@misc{EvdokimovSpringerDoynovetal., author = {Evdokimov, Anton and Springer, Katrin and Doynov, Nikolay and Ossenbrink, Ralf and Michailov, Vesselin}, title = {Heat source model for laser beam welding of steel-aluminum lap joints}, series = {International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology}, volume = {93}, journal = {International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology}, number = {1-4}, issn = {0268-3768}, doi = {10.1007/s00170-017-0569-6}, pages = {709 -- 716}, abstract = {In this study, a three-dimensional thermal conduction model based on the finite element analysis was established to predict a heat distribution during laser welding in overlap configuration of austenitic stainless steel 1.4301 and hardenable aluminum alloy 6016. A hybrid model based on two expanded curve-rotated volumetric heat sources is suggested to capture the complex weld geometry. Since thermal flow in the overlap area is a crucial part of the model, an analytic calculation of a thermal contact conductance between the plates and its subsequent implementation in the FE model through a superposition of two contact surfaces are described in details in this paper. Full thermal cycles, weld shapes, and thus mixing grades were successfully predicted by means of the developed model for different parameter combinations.}, language = {en} } @misc{EvdokimovOssenbrinkDoynovetal., author = {Evdokimov, Anton and Ossenbrink, Ralf and Doynov, Nikolay and Michailov, Vesselin}, title = {Laser beam welding of steel-aluminum joints - influence of weld metal elastic-plastic properties on the distortions}, series = {Mathematical Modelling of Weld Phenomena 12 : selected peer reviewed papers from the 12th International Seminar Numerical Analysis of Weldability : September 23-26, 2018, Graz, Schloss Seggau - Austria}, journal = {Mathematical Modelling of Weld Phenomena 12 : selected peer reviewed papers from the 12th International Seminar Numerical Analysis of Weldability : September 23-26, 2018, Graz, Schloss Seggau - Austria}, editor = {Sommitsch, Christof and Enzinger, Norbert and Mayr, Peter}, publisher = {Verlag der Technischen Universit{\"a}t Graz}, address = {Graz}, isbn = {978-3-85125-615-4}, doi = {10.3217/978-3-85125-615-4}, pages = {431 -- 440}, abstract = {Great attention is focused nowadays on laser welding of dissimilar steel-aluminum joints in overlap configuration in key-hole mode. It was found that elastic-plastic properties of the weld metal exhibit strong difference to those of the base alloys and can be defined as a function of aluminum content in the weld metal. A developed Finite-Element simulation model allows prediction of the aluminum content as a function of welding parameters and subsequently the elastic-plastic properties of the weld metal as a function of the determined content. The main goal of the present study is to show the impact of the weld metal properties on welding distortions and residual stresses. For that purpose, a sensitivity analysis of the thermomechanical model was performed, where the distortions and residual stresses were computed as a function of welding parameters and therefore as a function of corresponding weld metal properties. The analysis showed that the influence of the weld metal is essential, and its properties should be taken into consideration in the models for better prediction accuracy.}, language = {en} } @misc{EvdokimovDoynovOssenbrinketal., author = {Evdokimov, Anton and Doynov, Nikolay and Ossenbrink, Ralf and Obrosov, Aleksei and Weiß, Sabine and Michailov, Vesselin}, title = {Thermomechanical laser welding simulation of dissimilar steel-aluminum overlap joints}, series = {International Journal of Mechanical Sciences}, volume = {190}, journal = {International Journal of Mechanical Sciences}, issn = {1879-2162}, doi = {10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2020.106019}, pages = {18}, abstract = {Mixing of steel and aluminum within the weld pool during keyhole laser welding results in a complex dissimilar microstructure, which in turn, initiates a shift in weld metal mechanical properties. In this study, a numerical model for computation of distortions in laser-welded dissimilar overlap joints (austenitic stainless steel 304 - 6082-T6 aluminum alloy), which considers properties of the mixed steel-aluminum weld metal was developed. The required yield strength, Young's modulus, and strain hardening exponent of the weld metal were experimentally determined using the indentation technique coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The designed material model calculates the weld elastic-plastic properties as a function of the aluminum concentration. The softening of the alloys in the heat-affected zone was determined by physical simulations and considered as a function of maximum temperature. Computed and measured distortions showed good agreement for various welding regimes with an average deviation of 18.4\%. The sensitivity analyses indicated that the application of the developed weld material model significantly improves the accuracy of the thermomechanical simulations.}, language = {en} } @misc{EvdokimovJasiewiczDoynovetal., author = {Evdokimov, Anton and Jasiewicz, Filip and Doynov, Nikolay and Ossenbrink, Ralf and Michailov, Vesselin}, title = {Simulation of surface heat treatment with inclined laser beam}, series = {Journal of Manufacturing Processes}, volume = {81}, journal = {Journal of Manufacturing Processes}, issn = {1526-6125}, doi = {10.1016/j.jmapro.2022.06.051}, pages = {107 -- 114}, abstract = {The beam inclination leads to a change in the laser spot size on the material surface. The higher the inclination, the larger the irradiated area and the lower the laser intensity. Moreover, if the material surface is outside of the beam focal plane, the intensity distribution profile becomes asymmetric. In this study, a heat source model, which calculates the intensity distribution on the workpiece surface as a function of beam parameters (beam waist, divergence half-angle) and process parameters (laser power, incidence angle, and distance to focal plane) was developed. The applicability of the heat source model was demonstrated by simulating 4 different laser hardening regimes. Once the heat efficiency coefficient had been calibrated the developed finite-element model allowed computation of temperatures while hardening with perpendicular laser beams as well as with inclined beams. The open-source software FEniCSx was used for the finite element computations. The mathematical formulation, required for performing temperature simulations with FEniCSx was briefly introduced.}, language = {en} }