Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2013. — 677 p. — ISBN 978-0-85709-264-9.
Laser welding is a rapidly developing technology that has found increasing applications in manufacturing due to its versatility. It allows the precision welding of small areas, and is particularly suitable for operation under computer or robotic control. This book reviews the latest developments in the field and how they can be applied in a variety of fields.
Part one provides an introduction to the fundamentals of laser welding before moving on to explore developments in established technologies including CO2 laser welding, disk laser welding and laser micro welding technology. The middle sections highlight laser welding technologies for various materials including aluminium and titanium alloys, plastics and glass and focus on developments in emerging laser welding technologies with chapters on the applications of robotics in laser welding and developments in the modeling and simulation of laser and hybrid laser welding. The conclusion explores applications of laser welding in the automotive, railway and shipbuilding industries.
Contents
Developments in established laser welding technologiesFundamentals of laser welding
Developments in CO2 laser welding
Developments in Nd:YAG laser welding
Developments in disk laser welding
Developments in pulsed and continuous wave laser welding technologies
Conduction laser welding
Developments in laser micro welding technology
Laser welding technologies for various materialsLaser welding of light metal alloys: aluminium and titanium alloys
Laser welding and brazing of dissimilar metals
Laser welding of plastics
Laser welding of glass
Defects formation mechanisms and preventive procedures in laser welding
Residual stress and distortion in laser welding
Developments in emerging laser welding technologiesApplications of robotics in laser welding
Developments in beam scanning (remote) technologies and smart beam processing
Developments in twin-beam laser welding technology
Developments in multi-pass laser welding technology with filler wire
Developments in hybridisation and combined laser beam welding technologies
Developments in hybrid laser-arc welding technology
Developments in modeling and simulation of laser and hybrid laser welding
Applications of laser weldingApplications of laser welding in the automotive industry
Applications of laser welding in the railway industry
Applications of laser welding in the shipbuilding industry.