A transient finite element simulation of the temperature field and bead profile of T-joint laser welds

被引：6
作者：
Shanmugam N.S. [1 ,3 ]
Buvanashekaran G. [2 ]
Sankaranarayanasamy K. [1 ,3 ]
Kumar S.R. [3 ]
机构：
[1] Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli - 620 015, Tamil Nadu
[2] Welding Research Institute, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Tiruchirappalli - 620 014, Tamil Nadu
[3] National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli - 620 015, Tamil Nadu
来源：
International Journal of Modelling and Simulation | 2010年 / 30卷 / 01期
关键词：
Bead profile; Finite element simulation; Laser T-joint welds; Stainless steel; Temperature field;
D O I：
10.2316/Journal.205.2010.1.205-5168
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摘要：
Laser welding is a high power density welding technology, which has the capability of focusing the beam power to a very small spot diameter. Its characteristics such as high precision and low and concentrated heat input, helps in minimizing the micro- structural modifications, residual stresses and distortions on the welded specimens. In this study, finite element method (FEM) is adopted for predicting the bead geometry in laser welding of 1.6 mm thick AISI304 stainless steel sheets. A three-dimensional finite element model is used to analyze the temperature distribution in a T-joint weld produced by the laser welding process. Temperature- dependent thermal properties of AISI304 stainless steel, effect of latent heat of fusion, and the convective and radiative boundary conditions are included in the model. The heat input to the model is assumed to be a 3D conical Gaussian heat source. The finite element code SYSWELD, along with a few FORTRAN subroutines, is employed to obtain the numerical results. The T-joint welds are made using a Nd:YAG laser having a maximum power of 2 kW in the continuous wave mode. The effect of laser beam power, welding speed and beam incident angle on the weld bead geometry (i.e., depth of penetration and bead width) are investigated. Finally, the shapes of the molten pool predicted by the numerical analysis are compared with the results obtained through the experimentation. The comparison shows that they are in good agreement.
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页数：14
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