TY - JOUR A1 - Bachmann, Marcel A1 - Avilov, Vjaceslav A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - About the influence of a steady magnetic field on weld pool dynamics in partial penetration high power laser beam welding of thick aluminium parts N2 - A multi-physics numerical model was developed to investigate the influence of a steady magnetic field aligned perpendicular to the welding direction during partial penetration high power laser beam welding of aluminium in downhand position. Three-dimensional heat transfer, fluid dynamics including phase transition and electromagnetic field partial differential equations were successfully solved with the finite element differential equation solver COMSOL Multiphysics 4.2. The implemented material model used temperature-dependent properties up to evaporation temperature. Marangoni convection in the surface region of the weld pool, natural convection due to the gravitational field and latent heat of solid–liquid phase transition were taken into account. Solidification was modelled by the Carman–Kozeny equation for porous media morphology. The flow pattern in the melt as well as the weld bead geometry were significantly changed by the induced Lorentz force distribution in the liquid metal. It reveals that the application of a steady magnetic field to laser beam welding with corresponding Hartmann numbers Ha2 ≈ 104 allows for a suppression of the characteristic wineglass-shape of the weld cross section caused by thermocapillary flow. The numerical results are in good agreement with experimental results obtained with welding of AlMg3 with a 16 kW disc laser. The steady magnetic field was delivered by permanent magnets mounted on both lateral sides of the weld specimen. The maximum magnetic flux density was around 500 mT. It shows, that the applied magnetic field has a predominant dissipating effect on the weld pool dynamics independently of its polarity. KW - Electromagnetic weld pool control KW - Hartmann effect KW - Laser beam welding KW - Lorentz force KW - Marangoni flow KW - Natural convection PY - 2013 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2013.01.015 SN - 0017-9310 VL - 60 SP - 309 EP - 321 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-27655 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bachmann, Marcel A1 - Avilov, Vjaceslav A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Experimental and numerical investigation of an electromagnetic weld pool support system for high power laser beam wleidng of austenitic stainless steel N2 - A three-dimensional turbulent steady state numerical model was used to investigate the influence of an alternating current (AC) magnetic field during high power laser beam keyhole welding of 20 mm thick stainless steel AISI 304 being modeled as an ideal non-ferromagnetic material. Three-dimensional heat transfer and fluid dynamics as well as the electromagnetic field equations were solved with the finite element package COMSOL Multiphysics 4.2 taking into account the most important physical effects of the process. Namely, the thermo-capillary (Marangoni) convection at the weld pool boundaries, natural convection due to gravity and density differences in the melt volume as well as latent heat of solid–liquid phase transitions at the phase boundaries were included in the model. It is shown that the gravity drop-out associated with the welding of thick plates due to the hydrostatic pressure can be prevented by the application of AC magnetic field between 80 mT and 135 mT for corresponding oscillation frequencies between 1 kHz and 10 kHz below the weld specimen. Experimentally, a value of the magnetic flux density of around 230 mT was found to be necessary to allow for single-pass laser beam welding without sagging or drop-out of melt for a 20 mm thick combination of austenitic stainless steel AISI 304 and ferritic construction steel S235JRC at an oscillation frequency of around 2.6 kHz. KW - Electromagnetic weld pool control KW - Laser beam welding KW - Lorentz force KW - Marangoni flow KW - Natural convection PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2013.11.013 SN - 0924-0136 SN - 1873-4774 VL - 214 IS - 3 SP - 578 EP - 591 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-29709 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bachmann, Marcel A1 - Avilov, Vjaceslav A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael ED - Sommitsch, C. ED - Enzinger, N. T1 - Multi-physical finite element simulation of an electromagnetic weld pool support in full-penetration high power laser beam welding of metal plates N2 - The influence of an