TY - CONF A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Laser and hybrid welding with ultra high power lasers N2 - Welding with high-power lasers has a history of over 30 years. With the introduction of high-powerCO2 lasers, the subject was investigated as early as the 1990s as part of various research projects. A renewed interest in the subject was awakened with the market launch of high-brilliance, high-power fibre and disc lasers at the beginning of the 2000s. In industrial production, the use of high-power lasers for welding shipbuilding constructions at the same time as for mobile crane construction is mainly associated with low-alloy high-strength steels with a maximum wall thickness of 15 mm. The use of high-power multi 10kW lasers for even greater sheet thicknesses (20mm-100 mm) promises significantly greater advantages [1]. For these wall thicknesses the economic, technological and ecological advantages of the process over conventional welding methods become especially clear and visible [2]. Despite numerous research projects on this topic, laser technology still faces a number of hurdles that need to be overcome. The new lasers with scalable laser powers up to 100 kW and the application of an electromagnetic weld pool support as well as local vacuum environment widen the possible application range tremendously. In this contribution, the authors address the technical solutions for high-power laser beam welding in the field of thick sheet metal applications, highlight the technological and normative challenges in the industrial implementation of the process and present a perspective for the first concrete applications in the field of off-shore wind energy. T2 - Stuttgarter Laser Tage CY - Stuttgart, Germany DA - 04.06.2024 KW - High-power laserbeam welding KW - Thick plates KW - Electromagnetic weld pool support PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-62412 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Single pass laser vacuum welding of thick steel plates using electromagnetic support N2 - The increasing demand for renewable energy produced by offshore wind turbines goes along with an increased demand in the production of offshore wind turbine foundations, so called “monopiles”, which are made by joining thick metal sheets. The industrial standard of multi-layer submerged arc welding (SAW) for joining of thick metal sheets is the current bottleneck in the production of monopiles. A possible increase in productivity by the implementation of high-power laser welding in a newly developed mobile vacuum chamber (MoVac) and an electromagnetic root support is the subject of this study. Single run butt welds are performed in flat position on S355 mild steel of thicknesses up to 80 mm using a disc laser system with 1030 nm wavelength and a maximum output of 60 kW. The laser optic is fixed on the MoVac-System which is held and manipulated by an articulated robot. T2 - 13th CIRP Conference on Photonic Technologies [LANE 2024] CY - Furth, Germany DA - 15.09.2024 KW - Laser beam welding KW - Laser welding with mobile vacuum PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-62413 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Meng, Xiangmeng A1 - Putra, Stephen Nugraha A1 - Bachmann, Marcel A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Parametric study of the laser energy absorption in high-power laser beam welding N2 - Laser energy absorption on the keyhole wall is decisive for the thermodynamic behavior and the resultant weld properties in the high-power laser beam welding process. However, its highly transient nature on a microsecond scale makes the quantitative analysis challenging. In this paper, the influence of the relevant welding parameters on laser energy absorption is studied statistically by utilizing multiphysical modeling, in which the three-dimensional transient keyhole dynamics and thermo-fluid flow are calculated. A dynamic mesh adaption technique and a localized level-set-based ray-tracing method are employed to improve the model accuracy further. The results show that the focus position has a remarkable effect on the time-averaged laser absorption, and in contrast, the laser energy distribution regime is only slightly influenced by the welding speed in the studied parameter range (1.5–3.0 m/min). The absorption ratio of the laser energy on the keyhole front wall decreases with increasing welding speed and increases with upward-moving focus positions. The comparison between the calculated results and the experimental measurements ensures the validity of the proposed model. T2 - International Congress of Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics 2024 CY - Los Angeles, CA, USA DA - 03.11.2024 KW - Laser beam welding KW - Laser