Study of plasma in laser welding of magnesium alloy

Magnesium-rare earth alloy was welded using the CO₂ laser. The surface plasma of laser welding was studied by the spectra and also, the plasma temperature was calculated using the relative intensity of spectral line. The behavior of the plasma was observed with a high-speed camera. The relationship between the welding parameters and plasma temperature was discussed. The results show that laser power has little effect on plasma temperature. With increasing welding speed, plasma temperature decreases first, and then, increases. The cooling effect of the plasma using helium is significant. The plasma recoil is about 7,500 Pa during laser-welded NZ30K because of the lower boiling point of magnesium.     

Lensed plastic optical fiber with an aspherical fiber end formed by joining an aspherical plastic lens and a plastic optical fiber using laser transmission welding

In optical communication systems which require the coupling of the light source to the fiber, efficient coupling can be practically realized either using a separate lens or by direct formation of the lens at the fiber end. A novel lensed plastic optical fiber (LPOF) is presented with efficient coupling of the plastic optical fibers with a light source. An aspherical plastic lens was bound with a flattened plastic fiber end by laser transmission welding (LTW) to form an aspherical fiber endface which can provide better coupling efficiency than a spherical fiberface. An analysis demonstrates that LTW can offer strong welding with small heat affected zones that are appropriate for commercial use. In this study a useful method for manufacturing lensed-end fibers is developed and demonstrated experimentally.     

Investigation on weldability of magnesium alloy thin sheet T-joints: arc welding, laser welding, and laser-arc hybrid welding

Four welding methods, including laser welding, gas tungsten arc (GTA) welding, laser–GTA hybrid welding, and laser–GTA hybrid welding with cold welding wire, are used to investigate the weldability of T-joints of magnesium alloy thin sheet. Stake welding process is presented in this paper in order to overcome the defects, such as stress concentration and deformation, and improve the accessibility of T-joints in fillet welding process. The effect of heat source type on weldability of T-joints is analyzed. The microstructures and mechanical properties are investigated. Experimental results indicate that comparing with the other three welding methods, laser–GTA hybrid welding with cold welding wire is the most effective process for T-joints of magnesium alloy thin sheet. In this process, T-joints are full penetration and the toes are smooth and round, and besides, reinforcement forms on the upside of weld bead by the filled wire. The mechanical properties of T-joints made with laser–GTA hybrid welding with cold welding wire achieve 90 % of that of base metal and are superior to that without welding wire.     

Study on the thermo-effect of P-GMAW characterized by structure-borne acoustic emission signals detected in welding on aluminum alloy

According to the structure-borne acoustic emission (AE) signals detected in pulsed gas metal arc welding (P-GMAW), the effects of welding heat input and pulses to the microstructures and the characteristics of AE signals were analyzed. The experiment results showed that the welding arc was the source of most vibration energy in GMAW. The increase of welding heat input caused the growth of grain in weld and the increase of average AE count. The mean grain size was increased with the average AE count increasing, which was attributable to the welding heat input. Both the welding arc and the pulses used in welding were the source of vibration energy in P-GMAW. The mean grain size decreased with the average AE count increasing, which was attributable to the pulses provide additional vibration energy to refine the grain structure. The welding heat input effect played a more important role than the pulses effect to the grain structure in P-GMAW.     

铝合金MIG+激光复合焊接工艺研究

研究轻量化轿车用3A21铝合金M IG 激光复合焊接工艺,探讨工艺参数对焊缝成型的影响规律及激光与电弧的复合作用。试验结果表明,采用M IG 激光复合焊接工艺可以显著提高熔深和焊速,达到采用小功率激光焊机实现铝合金的激光焊接。在比较宽的工艺参数范围内M IG YAG激光复合焊接铝合金具有焊缝成型美观等优点,熔深和焊速均显著提高,大大提高生产率。     

基于腐蚀型多模光纤的光纤激光传感器

将一种新颖的基于腐蚀型多模光纤MMF级联的干涉型光纤传感器和光纤光栅传感器相结合,提出一种新的可以同时测量温度和液位的光纤传感器装置,并对其实验结果进行分析,光纤光栅和激光干涉仪作为激光光腔的滤波器,对应这两个滤波器,输出两个稳定波长,这两个波长对液位和温度有不同的反映特征。通过FBG输出的波长对液位不敏感,对温度的敏感性是0.012 3nm/℃。通过干涉仪输出的波长对液位敏感,并且灵敏度是0.229 4 nm/mm,它的温度敏感性是0.064 8 nm/℃。这样,根据不同的液位和温度的光谱响应,可以实现同时测量,该传感器与其他光纤传感器相比有不受检测范围限制,高分辨率和高灵敏度的优势。     