alternating current (ac) magnetic field during full-penetration laser beam welding of thick metal plates was investigated numerically using a three-dimensional steady state model calculating for the fluid flow, temperature and electromagnetic field variables. The finite element software (FEM) COMSOL Multiphysics was used. Most important physical effects were taken into account here: Thermocapillary (Marangoni) convection, natural convection as well as the latent heat of melting/solidification phase transition. The Carman-Kozeny equation was used to account for porous media morphology in the solid-liquid transition zone. The ac magnet is located below the welded plate. The externally applied magnetic field is aligned parallel to the plate surface and perpendicular to the welding direction. The investigations were conducted for 20 mm aluminium plates. It is shown that a 70 mT(rms) ac magnetic field is enough to prevent the gravity-driven drop-out of the melt. The results of the calculations are in a good agreement with experimental data for 15 kW fibre laser beam welding of up to 30 mm thick Al-alloy plates. T2 - 10th International seminar numerical analysis of weldability CY - Leibnitz, Austria DA - 24.09.2012 KW - Laser beam welding KW - Electromagnetic weld pool support KW - Marangoni convection PY - 2013 SN - 978-3-85125-293-4 VL - 10 SP - 5 EP - 20 PB - Verlag der Technischen Universität Graz AN - OPUS4-29982 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bachmann, Marcel A1 - Avilov, Vjaceslav A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - High power laser beam welding of austenitic stainless steel with electromagnetic weld pool support N2 - Laser deep penetration welding became a widely applied tool in industrial applications due to the available laser power of 20 kW and more for the single-pass welding of steel plates of up to 20 mm. Above a critical limit, liquid metal tends to drop out of the weld bead due to the hydrostatic pressure. Laser beam welding in contrast to electron beam welding technique allows for an electromagnetic manipulation of the fluid flow in the weld pool. An alternating current electromagnetic system for the compensation of the hydrostatic pressure by induced Lorentz forces in the melt was experimentally and numerically investigated for single-pass full-penetration welding of up to 20 mm austenitic stainless steel plates grade AISI 304. It was shown, that the application of magnetic fields between 200 mT and 234 mT at an oscillation frequency of around 2.6 kHz lead to a full compensation of the hydrostatic forces in the melt for plate thicknesses between 10 mm and 20 mm, respectively. Coupled fluid flow, thermal and electromagnetic finite element simulations were done with different applied magnetic flux densities and oscillation frequencies calculating for the optimal magnetic field strength to avoid melt sagging in the weld pool. The simulation results point to a lower magnetic field density needed for that purpose. The reason for that can lie in the magnetic properties of the material not being totally non-ferromagnetic. T2 - LTWMP '13 - 6th International conference "Laser technologies in welding and materials processing" CY - Katsively, Crimea, Ukraine DA - 27.05.2013 PY - 2013 SN - 978-966-96309-2-6 SP - 11 EP - 14 AN - OPUS4-29986 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Meng, Xiangmeng A1 - Putra, Stephen Nugraha A1 - Bachmann, Marcel A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - A statistical assessment of the laser energy absorption and keyhole stability in high-power laser welding N2 - The behavior of the molten pool and final weld qualities in high-power laser welding are significantly influenced by laser absorption and keyhole stability. However, the dynamic features involved make the in-depth analyses challenging. This study addresses the challenges by conducting a thorough statistical evaluation of the effects of key welding parameters on laser absorption and keyhole fluctuations, using experimental investigations and a robustly validated multi-physics model. From a statistical aspect, the laser energy distribution and the keyhole collapse, commonly considered to be highly time-varying, show certain regularities, for example, three distinct regions of the temporally averaged energy distribution and a universal normal distribution of the keyhole collapse positions. Further discussion is performed to clarify the greater potential of the statistical data in revealing some well-known, industry-related but unclearly explained findings, such as the saturation of the weld penetration with increasing heat