energy absorption KW - Multiphysics modeling KW - Parametric study KW - Weld pool PY - 2024 SP - 1 EP - 8 AN - OPUS4-61629 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Kombination des Laserhybridschweißens und UP-Engspaltschweißens für dickwandige Bauteile zur Erhöhung der Wirtschaftlichkeit N2 - Dieser Beitrag befasst sich mit der Entwicklung eines wirtschaftlichen und robusten Verfahrens zum Schweißen dicker Stahlbleche. Es werden Ergebnisse für das Fügen von Blechen im Dickenbereich von 25 mm bis 80 mm vorgestellt. Die 30 mm dicken Schweißnähte konnten im Stumpfstoß in zwei Durchgängen unter Verwendung des Laserhybridschweißens und des Unterpulverschweißens (UP) geschweißt werden. Das Laserhybridschweißen wird als Einschweißung mit einer Tiefe von ca. 25 mm ausgeführt. Die UP-Lagen werden auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite des Blechs aufgebracht. Bei richtiger Wahl der Schweißparameter wird der Nahtquerschnitt durch eine sichere Überlappung beider Lagen geschlossen. Bei Blechdicken über 30 mm ist eine Kantenvorbereitung erforderlich, die eine Ausführung der UP-Fülllagen in Engspalttechnik ermöglicht. Die Vorteile der vorgeschlagenen Prozesskombination liegen darin, dass die Nahtwurzel der Laserhybridnaht nicht geformt werden muss. Defekte in der Wurzel der Laserhybrideinschweißung können durch die UP-Lagen effektiv beseitigt werden. Das Verfahren bietet eine hohe Stabilität des Schweißprozesses in Bezug auf die Qualität der Blechkanten. Plasmageschnittene Kanten konnten ohne Bindefehler geschweißt werden. Die erreichte Nahtqualität wurde durch zerstörende und zerstörungsfreie Prüfungen bestätigt. T2 - Innovationstag 2024 - Transfertage der Fügetechnik CY - Düsseldorf, Germany DA - 10.04.2024 KW - Laserhybridschweißen KW - Wirtschaftlichkeit KW - UP-Engspaltschweißen PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-62222 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - AI-based welding process monitoring for quality control in the manufacture of large-diameter pipes N2 - The paper presents the experimental results into the development of a multi-channel system for monitoring and quality assurance of the multi-wire submerged arc welding (SAW) process for the manufacture of large diameter pipes. Process signals such as welding current, arc voltage and the acoustic signal emitted from the weld zone are recorded and processed to provide information on the stability of the welding process. It was shown by the experiments that the acoustic pattern of the SAW process in a frequency range between 30 Hz and 2.5 kHz contains the most diagnostic information. In the spectrogram of the acoustic signal, which represents the time course of the frequency spectrum of the welding process, the formation of weld irregularities such as undercuts could be reliably identified. The on-line quality assessment of the weld seam produced is carried out in combination with methods of artificial intelligence (AI). From the results obtained, it can be concluded that the use of the latest concepts in welding and automation technology, combined with the high potential of AI, can achieve a new level of quality assurance in pipe manufacturing. T2 - Pipeline Technology Conference 2024 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 08.04.2024 KW - Process monitoring KW - Submerged arc welding KW - Acoustic signal KW - Artificial intelligence KW - Quality control PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-62225 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Neumann, B. A1 - Gottschalk, G.-F. A1 - Biegler, M. A1 - Goecke, S.-F. A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Detektion von Bindefehlern mittels neuronaler Netze bei DED-Arc/M von Aluminium anhand von Echtzeit- Schweißstromquellendaten N2 - Mit der Anwendung des Schutzgasschweißens für additive Strukturen wird aufbauend auf Machine-Learning-Modellen, welche bereits zum Überwachen beim Verbindungsschweißen erforscht wurden, ein tiefes neuronales Netz (DNN) zum Monitoring beim DED-Arc/M von Aluminium vorgestellt. Ziel des Machine Learning Modells ist das Identifizieren von Bindefehlern in den aufgebauten Volumina mit prozessbegleitend gemessenen Schweißstromquellensignalen als Input. Es werden durch Algorithmen Merkmalsvariablen in der Vorverarbeitung der Daten extrahiert und die Korrelation zwischen den Merkmalsvariablen und den Bindefehlern analysiert. Durch den vorgestellten Algorithmus werden diese automatisiert als Input an ein DNN übergeben. Diese Arbeit untersucht die Genauigkeit der Klassifizierung von verschiedenen DNN-Architekturen mit jeweils 4 verdeckten Schichten. Als Trainings- und Testsatz werden randomisiert extrahierte Merkmale von defektfreien und fehlerhaften Proben verwendet, wobei