Modeling of failure mode of laser welds in lap-shear specimens of HSLA steel sheets

Failure mode of laser welds in lap-shear specimens of high strength low alloy (HSLA) steel sheets is investigated in this paper. The experiments for laser welds in lap-shear specimens under quasi-static loading conditions are briefly reviewed first. The experimental results showed that the laser welds failed in a ductile necking/shear failure mode and the ductile failure was initiated at a distance away from the crack tip near the boundary of the base metal and heat affected zone. In order to understand the failure mode of these welds, finite element analyses under plane strain conditions were conducted to identify the effects of the different plastic behaviors of the base metal, heat affected zone, and weld zone as well as the weld geometry on the ductile failure. The results of the reference finite element analysis based on the homogenous material model show that the failure mode is most likely to be a middle surface shear failure mode in the weld. The results of the finite element analysis based on the multi-zone non-homogeneous material models show that the higher effective stress–plastic strain curves of the weld and heat affected zones and the geometry of the weld protrusion result in the necking/shear failure mode in the load carrying sheet. The results of another finite element analysis based on the non-homogeneous material model and the Gurson yield function for porous materials indicate that the consideration of void nucleation and growth is necessary to identify the ductile failure initiation site that matches well with the experimental observations. Finally, the results of this investigation indicate that the failure mode of the welds should be examined carefully and the necking/shear failure mode needs to be considered for development of failure or separation criteria for welds under more complex loading conditions.     

A comparative research on magnetron sputtering and arc evaporation deposition of Ti-Al-N coatings

Ti-Al-N coating has been proven to be an effective protective coating for machining applications. Here, the differences of cubic Ti-Al-N coatings with a similar Ti/Al atomic ratio of 1 deposited by magnetron sputtering and cathodic arc evaporation have been studied in detail. Main emphasis was laid on the characterization of thermal stability and cutting performance. Both coatings during annealing exhibit a structural transformation into stable phases c-TiN and h-AlN via an intermediate step of spiondal decomposition with the precipitation of c-AlN, however, a difference in decomposition process. Compared to sputtered coating inserts, an increase of tool life-time by 42% is obtained by evaporated coating inserts at the higher speed of 200 m/min, whereas the similar cutting life is observed at the speed of 160 m/min. It is attributed to the better stability of evaporated coating due to its later structural transformation at elevated temperature. A post-deposition vacuum annealing of both coated inserts in their corresponding temperature range of spiondal decomposition improves their cutting performance due to an increase in hardness arising from the precipitation of coherent cubic-phase nanometer-size c-AlN domains. Additionally, the sputtered coating behaves in worse oxidation resistance due to its more open structure. These behaviors can be understood considering the difference in microstructure and morphology of as deposited coatings originating from adatom mobility of deposited particles, where arc evaporation technique with higher ion to neutral ratio shows higher adatom mobility.     

Patterned structures fabricated on chalcogenide phase-change thin films by laser direct writing

In laser direct writing technology, the pattern is usually written in a photoresist. In this work, we use the chalcogenide phase change thin films as the laser direct writing materials, and patterned structures with different shapes and sizes were directly written with different laser wavelengths. Compared with traditional photoresist materials, the patterned structures can be directly formed in the chalcogenide phase change thin films without developing and etching procedures, and also can be directly written with different laser wavelengths. By tuning the laser parameters precisely, patterned structures with different sizes and shapes could be obtained as well. The analysis indicates that the formation mechanism of the patterned structure is mainly due to the volume expansion caused by material vaporization and the interior of the patterned structure is hollow with some solid leavings, and the chalcogenide phase change thin films are very good candidate materials for patterned structure formation.     

Energy efficiency studies through 3D laser scanning and thermographic technologies

Infrared thermography is generally used in energy efficiency studies in buildings, as well as in moisture detection studies and building inspections for heat losses. Commonly, thermographic studies are qualitative, based on detection of differences of temperature between points; and they only include thermal measurements on specific points or areas, associated to many other factors such as the thermal properties of the materials and environmental temperature and humidity. But this way of working presents a lot of limitations, as there is no way of executing precise quantitative measurements, because thermographic models are simple in geometry and thermographies include geometrical distortions introduced by the camera they are taken with.Laser scanning technology can be an optimal complement for the thermographic measurement, because it provides the metric information that allows the quantification of the thermal studies if the clouds of points are texturized with thermographies.In this paper a methodology for registering thermographies in clouds of points is explained, with the following steps: procedure for processing the metric calibration of the thermal camera, register of thermographies in the cloud of points based on control points, and finally, processing the textured cloud of points to obtain rectified thermographies, with no optical distortions.     