input and the physical basis of the contributions of different welding parameters in the porosity reduction. KW - Laser welding KW - Laser absorption KW - Keyhole stability KW - Porosity defect KW - Multi-physics modeling PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-628367 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2025.03.053 SN - 2212-4616 VL - 141 SP - 885 EP - 896 AN - OPUS4-62836 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bachmann, Marcel T1 - Fluid Flow Simulation of the Influence of a Steady Magnetic Field on the Weld Pool Dynamics in Deep Penetration Laser Beam Welding of Aluminium T2 - Conference Electromagnetic Processing of Materials Beijing 2012 CY - Beijing, China DA - 2012-10-22 PY - 2012 AN - OPUS4-26854 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bachmann, Marcel A1 - Avilov, Vjaceslav A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - CFD simulation of the liquid metal flow in high power laser welding of aluminium with electromagnetic weld pool support T2 - 2nd International conference on fluid mechanics and heat and mass transfer 2011 CY - Corfu, Greece DA - 2011-07-14 KW - Electromagnetic weld pool support KW - Laser beam welding KW - Lorentz force KW - Marangoni stresses KW - Natural convection PY - 2011 SN - 978-1-61804-020-6 SP - 179 EP - 184 PB - WSEAS Press AN - OPUS4-24171 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Putra, Stephen Nugraha A1 - Meng, Xiangmeng A1 - Yang, Fan A1 - Bachmann, Marcel A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Einfluss der temperaturabhängigen Modellierung der Laserstrahlabsorption auf die Schmelzbadgeometrie beim Hochleistungslaserstrahlschweißen N2 - Der Absorptionsgrad metallischer Werkstoffe spielt bei Fügeprozessen mit einer Strahlungsquelle wie dem Hochleistungslaserstrahltiefschweißen eine bedeutende Rolle. Dieser beeinflusst die Menge der absorbierten Laserenergie, welche zum Aufschmelzen sowie zur lokalen Verdampfung des zu verbindenden Materials führt. Die Laserstrahlabsorption wird von vielen physikalischen Faktoren, z.B. Laserprofil, Laserwellenlänge, Materialeigenschaft sowie Temperatur, entschieden. Dennoch wird die Temperaturabhängigkeit in vielen Simulationsarbeiten häufig ignoriert und stattdessen ein empirisch angepasster Parameter zur Kalibrierung der Ergebnisse implementiert. Diese Vorgehensweise wirkt sich negativ auf die Zuverlässigkeit des numerischen Modells sowie auf die Vorhersagbarkeit der Simulationsergebnisse aus. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird die Temperaturabhängigkeit des Laserabsorptionsgrades in ein selbstkonsistentes zweiphasiges Modell unter Berücksichtigung der gekoppelten 3D-Fluidströmung und Wärmeübertragung einbezogen. Die berechnete Laserstrahlabsorption wird durch die temperaturabhängigen Materialeigenschaften, die Lasercharakteristik und den Einfallswinkel des Laserstrahls bestimmt. Die freie Oberfläche jeder Phase wird mithilfe der Volume-of-Fluid Methode (VOF), berechnet und die Laser-Material-Wechselwirkung wird durch ein implementiertes Ray-Tracing-Verfahren modelliert, welches auf einem lokalisierten Level-Set-Algorithmus basiert. Anschließend wird die transiente Wärmeeinbringung und die Geometrie der Schweißnaht analysiert und mit dem temperaturunabhängigen Absorptionsmodell verglichen. Es wurde festgestellt, dass die Temperaturabhängigkeit der Laserabsorption entscheidend für die genaue Bestimmung der Wärmeeinbringung und der Schmelzbadgeometrie ist. Das entwickelte Modell wurde anhand der experimentellen Untersuchungen validiert und die Bedeutung der Temperaturabhängigkeit bei der Laserstrahlabsorption wurde für die Simulation des Laserstrahltiefschweißens quantifiziert. T2 - 44. Assistentenseminar Füge- und Schweißtechnik CY - Päwesin, Germany DA - 20.09.2023 KW - Laser beam welding KW - Numerical modeling KW - Ray tracing method KW - Weld pool dynamics PY - 2024 UR - https://www.dvs-media.eu/de/neuerscheinungen/4671/44.-assistentenseminar-fuegetechnik SN - 978-3-96144-267-6 VL - 394 SP - 57 EP - 68 PB - DVS Media GmbH CY - Düsseldorf AN - OPUS4-60779 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Artinov, Antoni A1 - Karkhin, Victor A1 - Bachmann, Marcel A1 - Khomich, Pavel A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - МОДЕЛИРОВАНИЕ ГИДРОДИНАМИЧЕСКИХ И ТЕПЛОВЫХ ПРОЦЕССОВ ПРИ ЛАЗЕРНОЙ СВАРКЕ СО СКВОЗНЫМ ПРОПЛАВЛЕНИЕМ N2 - Разработана модель физических процессов при сварке плавлением на основе концепции эквивалентных источников теплоты. Модель включает в себя две части: термогидродинамику сварочной ванны и теплопроводность свариваемого тела вне ванны. В задаче термогидродинамики учитываются температурные зависимости свойств материала, форма парогазового канала, термокапиллярная и естественная конвекция, фазовые превращения и другие физические явления.