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Influence of laser weld shape on mechanical and fatigue behaviour of single lap laser welded joints
摘要： Traditional manufacturing processes, like arc welding and resistance spot welding, are still the main welding processes to join structural components used across the on/o?-road vehicle industry. Due to the abundance of data, experiences and insights over the decades of usage, lot of fatigue design data has been generated for different joint geometries produced using these methods. The laser welding process has excellent capabilities to join thin sheet metal structures with minimum heat input resulting into lower deformation and improved productivity that offers significant benefit as compared to the arc and resistance welding processes. However, due to the agility of designing joint configurations and limited availability of understanding regarding the fatigue behaviour of laser welded joints, the need arises for the fatigue design data. Most of the research presents the use of straight linear shape laser welds and limited knowledge exist regarding the influence of shape of laser welds on mechanical and fatigue performance of the laser welded joints. The laser welded joints produce small notch like radius at the root of laser weld which could act as a stress raiser causing early crack initiation. For this work, C-shape laser weld has been selected as the geometric shape in comparison to the straight linear shape of laser weld produced on a series of single lap joints. Detailed fatigue experimental investigation has been carried out for linear and C-shape laser welded joints tested in 3 different orientations with respect to the applied cyclic load and several different R-ratio’s and the results are compared. The metallurgical studies have been carried out to understand the failure mode and micro-hardness variations across the weld and heat affected zone. Further, the residual stress profiles have been compared for the C-shape laser weld with the linear welds using detailed X - Ray Diffraction based residual stress measurement.
关键词： Laser Weld,Ultra-high strength steel,C Shape,Crack propagation,High strength low alloy steel,Crack initiation
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Microstructural characterization and tensile behavior of Nd:YAG laser beam welded thin high strength low alloy steel sheets
摘要： Laser beam welding (LBW) has many advantages to join high strength low alloy (HSLA) steels compared with conventional fusion welding processes. The present work is focused on joining HSLA plates of 2 mm thickness efficiently through the application of Nd:YAG laser source. Only one process variable i.e. the welding speed was operated between 70 mm/s to 120 mm/s while the rest of the variables were maintained constant. The microstructure evolution of the fusion zone was recorded through optical, scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The fusion zone was observed to be wider but no major defects were present. Fusion zone experienced a change in morphology of ferrite and pearlite depending upon the rate of cooling and exposure time. Fusion zone showcased various ferrites such as acicular ferrite, widmanstatten ferrite, and grain boundary ferrite. Advancement in the welding speed helped in the formation of acicular ferrite. EBSD results presented a descending tendency of prior austenite grain size against increasing welding speed. TEM micrographs affirmed the ferrite transformation and showed the presence of dense dislocations. The changes in hardness and tensile behavior under the experimental conditions were further reported.
关键词： High strength low alloy steel,Microstructure,Tensile strength,Laser beam welding
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59