Spatial distribution of manganese in enamel and coronal dentine of human primary teeth

Emerging evidence indicates that excessive exposure to manganese (Mn) during the prenatal period and early childhood may result in neurodevelopmental deficits. However, accurate exposure biomarkers are not well established, limiting our understanding of exposure-response relationships over these susceptible periods of development. Naturally shed deciduous teeth are potentially a useful biomarker of environmental exposure to Mn. However, the uptake and distribution of Mn in human teeth has not been studied in detail.Mn distribution was measured at high resolution (~ 20 μm) in eight human primary teeth using laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. A bio-imaging methodology was applied to construct detailed elemental maps of three incisors, and bone meal (NIST SRM 1486) was used to validate the analyses.The distribution of Mn in enamel and coronal dentine showed a distinct and reproducible pattern. In enamel, the ⁵⁵Mn:⁴³Ca ratio was highest at the outer edge of enamel (range = 0.57 to 4.74) for approximately 20-40 μm but was substantially lower in deeper layers (range = 0.005 to 0.013). The highest levels of Mn were observed in dentine immediately adjacent the pulpal margin (⁵⁵Mn:⁴³Ca range = 2.27 to 6.95). Importantly, a clearly demarcated high Mn zone was observed in dentine at the incisal end of the teeth. Using confocal laser scanning microscopy to visualize the neonatal line, this region was identified as being in the prenatally formed dentine.The high-resolution map of the spatial distribution of Mn in human primary teeth highlighted specific reproducible patterns of Mn distribution in enamel and coronal dentine.     

Evaluation of image-based modeling and laser scanning accuracy for emerging automated performance monitoring techniques

Accurate and rapid assessment of the as-built status on any construction site provides the opportunity to understand the current performance of a project easily and quickly. Rapid project assessment further identifies discrepancies between the as-built and as-planned progress, and facilitates decision making on the necessary remedial actions. Currently, manual visual observations and surveying are the most dominant data capturing techniques but they are time-consuming, error-prone, and infrequent, making quick and reliable decision-making difficult. Therefore, research on new approaches that allow automatic recognition of as-built performance and visualization of construction progress is essential. This paper presents and compares two methods for obtaining point cloud models for detection and visualization of as-built status for construction projects: (1) A new method of automated image-based reconstruction and modeling of the as-built project status using unordered daily construction photo collections through analysis of Structure from Motion (SfM); (2) 3D laser scanning and analysis of the as-built dense point cloud models. These approaches provide robust means for recognition of progress, productivity, and quality on a construction site. In this paper, an overview of the newly developed automated image-based reconstruction approach and exclusive features which distinct it from other image-based or conventional photogrammetric techniques is presented. Subsequently the terrestrial laser scanning approach carried out for reconstruction and comparison of as-built scenes is presented. Finally the accuracy and usability of both of these techniques for metric reconstruction, automated production of point cloud models, 3D CAD shape modeling, and as-built visualizations is evaluated and compared on eight different case studies. It is shown that for precise defect detection or alignment tasks, image-based point cloud models may not be as accurate and dense as laser scanners' point cloud models. Nonetheless image-based point cloud models provide an opportunity to extract as-built semantic information (i.e., progress, productivity, quality and safety) through the content of the images, are easy to use, and do not need add burden on the project management teams by requiring expertise for data collection or analysis. Finally image-based reconstruction automatically provides photo alignment with point cloud models and enables image-based renderings which can remarkably impact automated performance monitoring and as-built visualizations.     

多模光纤激光靶面辐照匀滑特性研究

研究了基于光纤放大网络的激光惯性约束核聚变的靶面光场的均匀特性,采用透镜阵列匀滑多束多模光纤激光器集束后的光场,设计了合适的透镜阵列并进行相应的实验,获得聚焦后靶面处的极小光斑,其靶面光场顶部区域RMS(Root Mean Square)低于5%。同时实验上研究了靶面位置和集束激光器数目对匀滑效果的影响,合适的靶面位置和增加集束激光器数目能明显的改善匀滑效果。     

激光头主板用FPC关键材料研究

FPC有广阔的发展及应用空间,对FPC的的卷曲、弯折以及温度和湿度载荷下的疲劳可靠性也有了更高的要求。本文通过对激光头主板用FPC关键材料的实验研究,通过对比实验选择出了提高激光头主板FPC电路的弯折性的FPC材料,其产品电路的弯折达1000万次,达到国内的先进水平。     

关于二阶激光孔钻孔加工技术的研究与应用

激光钻孔加工技术的产生与飞速发展是PCB行业技术发展的显著标志,是PCB钻孔技术发展的革命。目前业界激光钻孔加工普遍使用CO2激光钻孔机,由于CO2激光能量受脉冲周期、脉冲波形、脉冲宽度、PCB表面处理工艺、激光孔的类别/结构等因素的影响,孔底树脂残留、孔形异常、孔底铜箔击穿、孔壁玻璃丝布突起等一系列品质问题随之而来,这其中,以“击穿爆孔”问题最为突出、危害最大。本文主要针对击穿爆孔的问题展开技术研究与改善。     

激光直接打孔技术定位方法的探讨

随着HDI印制板设计精度的日益提升及成本降低的需求,激光直接打孔技术得到日益广泛的应用。本文针对激光直接打孔技术定位方法进行探讨,通过对比传统的扫靶孔定位和直接烧靶定位的优缺点,提出了一种新的定位方法-开窗烧靶定位,并对该方法进行实验确认,得到了较好的效果。