Приведено решение задачи термогидродинамики методом конечных элементов на примере сварки стальной пластины толщиной 15 мм со сквозным проплавлением лазерным лучом (по технологии "замочная скважина"). Показано, что термокапиллярная конвекция жидкого металла является основной причиной сложной выпукло-вогнутой формы границы ванны с увеличенными размерами в приповерхностных областях. Получено удовлетворительное совпадение расчетных и экспериментальных размеров сварочной ванны. KW - ЛАЗЕРНАЯ СВАРКА KW - СВАРОЧНАЯ ВАННА KW - ЧИСЛЕННОЕ МОДЕЛИРОВАНИЕ KW - ГИДРОДИНАМИКА KW - КОНВЕКЦИЯ KW - ТЕПЛОПРОВОДНОСТЬ KW - ТЕМПЕРАТУРНОЕ ПОЛЕ KW - МЕТОД КОНЕЧНЫХ ЭЛЕМЕНТОВ PY - 2020 SN - 0491-6441 SP - 58 EP - 69 AN - OPUS4-50290 LA - rus AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Meng, Xiangmeng A1 - Artinov, Antoni A1 - Bachmann, Marcel A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Theoretical study of influence of electromagnetic stirring on transport phenomena in wire feed laser beam welding N2 - The additional element from the filler wire in the laser beam welding is usually distributed inhomogeneously in the final weld due to the high solidification rate of weld pool. It has been found that the electromagnetic stirring produced by an external oscillating magnetic field can enhance the material mixing in the weld pool to achieve a more uniform element distribution. However, the magnetic field has a highly nonlinear and multicoupled interaction with the weld pool behavior, which makes the quantitative explanation of the physical mechanism difficult. In this study, the effect of electromagnetic stirring on the transport phenomena in the wire feed laser beam welding is investigated by a numerical modeling. A 3D transient multiphysical model considering the magnetohydrodynamics, heat transfer, fluid flow, keyhole dynamics, and element transport is developed. The multiple reflections and the Fresnel absorption of the laser on the keyhole wall are calculated using the ray tracing method. The numerical results show that a Lorentz force produced by the oscillating magnetic field and its induced eddy current gives significant influence on the transport phenomena in the molten pool. The forward and downward flow is enhanced by the electromagnetic stirring, which homogenizes the distribution of the additional elements from a nickel-based filler wire in a steel weld pool. The numerical results show a good agreement with the high-speed images of the molten pool, the fusion line from the optical micrograph, and the element distribution from the energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. This work provides a physical base for the electromagnetic-controlled laser beam welding and some guidance for the selection of electromagnetic parameters. KW - Magnetohydrodynamics KW - Molten pool dynamics KW - Element transport KW - Laser beam welding PY - 2020 DO - https://doi.org/10.2351/7.0000069 VL - 32 IS - 2 SP - 022026-1 EP - 022026-9 AN - OPUS4-50874 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bachmann, Marcel A1 - Artinov, Antoni A1 - Meng, Xiangmeng A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Numerical study of the bulging effect in deep penetration laser beam welding N2 - This article is devoted to the study of the bulging effect in deep penetration laser beam welding. The numerical results of the investigations are based upon experimental results from previous studies to reveal the relationship between the bulging effect and the hot cracking formation, as well as the mixing of alloying elements in the weld pool. The widening of the molten pool in its center area can be observed in full penetration as well as in partial penetration welds on 8 mm and 12 mm thick structural steel plates, respectively. The weld pool shape is extracted from the simulations to evaluate the extent of the necking of the solidification line as well as the bulging phenomena and its influence on the hot cracking phenomena. Relying on an earlier numerical study utilizing a fixed keyhole, simulation models considering a dynamic keyhole are developed thereto. Additionally, the mixing behavior of alloying elements during partial penetration is investigated. The link between the bulge and the studied phenomena is found to be significant. T2 - Lasers in Manufacturing Conference 2021 CY - Online meeting DA - 21.06.2021 KW - Deep penetration laser beam welding KW - Welding simulation KW - Solidification cracking