Investigation on overlap joining of AZ61 magnesium alloy: laser welding, adhesive bonding, and laser weld bonding

This paper presents the research on weldability of magnesium alloy AZ61 sheets by overlap laser welding, adhesive bonding, and laser seam weld bonding processes. Microstructures and mechanical properties of the joints are investigated. In overlap laser welding, the joint fractures at the interface between the sheets and maximum shear strength can reach 85% of that of the base metal. Off-center moment during tensile shear test can lead to the strength loss, while the weld edge can also influence the strength as a cracking source. Adhesive bonded joint can offer high tensile shear failure force but low peel strength. Laser weld bonded joint offers higher tensile shear failure force than either laser welded joint or adhesive bonded joint does, and the improved failure load is due to combined contribution of the weld seam and the adhesive. The weld seam can block the adhesive crack propagation, and the adhesive improves the stress distribution, so they can offer a synergistic effect.     

Measurement of axial neutral density profiles in a microwave discharge ion thruster by laser absorption spectroscopy with optical fiber probes

In order to reveal the physical processes taking place within the "μ10" microwave discharge ion thruster, internal plasma diagnosis is indispensable. However, the ability of metallic probes to access microwave plasmas biased at a high voltage is limited from the standpoints of the disturbance created in the electric field and electrical isolation. In this study, the axial density profiles of excited neutral xenon were successfully measured under ion beam acceleration by using a novel laser absorption spectroscopy system. The target of the measurement was metastable Xe I 5p(5)((2)P(0) (3/2))6s[3/2](0) (2) which absorbed a wavelength of 823.16 nm. Signals from laser absorption spectroscopy that swept a single-mode optical fiber probe along the line of sight were differentiated and converted into axial number densities of the metastable neutral particles in the plasma source. These measurements revealed a 10(18) m(-3) order of metastable neutral particles situated in the waveguide, which caused two different modes during the operation of the μ10 thruster. This paper reports a novel spectroscopic measurement system with axial resolution for microwave plasma sources utilizing optical fiber probes.     

Effects on mechanical properties in electron beam welding of TC4 alloy by laser shock processing

The surface of TC4 titanium alloy welding line by electron beam welding (EBW) was processed by high power Q-switched and repetition-rate Nd: glass laser. Effects of laser power and spot diameter on residual stress and microhardness of the TC4 alloy welding line by laser shock processing (LSP) have been analyzed. Results show that residual stresses almost do not change as laser power is 45.9 J, spot diameter is ϕ9 mm; While laser power is 45.9 J, spot diameter less than ϕ3 mm, the distribution of residual stress in welding line occurs obvious variation, which residual stress increase obviously with spot diameter decrease. When power density is bigger than 1.8 × 10¹⁰ W/cm², residual stresses of electron beam welding line occur change by LSP, which improve obviously residual stress distribution; while laser power is bigger than 1.2 × 10¹⁰ W/cm², the surface micro-hardness of electron beam welding line occurs change by LSP, which improve obviously micro-hardness distribution. Mechanical properties of TC4 titanium alloy welding line will be improved by LSP, which provides experimental foundation for further controlling the distributions of residual stress and micro-hardness during laser shock processing. __________ Translated from Journal of Jiangsu University (Natural Science), 2006, 27(3): 207–210 [译自: 江苏大学学报 (自然科学版)]     

TC4钛合金精密焊接工艺研究

针对TC4钛合金,采用电子束焊接和激光束焊接两种方法,对焊深及其波动,焊接质量,焊接变形等方面进行了分析,获得了外观成型良好,色泽正常的焊接接头,经过X射线探伤,焊缝内部质量达到国际GB3233－87Ⅱ级要求,实现了TC4钛合金的精密焊接。     

Processing parameter optimization of fiber laser beam welding using an ensemble of metamodels and MOABC

