Table of Contents
Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials
Part I: Developments in established laser welding technologies
Chapter 1: Introduction: fundamentals of laser welding
1.1 Characteristics of laser welding
1.4 Laser weld penetration and welding defects
1.5 Evolution of laser welding
Chapter 2: Developments in CO2 laser welding
2.2 Laser principles and types of lasers
2.3 Characteristics of CO2 laser beams
2.4 Laser-materials interactions
2.5 Welding phenomena and formation of defects
2.6 Industrial applications of CO2 laser welding
Chapter 3: Developments in Nd:YAG laser welding
3.2 Basics of laser welding in keyhole (KH) mode with solid-state lasers
3.3 Examples of weld speed variation on global behaviour of keyhole (KH) and melt pool
3.4 Conclusion and future trends
Chapter 4: Developments in disk laser welding
4.1 Introduction: key principles of disk lasers
4.2 Technological trends and developments
Chapter 5: Developments in pulsed and continuous wave laser welding technologies
5.2 Fundamentals of laser welding
5.3 New developments in laser welding
Chapter 6: Conduction laser welding
6.1 Introduction: comparison between keyhole and conduction laser welding
6.2 The transition between conduction and keyhole mode
6.4 Applications of conduction laser welding
Chapter 7: Developments in laser microwelding technology
7.2 Laser choices for microwelding
7.3 Laser microwelding process
7.4 Defects and evaluation of microweld joints
7.5 Applications of laser microwelding
7.6 Conclusion and future trends
Part II: Laser welding technologies for various materials
Chapter 8: Laser welding of light metal alloys: aluminium and titanium alloys
8.1 Introduction to laser welding of aluminium alloys
8.2 Laser welding technologies for aluminium alloys
8.3 Microstructure, defects, mechanical properties and corrosion behaviour of aluminium welds
8.4 Introduction to laser welding of titanium alloys
8.5 Laser welding technologies for titanium alloys
8.6 Microstructure, defects, mechanical properties and corrosion behaviour of titanium welds
Chapter 9: Laser welding and brazing of dissimilar materials
9.2 Special issues in joining of dissimilar materials
9.3 Laser joining processes and their applications
9.4 Formation and properties of dissimilar joints
Chapter 10: Laser welding of plastics
10.3 Theory of welding plastics
10.4 Effect of main welding parameters
10.5 Modelling of plastics welding
10.6 Introduction to plastics welding processes
10.7 Polymer combinations that can be welded
10.8 Laser welding of plastics: process description
10.10 Advantages and disadvantages of transmission laser welding
Chapter 11: Laser welding of glass
11.2 Features of glass welding
11.3 Glass welding by continuous wave (CW) lasers
11.4 Glass welding by ultrashort pulse lasers (USPL)
11.5 Conclusion and future trends
Chapter 12: Defect formation mechanisms and preventive procedures in laser welding
12.3 Formation mechanisms and preventive procedures of porosity
Chapter 13: Residual stress and distortion in laser welding
13.2 Causes of residual stress and distortion
13.3 Mechanism of formation of longitudinal and transverse shrinkage of welded joints
13.4 Influential factors on welding distortion and residual stress
13.5 Distortion and residual stress produced by laser welding
Part III: Developments in emerging laser welding technologies
Chapter 14: Applications of robotics in laser welding
14.1 Introduction: key issues in robotic laser welding
14.3 Coordinate frames and transformations
14.5 Seam teaching and tracking
Chapter 15: Developments in beam scanning (remote) technologies and smart beam processing
15.2 Beam movement over the workpiece
Chapter 16: Developments in twin-beam laser welding technology
16.2 Numerical study on molten metal flow behavior during twin-beam irradiation
16.3 Apparatus and procedure of twin-beam laser technique
16.4 Application of twin-laser beam
Chapter 17: Developments in multi-pass laser welding technology with filler wire
17.2 Principle of multi-pass welding with filler wire
17.3 Developments in technology
17.4 Future trends: further improvement of welding efficiency
Chapter 18: Developments in hybridisation and combined laser beam welding technologies
18.2 Laser and arc hybrid welding
18.3 Combining laser welding and laser cutting
Chapter 19: Developments in hybrid laser-arc welding technology
19.2 Developments in technology
19.6 Sources of further information and advice
Chapter 20: Developments in modelling and simulation of laser and hybrid laser welding
20.1 Introduction: the role of modelling in laser welding
20.2 Key issues in modelling laser welding processes
Part IV: Applications of laser welding
Chapter 21: Applications of laser welding in the automotive industry
21.2 Production targets and challenges
21.3 Laser applications in the body shop
Chapter 22: Applications of laser welding in the railway industry
22.1 Introduction: the role of laser welding in railway engineering
22.2 Laser welding technology for stainless steel railway vehicles
22.3 Heat source model of lap laser welding of stainless steel vehicles
22.4 Quality control of laser welding joints in stainless steel vehicles
22.6 Sources of further information and advice
Chapter 23: Applications of laser welding in the shipbuilding industry