KW - Bulging effect PY - 2021 SP - 1 EP - 8 AN - OPUS4-52848 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bachmann, Marcel T1 - Finite element modelling of an ac electromagnetic weld pool support in full penetration laser beam welding of thick duplex stainless steel plates T2 - International Congress on Applications of Laser&Electro-Optics (ICALEO 2015) CY - Atlanta, USA DA - 2015-10-18 PY - 2015 AN - OPUS4-34894 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Avilov, Vjaceslav A1 - Fritzsche, André A1 - Bachmann, Marcel A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Full penetration laser beam welding of thick duplex steel plates with electromagnetic weld pool support N2 - Full penetration high power bead-on-plate laser beam welding tests of up to 20 mm thick 2205 duplex steel plates were performed in PA position. A contactless inductive electromagnetic (EM) weld pool support system was used to prevent gravity drop-out of the melt. Welding experiments with 15 mm thick plates were carried out using IPG fiber laser YLR 20000 and Yb:YAG thin disk laser TruDisk 16002. The laser power needed to achieve a full penetration was found to be 10.9 and 8.56 kW for welding velocity of 1.0 and 0.5 m min−1, respectively. Reference welds without weld pool support demonstrate excessive root sag. The optimal value of the alternating current(AC) power needed to completely compensate the sagging on the root side was found to be ≈1.6 kW for both values of the welding velocity. The same EM weld pool support system was used in welding tests with 20 mm thick plates. The laser beam power (TRUMPF Yb:YAG thin disk laser TruDisk 16002) needed to reach a full penetration for 0.5 m min−1 was found to be 13.9 kW. Full penetration welding without EM weld pool support is not possible—the surface tension cannot stop the gravity drop-out of the melt. The AC power needed to completely compensate the gravity was found to be 2 kW. KW - Electromagnetic weld pool control KW - Duplex stainless steel KW - Laser beam welding KW - Full penetration welding PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.2351/1.4944103 SN - 1042-346X SN - 1938-1387 VL - 28 IS - 2 SP - 022420-1 EP - 022420-7 PB - American institute of physics CY - Woodbury, NY, USA AN - OPUS4-35668 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Fritzsche, André A1 - Avilov, Vjaceslav A1 - Bachmann, Marcel A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Laserstrahlschweißen dicker Stahlplatten mit elektromagnetischer Schmelzbadunterstützung N2 - Das bislang zur Vermeidung unzulässiger Wurzelüberhöhungen beim Laserstrahlschweißen von Aluminiumlegierungen bzw. austenitischem Stahl eingesetzte Verfahren der elektromagnetischen Schmelzbadstütze konnte innerhalb der vorliegenden Untersuchung erfolgreich zur Kompensation des hydrostatischen Druckes von ferromagnetischen Stählen übertragen werden. Es wurden dabei Laserstrahlschweißversuche in PA-Position an bis zu 20 mm dickem Duplexstahl 1.4462 sowie Baustahl S235JR durchgeführt. Unter konstanten Schweißparametern wurden Durchschweißungen generiert. Dem hydrostatischen Druck wurde unter Verwendung der Technologie zur elektromagnetischen Schmelzbadunterstützung durch Variation der Oszillationsfrequenz und der AC-Leistung des Magnetsystems entgegengewirkt. Zunächst konzentrierten sich die Versuche auf den Duplexstahl 1.4462, welcher jeweils aus 50 % Ferrit und Austenit besteht. Hierbei konnte festgestellt werden, dass zur idealen Kompensation von 15 mm bei einer Frequenz von 1,7 kHz eine AC-Leistung von 1,6 kW erforderlich ist, die Schweißnähte aber bereits bei einer AC-Leistung von ca. 0,8 kW in die Bewertungsgruppe B der DIN EN ISO 13919-1:1996-09 eingeordent werden können. Zur idealen Kompensation des hydrostatischen Druckes bei 20 mm dickem Duplexstahl war eine um 20 % höhere AC-Leistung notwendig. Im Anschluss an die Versuche mit dem Duplexstahl wurden die Untersuchungen auf bis zu 20 mm dicke Proben aus Baustahl S235JR erweitert. Für 15 mm konnten die Schweißnähte bei einer Frequenz von 1,7 kHz ab einer AC-Leistung von 1,3 kW in die Bewertungsgruppe B eingeordnet werden. Zur idealen Kompensation von 20 mm dickem Baustahl war eine AC-Leistung von 1,6 kW bei einer Frequenz von 636 Hz nötig. Mit steigender AC-Leistung konnte in allen Versuchsreihen eine sukzessive Verringerung der Wurzelüberhöhung demonstriert werden. T2 - Assistentenseminar 2016 der Wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft Fügetechnik e.V. im DVS CY - Paewesin, Germany DA - 05.09.2016 KW - Elektromagnetische Schmelzbadunterstützung KW - Laserstrahlschweißen KW - Ferromagnetischer