Bindefehler zum Teil absichtlich provoziert werden. Das entwickelte neuronale Netz erkennt anhand signifikanter Merkmale aus den Strom- und Spannungsdaten Bindefehler mit einer Genauigkeit von ca. 90%. T2 - 45. Assistentenseminar Füge- und Schweißtechnik CY - Niederaudorf, Germany DA - 09.11.2024 KW - DED-Arc/M KW - Aluminiumschweißen KW - Prozessüberwachung KW - Machine Learning KW - Deep Neural Network KW - Bindefehler PY - 2025 SP - 139 EP - 144 PB - DVS Media GmbH AN - OPUS4-64838 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rethmeier, Michael A1 - El-Sari, Bassel A1 - Biegler, Max A1 - Gook, Sergej T1 - AI-based welding process monitoring for quality control in the manufacture of large-diameter pipes N2 - The paper presents the experimental results into the development of a multi-channel system for monitoring and quality assurance of the multi-wire submerged arc welding (SAW) process for the manufacture of large diameter pipes. Process signals such as welding current, arc voltage and the acoustic signal emitted from the weld zone are recorded and processed to provide information on the stability of the welding process. It was shown by the experiments that the acoustic pattern of the SAW process in a frequency range between 30 Hz and 2.5 kHz contains the most diagnostic information. In the spectrogram of the acoustic signal, which represents the time course of the frequency spectrum of the welding process, the formation of weld irregularities such as undercuts could be reliably identified. The on-line quality assessment of the weld seam produced is carried out in combination with methods of artificial intelligence (AI). From the results obtained, it can be concluded that the use of the latest concepts in welding and automation technology, combined with the high potential of AI, can achieve a new level of quality assurance in pipe manufacturing. T2 - Pipeline Technology Conference 2024 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 08.04.2024 KW - Process monitoring KW - Submerged arc welding KW - Acoustic signal KW - Artificial intelligence PY - 2024 UR - https://www.pipeline-conference.com/abstracts/ai-based-welding-process-monitoring-quality-control-large-diameter-pipe-manufacturing SP - 1 EP - 9 AN - OPUS4-62226 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Akyel, Fatma A1 - Gook, Sergej A1 - Üstündag, Ömer A1 - Bakir, Nasim A1 - Brunner-Schwer, Christian A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Hochleistungs-Lichtbogenschweißen von dicken Stahlblechen mit elekt-romagnetischer Schweißbadunterstützung N2 - Das Unterpulverschweißen (UP) ist das Lichtbogenschweißverfahren mit der höchsten Abschmelzrate. Beim Schweißen von dicken Blechen ist dieses Verfahren jedoch besonders für die Wurzellage von Nachteil. Voll-ständiges Umschmelzen ohne extremen Wurzeldurchhang oder ein Austropfen der Schmelze ist ohne weitere Hilfsmittel schwer zu erreichen. Aus diesem Grund werden Pulver-, Kupfer-, keramische Badstützen oder Ble-che zur Vermeidung des Wurzeldurchhangs verwendet. Bei der Verwendung von Kupfer- oder Keramikstützen beeinflusst beispielsweise die Diffusion chemischer Elemente in die Schweiß- oder Schmelzlinie die mecha-nischen Eigenschaften der Schweißnaht. All diese Badstützen erfordern zusätzliche Schritte zur Vorbereitung und Entfernung sowie zur Reinigung der Schweißwurzel. Die Verwendung einer elektromagnetischen Bad-stütze hat dagegen viele Vorteile. Der Magnet kommt nicht mit dem Werkstück in Kontakt, sodass ein zusätz-licher Schritt des Entfernens nicht erforderlich ist. Versuche mit Laserstrahlschweißen oder Laserhybrid-schweißen haben bereits erstmalig gezeigt, dass Blechdicken bis 30 mm einlagig einseitig geschweißt werden können und zusätzlich ein Spalt oder Kanterversatz von bis zu 2 mm überbrückt werden können. In dieser Arbeit wird die elektromagnetische Badstütze für den UP-Prozess eingesetzt. Die Wurzellage wird an 15 mm dicken Blechen mit einer Spaltgröße von 2 mm geschweißt. Die Verwendung eines elektromagnetischen Sys-tems stellt hier sicher, dass die Schmelze nach oben gedrückt und in Position gehalten wird. Ferner kann die Schweißtiefe entsprechend den magnetischen Parametern angepasst werden. Dieses Verfahren kann die Produktivität im Schweißbereich von vielen Betrieben deutlich steigern und Kosten gleichzeitig senken und kann dazu beitragen, diese Arbeitsplätze in Deutschland zu sichern. T2 - DVS CONGRESS 2024 Große Schweißtechnische Tagung CY - Erfurt, Germany DA - 16.09.2024 KW - Unterpulverschweißen KW - Hochleistungs-Lichtbogenschweißen PY - 2024 SN - 978-3-96144-269-0 VL - 395 SP - 134 PB - DVS Media CY - Düsseldorf AN - OPUS4-61613 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fabry, Çağtay A1 - Pittner, Andreas