Nickel foam sheets were welded reliably orthogonal to solid nickel sheets. It was found that the maximum reach zMax of the 156 °C isotherm in the nickel foam sheets decreases with increasing welding speed in laser welding of solid nickel sheets to nickel foam sheets. zMax decreased by 34% from 3.2 mm at a welding speed of 5 m/min to 2.1 mm at a welding speed of 15 m/min. The decrease was found to be greater for lower welding speeds.
Topics
Welding
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Datasheet OMEGALAQ LAQ-0313G, OMEGA Engineering inc.
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