Stahl PY - 2018 SN - 978-3-96144-025-2 VL - 339 SP - 38 EP - 43 PB - DVS Media GmbH CY - Düsseldorf AN - OPUS4-44302 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Artinov, Antoni A1 - Bachmann, Marcel A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Equivalent heat source approach in a 3D transient heat transfer simulation of full-penetration high power laser beam welding of thick metal plates N2 - A three-dimensional multi-physics numerical model was developed for the calculation of an appropriate equivalent volumetric heat source and the prediction of the transient thermal cycle during and after fusion welding. Thus the modelling process was separated into two studies. First, the stationary process simulation of full-penetration keyhole laser beam welding of a 15 mm low-alloyed steel thick plate in flat position at a welding speed of 2 m/min and a laser power of 18 kW was performed. A fixed keyhole with a right circular cone shape was used to consider the energy absorbed by the workpiece and to calibrate the model. In the calculation of the weld pool geometry and the local temperature field, the effects of phase transition, thermo-capillary convection, natural convection and temperature-dependent material properties up to evaporation temperature were taken into account. The obtained local temperature field was then used in a subsequent study as an equivalent heat source for the computation of the transient thermal field during the laser welding process and the cooling stage of the part. The system of partial differential equations, describing the stationary heat transfer and the fluid dynamics, were strongly coupled and solved with the commercial finite element software COMSOL Multiphysics 5.0. The energy input in the transient heat transfer simulation was realised by prescription of the nodes temperature. The prescribed nodes reproduced the calculated local temperature field defining the equivalent volumetric heat source. Their translational motion through the part was modelled by a moving mesh approach. An additional remeshing condition and helper lines were used to avoid highly distorted elements. The positions of the elements of the polygonal mesh were calculated with the Laplace’s smoothing approach. Good correlation between the numerically calculated and the experimentally observed weld bead shapes and transient temperature distributions was found. KW - Laser beam welding KW - Process simulation KW - Equivalent heat source KW - Transient heat transfer KW - Deformed geometry PY - 2018 UR - https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1WbSq44xZwola DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2018.02.058 SN - 0017-9310 SN - 1879-2189 VL - 122 SP - 1003 EP - 1013 PB - Elsevier Ltd. CY - Amsterdam [u.a.] AN - OPUS4-44272 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Meng, Xiangmeng A1 - Putra, Stephen Nugraha A1 - Bachmann, Marcel A1 - Artinov, Antoni A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - A fundamental study of physical mechanisms of wineglass-shaped fusion zone profile in laser melting N2 - The fusion zone geometry in laser melting processes e.g., laser welding and laser-based additive manufacturing, of metallic materials has commonly a wineglass-shaped profile which is critical to the grain orientation and stress distribution. Hereby, we adopt for the first time a decoupling work through a combination of multi-physics modelling and experiments to reveal the fundamental mechanisms of this special morphology. Two physicsbased easy-to-use metal vapour models are proposed to consider the vapour’s momentum and thermal effects separately. It is found that the direct laser energy absorption and Marangoni shear stress which are widely hypothesised to dominate the wineglass-shape formation show only a minor influence. The additional heating from the metallic vapour plume rather than its momentum impact contributes predominantly to the enlarging of the molten pool top region, resulting directly in the formation of the wineglass-shaped fusion zone. The generality of the plume heating effect is also validated in two types of materials (steel and Al) in a wide range of parameters. KW - Laser melting KW - Fusion zone profile KW - Wineglass shape KW - Multi-physical modelling KW - Metallic vapour plume KW - Steel and Al PY - 2024 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2023.118265 SN - 0924-0136 VL - 324 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-59692 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bachmann, Marcel T1 - High Power Laser Beam Welding of Austenitic Stainless Steel with Electromagnetic