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Volume 36,

Issue 3,

August 2024

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Journal of Laser Applications covers a broad range of laser related research from fundamental and applied research & development to industrial applications. The journal presents the latest breakthroughs in laser applications related to photonic production, sensing and measurement, as well as laser safety. The recently digitized LIA Conference Proceedings includes over 5,900 articles from the ICALEO®, PICALO, and ILSC® conferences that are run by The Laser Institute (LIA).

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Prof. Yongfeng Lu

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Research Article

| October 08 2024

Enhancing corrosion resistance of lightweight metal alloys through laser shock peening

Wuji Huang, Brett Leister et al.

In this study, we investigated the effects of laser shock peening (LSP) on the corrosion resistance of lightweight metal alloys, specifically AA6061 and AZ31. LSP was performed underwater, using a ...

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| October 08 2024

Numerical simulation on porosity formation and suppression in oscillation laser welding of Ti-6Al-4V alloy

Donglin Tao, Yanfeng Gao et al.

Porosity formation and suppression in oscillation laser beam welding of Ti-6Al-4V alloy is simulated in this study. The results show that, in nonoscillation welding, slender keyholes with a depth and ...

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| October 08 2024

Assessment of keyhole stability in laser beam welding with external magnetic field using numerical simulation

Fan Yang, Xiangmeng Meng et al.

The challenge of understanding the physical mechanisms behind porosity reduction by a magnetic field during laser beam welding (LBW) is partly due to the difficulty in quantitatively evaluating ...

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Research Article

| October 07 2024

Scaling of ultrashort-pulsed laser structuring processes for electromobility applications using a spatial light modulator

Christian Geiger, Alena Gruendl et al.

The structuring of lithium-ion battery (LIB) electrodes and the diffusion media (DM) for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) with ultrashort laser pulses enables improved performance ...

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| October 07 2024

Fundamentals of simultaneous machining and coating (SMaC) through combination of extreme high-speed laser material deposition (EHLA) and turning

Viktor Glushych, Niklas Dall et al.

Simultaneous machining and coating (SMaC) is a novel hybrid technology developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT that combines additive manufacturing through extreme high-speed ...

Research Article

| October 02 2024

Laser powder bed fusion of a nanocrystalline Finemet Fe-based alloy for soft magnetic applications

S. Sadanand, M. Rodríguez-Sánchez et al.

The aim of this work is to explore the laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) processability window of the nanocrystalline soft magnetic Finemet alloy. With that purpose, several laser power and scan speed ...

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Research Article

| September 17 2024

Laser fiber cleave: Modeling and fundamentals

Lei Mu, Sachin Velayudhan et al.

In the laser-assisted fiber cleaving process, an ultrashort, high-energy laser is used to introduce a flaw on the optical fiber surface, and then the fiber is cleaved under a tension or bending load. ...

Research Article

| September 16 2024

Investigating the ability of deep learning to predict welding depth and pore volume in hairpin welding

Amena Darwish, Stefan Ericson et al.

To advance quality assurance in the welding process, this study presents a deep learning (DL) model that enables the prediction of two critical welds’ key performance characteristics (KPCs): welding ...

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| September 10 2024

Influence of the inner roughness of powder channels on the powder propagation behavior in laser metal deposition

Annika Bohlen, Thomas Seefeld

The powder propagation behavior of powder nozzles for the laser metal deposition process has a significant influence on powder utilization rate and track geometry. A well-focused powder stream will ...

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