Remote welding provides new possibilities for highly productive and flexible joining of metal structures, especially in the automotive industry. This study presents an experimental investigation on the behaviour of the lap welds’ geometrical characteristics, with respect to the laser beam inclination, posed in remote welding. Two Remote Welding Systems (from now on referred to as RWSs) have been utilised: a large field RWS with a CO2 laser and a small field RWS with an Nd:YAG laser. The materials investigated include steels (non coated, zinc-coated and stainless) and an Aluminium alloy. Conclusions are drawn related to the behaviour of the process mechanism, under different laser beam inclinations, useful for the industrial application of the process and for further research in the field.
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ICALEO 2006: 25th International Congress on Laser Materials Processing and Laser Microfabrication
October 30–November 2, 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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978-0-912035-85-7
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George Tsoukantas;
George Tsoukantas
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Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems and Automation (LMS), Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras
, Patras, 26500, Greece
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Aristidis Stournaras;
Aristidis Stournaras
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Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems and Automation (LMS), Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras
, Patras, 26500, Greece
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George Chryssolouris
George Chryssolouris
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Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems and Automation (LMS), Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras
, Patras, 26500, Greece
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Published Online:
October 01 2006
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George Tsoukantas, Aristidis Stournaras, George Chryssolouris; October 30–November 2, 2006. "An experimental investigation of remote welding with CO2 and Nd:YAG laser-based systems." Proceedings of the ICALEO 2006: 25th International Congress on Laser Materials Processing and Laser Microfabrication. ICALEO 2006: 25th International Congress on Laser Materials Processing and Laser Microfabrication. Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. (pp. 1704). ASME. https://doi.org/10.2351/1.5060786
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