Laser techniques for dissimilar joining of aluminum alloys to steels: A critical review

J Yang, JP Oliveira, Y Li, C Tan, C Gao, Y Zhao… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of multi-materials structures is nowadays one of the most sought solutions to
decrease weight and reduce both emission of greenhouse gases and fuel consumption in …

A review on dissimilar laser welding of steel-copper, steel-aluminum, aluminum-copper, and steel-nickel for electric vehicle battery manufacturing

A Sadeghian, N Iqbal - Optics & Laser Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
The electric vehicle (EV) battery systems are complex assemblies of dissimilar materials in
which battery cells are connected using several thousand interconnect joints. Every single …

Revisiting fundamental welding concepts to improve additive manufacturing: From theory to practice

JP Oliveira, TG Santos, RM Miranda - Progress in Materials Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing technologies based on melting and solidification have considerable
similarities with fusion-based welding technologies, either by electric arc or high-power …

Prospects of laser welding technology in the automotive industry: A review

KM Hong, YC Shin - Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
The prospects for the use of lightweight materials (aluminum alloys, magnesium alloys, and
titanium alloys) in high volume vehicle manufacturing are discussed. Laser welding of …

Review of aluminum-to-steel welding technologies for car-body applications

A Gullino, P Matteis, F D'Aiuto - Metals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Hybrid car bodies fabricated by joining parts made with steel and aluminum alloys are
becoming increasingly common. This provides an affordable mean to decrease the car …

First principle calculations and mechanical properties of the intermetallic compounds in a laser welded steel/aluminum joint

Y Li, Y Liu, J Yang - Optics & Laser Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
To analyze the IMC (Intermetallic Compound) properties and their effects on steel/aluminum
welding, the equilibrium lattice constants, mechanical properties and electronic structures of …

Laser welding dissimilar materials of aluminum to steel: an overview

P Wang, X Chen, Q Pan, B Madigan, J Long - The International Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Joining aluminum to steel can lighten the weight of components in the automobile and other
industries, which can reduce fuel consumption and harmful gas emissions to protect the …

Effect of heat input on interfacial microstructure, tensile and bending properties of dissimilar Al/steel lap joints by laser Welding-brazing

Y **, S Jiahao, G Chenkai, Z Yixuan… - Optics & Laser …, 2021 - Elsevier
Laser welding-brazing technique was used for lap joining of Q235 steel to AA5052
aluminum alloy using a flux-cored Zn-22Al filler wire. The influence of heat input on …

Cold metal transfer joining aluminum alloys-to-galvanized mild steel

R Cao, G Yu, JH Chen, PC Wang - Journal of materials processing …, 2013 - Elsevier
The cold metal transfer (CMT) welding–brazing process provides a potential method to join
dissimilar metals. In this research, various 1 mm thick aluminum alloys were joined to 1 mm …

Study on laser welding–brazing of zinc coated steel to aluminum alloy with a zinc based filler

C Dharmendra, KP Rao, J Wilden, S Reich - Materials Science and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Laser welding–brazing (LWB) technique with CW Nd: YAG laser was used for lap joining of
zinc coated steel (DP600) with aluminum alloy (AA6016) using a filler wire composed of …