In this study, we propose a technique to detect the weld morphology between deep penetration mode and shallow penetration mode in CW 4kW YAG laser welding by monitoring an optical and acoustic emissions. Both signals were analyzed by Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) program and their frequency spectra were obtained. Mild steel, stainless steel and aluminum alloy were used for workpiece. When the weld morphology changed from deep penetration mode to shallow penetration mode in mild steel, main frequency components of the acoustic spectrum, which appeared in 1 to 10 kHz, became smaller and a flat spectrum was obtained. The similar change of the main frequency components was observed for FFT spectra of optical emission intensity. This phenomenon was also observed for other two materials examined. We found that the intensity ratio of lower frequency components versus higher frequency components of the spectrum correlated well to the aspect ratio of welding bead. The ratio of the optical emission intensity measured in the range of 23 - 25 kHz to that measured in the range of 2 - 4 kHz showed a good correlation with the aspect ratio, and the ratio of 32 - 35 kHz to 2 - 4 kHz correlated well to the aspect ratio for the acoustic emission. Thus we could evaluate whether the welding was deep penetration mode or shallow penetration mode by analyzing the frequency components of the signals in YAG laser welding.
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ICALEO 2001: Proceedings of the Laser Materials Processing Conference and Laser Microfabrication Conference
October 15–18, 2001
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
ISBN:
978-0-912035-71-0
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Monitoring of cw YAG laser welding using optical and acoustic signals
Susumu Nakamura;
Susumu Nakamura
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Department of Electrical Engineering, Nagaoka College of Technology
888, Nishikatakai, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-8532, Japan
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Motoki Hoshino;
Motoki Hoshino
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology
1603-1, Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan
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Yoshiro Ito
Yoshiro Ito
*
Department of Electrical Engineering, Nagaoka College of Technology
888, Nishikatakai, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-8532, Japan
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Published Online:
October 01 2001
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Susumu Nakamura, Motoki Hoshino, Yoshiro Ito; October 15–18, 2001. "Monitoring of cw YAG laser welding using optical and acoustic signals." Proceedings of the ICALEO 2001: Proceedings of the Laser Materials Processing Conference and Laser Microfabrication Conference. ICALEO 2001: Proceedings of the Laser Materials Processing Conference and Laser Microfabrication Conference. Jacksonville, Florida, USA. (pp. pp. 989-995). ASME. https://doi.org/10.2351/1.5059961
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