@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{EvdokimovObrosovOssenbrinketal., author = {Evdokimov, Anton and Obrosov, Aleksei and Ossenbrink, Ralf and Weiß, Sabine and Michailov, Vesselin}, title = {Mechanical properties of dissimilar steel-aluminum weld}, series = {Materials Science and Engineering: A}, volume = {Volume 722}, journal = {Materials Science and Engineering: A}, issn = {0921-5093}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2018.03.019}, pages = {242 -- 254}, abstract = {Knowledge of the properties of dissimilar welds is of great significance for the development of multi-material lightweight structures. In this study, stainless steel (1.4301) and aluminum alloy (6082-T6) sheets were welded in overlap configuration in keyhole mode. The resulting weld metals were investigated with respect to their mechanical properties. Several samples were cut out of different locations along the welds and their cross-sections were subjected to indentation testing and energy dispersive X-ray (EDS) analysis. Young's modulus E, yield stress σy, and strain hardening exponent n, were determined by means of reverse analysis of the indentation load (P) - depth (h) curves, allowing construction of true stress - true strain relations. An essential increase in yield stress in comparison to the one of the base alloys was observed inside the weld metal. In contrary, Young's modulus and strain hardening exponent of the welds were almost identical to corresponding values of the base steel metal. Due to the sensitivity of yield stress to the aluminum content, slight variations of the welding parameters lead to significant changes in elastic-plastic behavior of the weld metal.}, language = {en} } @misc{ZhangEvdokimovSchleussetal., author = {Zhang, Wei and Evdokimov, Anton and Schleuß, Leander and Ossenbrink, Ralf and Michailov, Vesselin}, title = {Laser beam build-up welding of AlSi12-powder on AlSi1MgMn-alloy substrate}, series = {Progress in Additive Manufacturing}, volume = {4}, journal = {Progress in Additive Manufacturing}, number = {2}, issn = {2363-9512}, pages = {117 -- 129}, abstract = {In the present work, laser beam build-up welding of AlSi12 alloy powder on AlSi1MgMn-alloy (EN AW-6082) substrate has been studied to determine the laser deposition strategy for fabrication of 3-D structure. First, the influence of laser power, scanning speed and powder feeding rate on the output parameters, such as clad geometry, dilution ratio, powder efficiency and porosity were analysed for deposition of a single track. Mathematical relationships were then established and the optimal parameters were identified by the desirability approach. Second, these optimal process parameters are furthermore adjusted to fabricate rectangular, cylindrical and complex combination volumes; different layer deposition strategies are used and evaluated. Finally, by using an adapted deposition strategy, one prototype consisted of different complexly shaped elements on one curved Al-alloy substrate without welding fusion defects was manufactured. The average tensile strength of deposited samples with four different layer deposition directions (vertical 0°/90°; horizontal 0°/90°; horizontal 0° and horizontal 90°) was measured, respectively, which are comparable strengths or higher than those of cast samples. The microstructure of the laser-deposited material is investigated using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy as well as microcomputed tomography. Microstructure and hardness of deposited multilayers exhibit inhomogeneous distributions, which vary with the deposit location}, 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} } @misc{NikitinTurabovErmilovaetal., author = {Nikitin, Alexander and Turabov, Dashqin and Ermilova, Evgeniia and Evdokimov, Anton and Ossenbrink, Ralf and Seidlitz, Holger}, title = {Using dynamic resistance to predict electrode surface degradation in resistance spot welding of 5182 aluminum alloy}, series = {Welding in the World}, volume = {69}, journal = {Welding in the World}, doi = {10.1007/s40194-024-01872-9}, pages = {449 -- 458}, abstract = {In this study, the correlation between dynamic resistance during the first 10 ms of welding time and the electrode surface condition in resistance spot welding of 5182 aluminum alloy has been investigated. The electrode surface rapidly degrades due to contamination and morphological changes, adversely affecting the weld spot surface. The accumulation of Cu-Al intermetallic phases on the electrode surface alters its roughness, leading to variations in dynamic resistance. By analyzing this correlation, optimal electrode milling intervals were identified to extend electrode life. This work focused on detecting crater formation on the electrode surface through dynamic resistance monitoring. The results indicate that resistance measurements provide a reliable approach for evaluating electrode wear, optimizing maintenance schedules, and reducing material removal during milling.}, language = {en} } @misc{TurabovEvdokimovNikitinetal., author = {Turabov, Dashqin and Evdokimov, Anton and Nikitin, Alexander and Ossenbrink, Ralf and Michailov, Vesselin}, title = {Vorhersage des Elektrodenverschleißes beim Widerstandspunktschweißen von Aluminium durch dynamische Widerstandsmessung}, series = {DVS Congress 2023, Große Schweißtechnische Tagung, DVS Campus ; Kurzfassungen der Vortr{\"a}ge der Veranstaltung in Essen vom 11. bis 14. September 2023 ; (Langfassungen der Beitr{\"a}ge auf USB-Karte)}, volume = {389 / 2023}, journal = {DVS Congress 2023, Große Schweißtechnische Tagung, DVS Campus ; Kurzfassungen der Vortr{\"a}ge der Veranstaltung in Essen vom 11. bis 14. September 2023 ; (Langfassungen der Beitr{\"a}ge auf USB-Karte)}, publisher = {DVS Media GmbH}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, isbn = {978-3-96144-230-0}, pages = {780 -- 787}, abstract = {Das Widerstandspunktschweißen ist ein weit verbreitetes Schweißverfahren, insbesondere bei der Karosserieherstellung in der Automobilbranche. Im Hinblick auf den Leichtbau werden zunehmend Aluminiumlegierungen verwendet. Das Hauptproblem beim Widerstandspunktschweißen von Aluminiumlegierungen ist der schnelle Elektrodenverschleiß. Dadurch wird die Qualit{\"a}t und Effizienz des Schweißprozesses beeintr{\"a}chtigt. Die Elektrodenstandmenge ist erreicht, wenn die Schweißverbindung eines der Qualit{\"a}tskriterien nicht erf{\"u}llt. Um die Elektrodenstandmenge zu ermitteln, werden in der Industrie im Rahmen der Schweißnahtqualifizierung zeit- und ressourcenaufw{\"a}ndige Methoden, u. a. zerst{\"o}rende Pr{\"u}fmethoden, verwendet. In dieser Arbeit wird eine Methode zur Vorhersage des kritischen Elektrodenverschleißes beim Aluminiumschweißen durch Messung des dynamischen Widerstandes vorgeschlagen. In umfangreichen Versuchsreihen an einer automobiltypischen Al-Legierung der 5000er Gruppe wurden dynamische Widerstandsmessungen durchgef{\"u}hrt. Aus den Widerstandsmesswerten konnte ein Indikator ermittelt werden, welcher auf das Auftreten von Poren in Schweißverbindung und auf einen bald auftretenden kritischen Elektrodenverschleiß hinweist.}, language = {de} }