Title :
Use of fundamental laser material interaction parameters in laser welding
Author :
Williams, Stewart ; Suder, Wojciech
Author_Institution :
Welding Eng. Res. Centre, Cranfield Univ., Cranfield, UK
Abstract :
By using material interaction parameters in laser welding improvements in process phenomenological understanding and transferability are obtained. Using a new parameter, power factor, a more systematic method for specifying laser welding parameters has been developed.
Keywords :
carbon steel; laser beam welding; power factor; laser material interaction parameters; laser welding; power factor; transferability; Fiber lasers; Laser applications; Laser beams; Materials; Power lasers; Reactive power; Welding;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