A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Arc-sidewall-attaching-driven control of swing arc motion in narrow gap GMAW N2 - A novel, event-driven approach to controlling the weaving motion in swing arc narrow gap GMAW is presented in this study. The control method is based on independently detecting the arc attachment event at each sidewall of the narrow groove to adjust the weaving motion in real time. Previous arc sensing approaches for swing arc principles are based on evaluating and comparing arc sensor readings collected during the dwell periods at each sidewall. Not only does this require the torch to be positioned at the groove centre and the arc motion to be symmetric, but previous methods have also been shown to rely on complex parametrization of control parameters. The newly presented approach is based on the real-time monitoring of the welding current progression during the approach of the arc towards the sidewall of the groove independently on each side. As soon as the arc attachment at the sidewall is detected based on a characteristic rise in the current signal, the weaving motion is stopped. For reference experiments in a 21-mm wide groove, the weaving angle amplitude is controlled and limited to 50° on both sides individually, resulting in stable process conditions and uniform sidewall fusion. It is further shown that the newly developed control method can successfully be applied to groove widths of 18 mm and 24 mm without reconfiguration of the control parameters, highlighting the flexibility of the approach. KW - Gas metal arc welding KW - Narrow gap KW - Arc sensor KW - Control PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-647640 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-025-02238-5 SN - 0043-2288 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - Springer Science and Business Media LLC AN - OPUS4-64764 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rethmeier, Michael A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Quiroz Penaranda, Vanessa T1 - Investigation on laser beam welding of high-manganese austenitic and austenitic-ferritic stainless steels PY - 2012 SN - 0005-111x SN - 0005-2302 VL - 1 IS - 705 SP - 12 EP - 17 CY - Kiev, Ukraine AN - OPUS4-27209 LA - rus AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Quiroz Penaranda, Vanessa A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Investigation of the hot cracking susceptibility of laser welds with the controlled tensile weldability test N2 - Due to significant developments over the last decades, laser beam welding has become a well-established industrial process offering high processing speeds and causing low component distortions. But an important issue currently preventing its intense use, especially in the energy or plant construction sector where high alloy steels are applied, concerns hot crack formation. Although considerable advances in understanding hot cracking mechanisms have been made, most of the known influencing factors are metallurgical in character. The thermo-mechanical effects are barely considered or quantified. Up to the present, there exist numerous hot cracking tests that were however conceived for welding methods other than laser beam welding. Considering the special features of the laser welding process, such as high cooling rates and the narrow process zone, results obtained with other welding techniques and test procedures cannot be transferred to laser beam welding. In this study, the laser beam weldability of various stainless steels was examined in terms of their susceptibility to hot cracking by means of the controlled tensile weldability test, which was proven to be suitable for use in conjunction with CO2 laser welding. This test allows the application of tensile strain at a variable fixed cross-head speed transverse to the welding direction. Full and partial penetration bead-on-plate welds were produced. In a first attempt to determine the impact of the applied external strain on the local transient strains and strain rates near the weld pool, an optical system was used to measure the backside surface of partial penetration welds. The results showed the influence of the strain and the strain rates on hot crack formation. Furthermore, a classification of the studied austenitic, duplex and ferritic stainless steels according to the established test criteria (critical strain and cross-head speed) was conducted. KW - Laser beam welding KW - CO2 laser KW - Hot cracking KW - Stainless steels KW - Critical strains KW - Strain rates KW - Hot cracking test KW - Controlled tensile weldability test PY - 2012 DO - https://doi.org/10.1177/0309324712462120 SN - 0309-3247 SN - 2041-3130 VL - 47 IS - 8 SP - 587 EP - 599 PB - Sage CY - London AN - OPUS4-27281 