Weld Pool Support T2 - 6th International Conference Laser Technologies in Welding and Materials Processing CY - Katsiveli, Ukraine DA - 2013-05-27 PY - 2013 AN - OPUS4-28619 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Meng, Xiangmeng A1 - Artinov, Antoni A1 - Bachmann, Marcel A1 - Üstündag, Ömer A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - The detrimental molten pool narrowing phenomenon in wire feed laser beam welding and its suppression by magnetohydrodynamic technique N2 - Element transport in the wire feed laser beam welding (WFLBW) is directly determined by the molten pool shape and thermo-fluid flow therein. In this paper, an untypical molten pool profile, i.e., elongated at its top and bottom but narrowed at the middle, is found experimentally by real-time metal/glass observa- tion and numerically by multi-physical modeling. Ex-situ X-ray fluorescence element mapping is used to characterize the element dilution status in the fusion zone. For the first time, the detrimental influence of the molten pool narrowing on the element transport is identified and discussed, combining the exper- imental and numerical results. A magnetohydrodynamic technique is utilized to suppress the narrowing, aiming at a more homogenous element distribution. It is found that due to the interaction of the two dominant circulations from the top and bottom regions of the molten pool, a low-temperature region is formed. It leads to an untypical growth of the mushy zone, narrowing the molten pool in the middle re- gion. Its detrimental effect on material mixing is non-negligible considering the direct blocking effect on the downward flow and the premature solidification at the middle region. The Lorentz force from a trans- verse oscillating magnetic field can change the flow pattern into a single-circulation type. The downward transfer channel is widened, and its premature solidification is prevented because the low-temperature- gradient region is mitigated. This paper provides a supplementary reason regarding the common issue of insufficient material mixing during LBW, and a promising technique to optimize the process. KW - Thermo-fluid flow KW - Element transport KW - Laser beam welding KW - Magnetohydrodynamics KW - Multi-physical modeling PY - 2022 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2022.122913 VL - 193 SP - 122913 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-55006 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bachmann, Marcel T1 - Numerical studies of keyhole dynamic behavior during the laser beam welding with an oscillating magnetic field N2 - The formation of keyhole induced porosity (Process porosity) during laser beam welding (LBW) is mainly associated with the dynamic keyhole behavior. Experimental studies have confirmed that the application of a magnetic field can effectively suppress process porosity. However, there is still no quantitative evidence supporting that this suppression mechanism involves a direct influence of the magnetic field on the keyhole dynamics. In this paper, a novel keyhole reconstruction algorithm is developed and incorporated into a three-dimensional transient multi-physics coupled numerical model to study the dynamic keyhole behavior under the influence of an oscillating magnetic field. This keyhole reconstruction algorithm accurately reproduces the 2D time-averaged keyhole shape, effectively capturing the keyhole tailing and the backward shift of its centroid on the keyhole top. The application of an oscillating magnetic field reduces the keyhole diameter and enhances its stability. The frequency of keyhole collapse is reduced under the influence of a magnetic field. Additionally, the occurrence of keyhole collapses with long duration is significantly reduced in the presence of a magnetic field. T2 - 78th IIW Annual Assembly and International Conference CY - Genua, Italy DA - 22.06.2025 KW - Laser beam welding KW - Magnetohydrodynamics KW - Porosity KW - Numerical simulation PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63645 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bakir, Nasim A1 - Artinov, Antoni A1 - Bachmann, Marcel A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - About the origin of solidification cracking in laser welded thick-walled structures N2 - In this study, a three-dimensional CFD-simulation model was developed to simulate the fluid flow in the weld pool. The CFD-model showed a bulging region in the middle of the depth, which is separated from the top surface and bottom surface by two narrowing regions. It can be concluded that the interaction of the movement of