In fiber laser beam welding (LBW), the selection of optimal processing parameters is challenging and plays a key role in improving the bead geometry and welding quality. This study proposes a multi-objective optimization framework by combining an ensemble of metamodels (EMs) with the multi-objective artificial bee colony algorithm (MOABC) to identify the optimal welding parameters. An inverse proportional weighting method that considers the leave-one-out prediction error is presented to construct EM, which incorporates the competitive strengths of three metamodels. EM constructs the correlation between processing parameters (laser power, welding speed, and distance defocus) and bead geometries (bead width, depth of penetration, neck width, and neck depth) with average errors of 10.95%, 7.04%, 7.63%, and 8.62%, respectively. On the basis of EM, MOABC is employed to approximate the Pareto front, and verification experiments show that the relative errors are less than 14.67%. Furthermore, the main effect and the interaction effect of processing parameters on bead geometries are studied. Results demonstrate that the proposed EM-MOABC is effective in guiding actual fiber LBW applications.     

二维直读型ICP发射光谱技术发展状况综述

电感耦合等离子体发射光谱技术是实验室内进行元素定量分析的重要方法之一.其应用范围从原来的冶金,工矿扩展到生命科学,环境保护,有机物分析等领域.近年来ICP发射光谱仪的研究更加注重于细节上的改进,如激光烧蚀技术,进样装置小型化,混合气体等离子体,底向观测,消色差器件等使得仪器性能得到进一步提升.     

AZ31B镁合金激光喷丸强化后疲劳裂纹扩展的数值模拟研究

激光喷丸(LSP)是一种先进的材料表面强化工艺,能有效提高零件的机械性能及其使角寿命.建立了以有限元软件ABAQUS和MSC.Fatigue为平台,面向抗疲劳制造的激光喷丸工艺有限元分析模型.结果表日月激光喷丸可以有效抑制疲劳裂纹扩展,延长疲劳寿命,喷丸次数的增加在一定程度上增大残余应力及疲劳寿命.残余应力抑制疲劳裂纹扩展的原因归结为最终断裂尺寸的增大以及裂纹扩展速度的减小.研究结果为LSP抗疲劳效果的预测提供了有效的方法,对于优化工艺参数,减少试验次数,降低成本具有指导意义.     

基于光纤弯曲损耗的光纤对线器

光纤弯曲时会产生功率损耗,并从弯曲处辐射出来.在同一根光纤的两端施加合适的光纤弯曲,高灵敏度的光电检测器检测弯曲辐射功率变化,在不中断通信条件下达到光纤对线的目的.低耗高效的嵌入式系统实现数据的采集和处理;主机和干扰夹持器无线连接,便于单人操作.     

光纤甲烷气体传感器的研究

在对甲烷气体分子近红外吸收光谱分析的基础上,采用1.66μm分布反馈式半导体激光器作为光源,应用二次谐波检测技术,实现对甲烷气体的浓度检测,检测的灵敏度为7×10-5/m。大气和工业污染中的其他气体分子的含量也可通过调换光源及相应的光学器件采用类似的方法测量。     

Analysis of fiber probes of scanning near-field optical microscope by field emission microscopy.

It is shown that field emission microscopy and related methods can be used to analyze the metal coated fiber tips, which nowadays are the most frequently used sensor for the scanning near-field optical microscopy (SNOM). Metal free and thus non field-emitting aperture for the light transmission on the tip apex can be directly seen and its parameters can be measured, which is very important for the interpretation of SNOM data.     

Porosity in fiber laser formation of 5A06 aluminum alloy

The mechanism of porosity formation and its suppression methods in laser formation of aluminum alloy have been studied using a 4kW fiber laser to weld 5A06 aluminum alloy with SAl-Mg5 filler. It was found that the porosity formation is closely related to the stability of the keyhole and fluctuation of the molten pool in the laser welding aluminum alloy. The filling wire increased the instability of the keyhole and weld pool, thus further increasing the amount of gas cavities in the joint. Prefabrication of a suitable gap for the butt joint can provide a natural passage for the flow of the liquid metal, which can weaken, and even completely eliminate the disturbance of the filling wire on the formation of keyhole. The gap can also provide a passage for the escape of the bubble. Thus, this method can greatly decrease the sheet’s susceptibility to porosity. Moreover, for a thin sheet, if the power of the laser is sufficient to form a keyhole with stable penetration through the weld sheet, a weld bead without porosity can also be obtained because closing the keyhole is almost impossible.