Laser beam welding hard metals to steel

Laser beam weldability of hard metals to steel was examined with high power (cw) CO 2 laser, (cw) Nd:YAG laser and (pw) Nd:YAG laser. Steel/hard metal joints, with 2.5 mm thickness, welded by the three laser systems, for comparison, will be presented. Two different hard metals compositions (K10 and...

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Published inJournal of materials processing technology Vol. 141; no. 2; pp. 163 - 173
Main Authors Costa, Alexandra P, Quintino, Luı́sa, Greitmann, Martin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 20.10.2003
Subjects
Hard metals
Laser welding
Microstructure
Parameters
Parameters
Hard metals
Microstructure
Laser welding
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Summary:Laser beam weldability of hard metals to steel was examined with high power (cw) CO 2 laser, (cw) Nd:YAG laser and (pw) Nd:YAG laser. Steel/hard metal joints, with 2.5 mm thickness, welded by the three laser systems, for comparison, will be presented. Two different hard metals compositions (K10 and K40) were examined. Power ( P), speed ( s) and vertical focal point position (f.p.p.) were investigated. To reduce the problem of porosity and crack formation in the hard metal, the parameter, t w, horizontal distance from the beam to the joint was also investigated. Weld bead size, microstructure, bending tests and hardness were evaluated.
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ISSN:0924-0136
DOI:10.1016/S0924-0136(02)00954-8