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 …

A review on heat affected zone softening of dual-phase steels during laser welding

MS Khan, M Soleimani, ARH Midawi… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2023 - Elsevier
The usage of dual-phase (DP) steels in the production of laser-welded blanks in the
automotive industry is of critical importance to the progression of passenger safety and …

Interaction time and beam diameter effects on the conduction mode limit

E Assuncao, S Williams, D Yapp - Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 2012 - Elsevier
Laser welding has two distinctive modes: keyhole and conduction mode. Keyhole mode is
characterized by deep penetration and high welding speeds, while conduction mode has …

Sensitivity analysis and reliability based design optimization for high-strength steel tailor welded thin-walled structures under crashworthiness

X Song, G Sun, Q Li - Thin-Walled Structures, 2016 - Elsevier
Tailor welded blanks (TWB) have been widely applied in automobile industry. This paper
firstly conducts experimental tests to investigate the crashworthiness of three different types …

Multi-objective topology optimization of deep drawing dissimilar tailor laser welded blanks; experimental and finite element investigation

A Aminzadeh, A Parvizi, M Moradi - Optics & Laser Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Laser welded blanks (LWBs) are semi-finished components typically manufacture by
dissimilar materials, thicknesses, shapes, coatings, etc. After butt welding of the primary …

Experimental and numerical investigations of hybrid laser arc welding of aluminum alloys in the thick T-joint configuration

MM Atabaki, M Nikodinovski, P Chenier, J Ma… - Optics & Laser …, 2014 - Elsevier
In the present investigation, a numerical finite element model was developed to simulate the
hybrid laser arc welding of different aluminum alloys, namely 5××× to 6××× series. The …

The impact of welding heat input on microstructure, micro-texture, and mechanical properties of stir zone in friction stir welded DP600 steel

H Ashrafi, M Shamanian, M Sanayei, F Farhadi… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this research, the impact of the heat input (HI) used during friction stir welding (FSW) on
the microstructure, micro-texture and mechanical properties of DP600 steel was examined …

Discrete robust optimization algorithm based on Taguchi method for structural crashworthiness design

G Sun, J Fang, X Tian, G Li, Q Li - Expert Systems with Applications, 2015 - Elsevier
Hybrid steel–aluminum tailor welded structures have drawn considerable attention and
been widely applied in automotive and aerospace industries for their significant advantages …

Potential application of laser technology in food processing

X Teng, M Zhang, AS Mujumdar - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The considerable demand for high-quality foods derives us to adapt and adopt
novel automated technologies in order to reduce waste and increase nutrition and sensory …

Comparison of bead shape, microstructure and mechanical properties of fiber laser beam welding of 2 mm thick plates of Ti-6Al-4V alloy

C Kumar, M Das, CP Paul, KS Bindra - Optics & Laser Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Fiber laser beam welding experiments are carried out on 2 mm thick plates of Ti-6Al-4V alloy
at various welding conditions. A specially designed workpiece fixture with shielding gas …