Advances in Production Engineering & Management
Volume 9 | Number 3 | September 2014 | pp 128–138
http://dx.doi.org/10.14743/apem2014.3.182
Influence of welding speed on the melting efficiency of Nd:YAG laser welding
Tadamalle, A.P.; Reddy, Y.P.; Ramjee, E.; Reddy, V.K.
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A B S T R A C T
Melting efficiency is one of the more important measurable parameters in laser welding when assessing the performance of a process. This paper aims to study the effects of speed on the melting efficiency and energy transfer efficiency of Nd:YAG laser welding process. The weld bead on a 304L austenitic stainless steel sheet is created by varying the welding speed. The weld samples are cut in the transverse direction by using electric discharge machining, and the cross-section is prepared for metallographic inspection. The cross-sectional dimensions and beads length are measured by using an optical microscope and image analyzer. A methodology is proposed for estimating the weld pool volume from experimental data and a generalised equation for predicting the melting efficiency and energy transfer efficiency is developed. The results obtained by the proposed method have reasonably good agreement with the models proposed by various researchers. The outcome of the result shows the significant influence of welding speed on melting efficiency and energy transfer efficiency in welding of austenitic stainless steel thin sheets. It will be seen from results that one can select appropriate welding speed and processing conditions to obtain desired melting efficiency.
A R T I C L E I N F O
Keywords • Nd:YAG laser welding, Melting efficiency, Weld pool volume, Energy transfer efficiency, Heat affected zone
Corresponding author • Tadamalle, A.P.
Article history • Received 22 May 2014, Revised 7 August 2014, Accepted 15 August 2014
Published on-line • 7 September 2014
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