Title :
Spectroscopic monitoring during laser welding of aluminum alloys for weld defects diagnostics
Author :
Palanco, S. ; Klassen, M. ; Skupin, J. ; Hansen, K. ; Schubert, E. ; Sepold, G. ; Laserna, J.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Anal. Chem., Malaga Univ., Spain
Abstract :
In this paper, in-process diagnostics intended to correlate spectrometric measurements to the occurrence of laser welding defects such as notches and blowholes have been carried out for the application in the automotive and the aerospace industries.
Keywords :
aluminium alloys; defect absorption spectra; laser beam welding; measurement by laser beam; process monitoring; spectroscopy; aerospace industry; aluminum alloys; automotive industry; blowholes; in-process diagnostic; laser welding defects; notches; spectroscopic monitoring; weld defects diagnostics; Aluminum alloys; Charge coupled devices; Chemical lasers; Chemistry; Fiber lasers; Laser theory; Monitoring; Plasma measurements; Spectroscopy; Welding;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1313562