the laser source with the Marangoni vortex leads to a teardrop shape at the upper and bottom surface of the workpiece. Additionally, it shows that the bulging in the weld is a result of the backflows on the upper and lower sides due to the thermo-capillary-driven flows. The weld pool shape was used as a heat source in a two-dimensional thermomechanical model, which allows a highly accurate transformation of the weld pool dimensions obtained from the CFD model. This developed technique allows the consideration of physical aspects, which cannot be considered when using traditional heat sources. The mechanical model has shown that the chronological order of the solidification of the weld has a significant influence on the nature and distribution of the stresses in the weld. High tensile stress has been observed in the bulging region, i.e. in the susceptible region for solidification cracking, when compared to the other narrowing regions, which show compressive stress. T2 - 4th International Conference on Welding and Failure Analysis of Engineering Materials CY - Aswan, Egypt DA - 19.11.2018 KW - Laser beam welding KW - Solidification cracking KW - Numerical simulation KW - Weld pool geometry KW - CFD-model KW - FE-model PY - 2018 SP - W-6, 1 EP - 10 CY - Aswan, Egypt AN - OPUS4-46735 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bachmann, Marcel A1 - Avilov, Vjaceslav A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Fluid flow simulation of the influence of a steady magnetic field on the weld pool dynamics in deep penetration laser beam welding of aluminium N2 - A multi-physics numerical model was developed to investigate the influence of a steady magnetic field during partial penetration keyhole laser beam welding of an aluminum plate in flat position. Three-dimensional heat transfer, fluid dynamics including phase transition and electromagnetic field partial differential equations were solved with the finite element differential equation solver COMSOL Multiphysics. The magnetic field was aligned perpendicularly to the welding direction. The main objective of these simulations was to estimate the critical value of the magnetic field needed to suppress convective flows in the weld pool during high-power (up to 20 kW) laser beam welding of aluminum alloys with up to 20 mm deep weld pool. It reveals that steady magnetic fields with corresponding Hartmann numbers Ha^2 ~ 10^4 based on the half-width of the weld pool can effectively suppress convective flows in the weld pool. Moreover, the typically occurring wineglass-shape of the weld cross section caused by thermo-capillary flow is weakened. KW - Laser beam welding KW - Lorentz force KW - Marangoni stresses KW - Natural convection KW - Hartmann effect PY - 2012 SN - 1006-706X SN - 1001-0963 VL - 19 IS - Suppl. 1 SP - 467 EP - 470 PB - Ed. Board CY - Beijing AN - OPUS4-26914 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bachmann, Marcel A1 - Avilov, Vjaceslav A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Simulation of an inductive weld pool support for deep penetration laser beam welding of metal parts N2 - three-dimensional laminar steady state numerical model was used to investigate the influence of an altemating current (ac) magnetic field during single pass high power laser beam keyhole welding of 20 mm thick aluminum. The three-dimensional heat transfer, fluid dynamics and electromagnetic field equations were solved with the commercial finite element package COMSOL Multiphysics. Dominant physical effects of the process were taken into account: Thermo-capillary (Marangoni) convection at the upper and lower weld pool surfaces, natural convection due to the gravity influence and the latent heat of solid-liquid phase transition. Simulations were conducted for several magnetic field strengths and it was found that the gravity drop-out associated with welding of thick plates due to the hydrostatie pressure can be prevented by the application of an ac magnetic field below the weld specimen of around 70 mT (rms) at an oscillation frequency of 450 Hz. The inductive support System allows for single-pass laser beam welding of thick aluminum plates. The flow pattem in the molten zone and the temperature distributions are significantly changed by the application of the electromagnetic forces in the weld pool. KW - Electromagnetic weld pool support KW - Laser beam welding KW - Lorentz force KW - Marangoni stresses KW - Natural convection PY - 2012 SN - 1006-706X SN - 1001-0963 VL - 19 IS - Suppl. 1 SP - 114 EP - 117 PB - Ed. Board CY - Beijing AN - OPUS4-26913 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -