Laser welding process–a review of keyhole welding modelling

J Svenungsson, I Choquet, AFH Kaplan - Physics procedia, 2015 - Elsevier
Laser welding is used in several industrial applications. It can be distinguished between
conduction mode and keyhole mode welding, between pulsed wave and cw laser welding …

[HTML][HTML] Fluid and particle dynamics in laser powder bed fusion

P Bidare, I Bitharas, RM Ward, MM Attallah, AJ Moore - Acta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, we employ a combination of high-speed imaging and schlieren imaging, as well
as multiphysics modelling, to elucidate the effects of the interaction between the laser beam …

Effects of relative positioning of energy sources on weld integrity for hybrid laser arc welding

S Liu, Y Li, F Liu, H Zhang, H Ding - Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
This study is concerned with the effects of laser and arc arrangement on weld integrity for the
hybrid laser arc welding processes. Experiments were conducted for a high-strength steel …

Investigation of keyhole plume and molten pool based on a three-dimensional dynamic model with sharp interface formulation

W Tan, NS Bailey, YC Shin - Journal of Physics D: Applied …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Laser keyhole welding is a complicated multi-phases, multi-physics process, especially
when assisting gases are involved. A three-dimensional transient model is developed to …

A quantitative model of keyhole instability induced porosity in laser welding of titanium alloy

S Pang, W Chen, W Wang - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2014 - Springer
Quantitative prediction of the porosity defects in deep penetration laser welding has
generally been considered as a very challenging task. In this study, a quantitative model of …

Influence of absorption mechanisms on laser-induced plasma plume

R Rozman, I Grabec, E Govekar - Applied Surface Science, 2008 - Elsevier
In modelling laser-induced plasma plume formation, the proper description of laser
absorption in the plasma plays an important role. In the present model, absorption is …

Dynamic characteristics and mechanisms of compressible metallic vapor plume behaviors in transient keyhole during deep penetration fiber laser welding

S Pang, X Shao, W Li, X Chen, S Gong - Applied Physics A, 2016 - Springer
The compressible metallic vapor plume or plasma plume behaviors in the keyhole during
deep penetration laser welding have significant effects on the joint quality. However, these …

Effect of shielding conditions on bead profile and melting behaviour in laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing

A Caballero, W Suder, X Chen, G Pardal… - Additive Manufacturing, 2020 - Elsevier
A series of experiments were performed using a 500 W continuous wave fibre laser on a
single powder bed layer using different processing variables. The aim was to investigate the …

A pragmatic continuum level model for the prediction of the onset of keyholing in laser powder bed fusion

AM Philo, S Mehraban, M Holmes, S Sillars… - … International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) is a complex process involving a range of multi-scale and
multi-physical phenomena. There has been much research involved in creating numerical …

Shielding gas influences on laser weldability of tailored blanks of advanced automotive steels

U Reisgen, M Schleser, O Mokrov, E Ahmed - Applied Surface Science, 2010 - Elsevier
The effects of shielding gas types and flow rates on CO2 laser weldability of DP600/TRIP700
steel sheets were studied in this work. The evaluated shielding gases were helium (He) …