Selecting nylon-based plastics for laser welding technology

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Kagan, V A ^a   Bray, R G ^a   Kuhn, W ^b   Pinho, G P ^b  

^a HONEYWELL   (United States)

^b Donnelly Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

absorption; beam; butt; colors; fiber glass; infra red; joining; laser; melt layer; mineral fillers; Nylon; pigments; polyamide; shear; strength; thermoplastics; thickness; transmission; wavelength; weld; welding

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; COLOR; DEPOSITION; FILLERS; GLASS FIBERS; INFRARED DEVICES; JOINING; LASER BEAMS; LASERS; PIGMENTS; PLASTIC PARTS; POLYAMIDES; RAYON; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; SHEARING; THERMOPLASTICS; TRANSMISSIONS; WAVELENGTH; WELDING; WELDS;

BEAM; BUTT; FIBER GLASS; MELT LAYER; MINERAL FILLER; NYLON; STRENGTH; THICKNESS;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

EID: 85072466686     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2000-01-1168     Document Type: Conference Paper

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