENTIAL GROWTH; LASER PROCESSING PARAMETERS; LASER WELDING-BRAZING; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT;

ALLOY STEEL;

EID: 84910681142     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2014.10.006     Document Type: Article

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