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rethmeier, Michael A1 - Gook, Sergej A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey ED - Turichin, G. T1 - Prospects of application of laser-GMA hybrid welding for manufacturing of large diameter longitudinal welded high strength steel pipes N2 - To a large extend, longitudinally welded large-diameter pipes are used for modern oil- und gas-pipelines. Thereby the mostly applied base materials are made from the API-steels X65 and X70. Constantly increasing natural gas and oil delivery rates demand advancements of the assigned materials. Wall thickness minimization or operating pressure increase is achieved by material Substitution, e.g. employment of a high strength Steel grade API-X80, API-X100 or API-X120. For the production of such pipes a large plate is first formed to an open ring. Subsequent, it is continuously tacked along its longitudinal gap by means of a GMA-process. In the further process, the remaining double-sided joint gaps are filled up by cost-intensive multiple-wire submerged arc welding (SAW) processes. The GMA-tack weld is being completely remelted in the process. The maximal root face is dependent on the welding process and which is currently 8 mm. The innovative laser hybrid welding technology offers a significant increase in the full penetrated root face and welding speed, compared to conventional wielding technologies. It means for the pipe production, that the amount of SAW filier layers will be reduced and, parallel to that, the increased welding speed will led to the shortening of the production cycle for the longitudinal welded pipes. T2 - VII. International scientific and technical conference 'Beam technologies & laser application' CY - Saint-Petersburg, Russia DA - 18.09.2012 KW - High strength steel KW - Laser hybrid welding KW - Modified spray arc KW - Longitudinal weld KW - Pipeline PY - 2013 SP - 130 EP - 140 PB - Publishing house SPbSPU AN - OPUS4-28040 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Reisgen, U. A1 - Olschok, S. A1 - Backhaus, A. A1 - Rethmeier, Michael A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Tölle, Florian T1 - Reduction of weld residual stresses with the electron beam N2 - High weiding residual stresses can cause Service life reducing consequences. Even though many processes have been developed to reduce these stresses, they are only applicable for wider welds and simple component geometries or are cost-intensive, respectively. This work introduces a possibility to reduce the weid residual stresses by means of the electron beam. The same tool is used for the production of the welded seam and the weid residual stresses are reduced touchless, in a multiple-process technique or in a second working step. Other process steps, spanning orshifting of the component or even additional machines are no longer required when this rnethod is used. Via beam oscillation and multiple-process technique, the defocused electron beam produces thermal fields in transversal and lateral distance to the welded seam which impose compressive stress on the ambient material. With the help of adjusted heating fields in defined distance from the weid seam, the residual stresses in the weld seam are, e.g. in the case of ferritic Steel, reduced by up to 73%. In this work, the basic mechanism for stress relief is introduced and also the influence of different process Parameters, e.g. beam power, deflection parameters, diameter of the defocused electron beam and work distances between thermal fields and welded seams exert on the reduction of residual stresses. Moreover, different results made with ferritic and austenitic Steel are presented in the form of linear and circumferential welds. T2 - 2nd International electron beam welding conference (IEBW) CY - Aachen, Germany DA - 26.03.2012 PY - 2012 SN - 978-3-87155-299-1 N1 - Serientitel: DVS-Berichte – Series title: DVS-Berichte VL - 285 SP - 128 EP - 132 PB - DVS Media GmbH CY - Düsseldorf AN - OPUS4-26110 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Polami, S.M. A1 - Rethmeier, Michael A1 - Schmid, A. T1 - Friction welding of drive pinions for heavy-duty trucks N2 - Um das Gewicht der Komponenten in schweren Lastkraftwagen zu reduzieren, werden neue konstruktive und fertigungstechnische Lösungen für das Antriebskegelrad der Hinterachse untersucht. Ein naheliegen Ansatz ist, das Bauteil hohl auszuführen. Dazu bietet sich an, die hohle Welle und den Kegelstumpf zunächst als Einzelteile zu fertigen und über eine geeignete Fügetechnik zum Antriebskegelrad (Rohteil) zu verbinden. Eine mit Hilfe der FEM-Simulation durchgeführte Festigkeitsberechnung wird für die unterschiedlichen Bauteilvarianten ausgewertet. Die Ergebnisse verdeutlichen, dass die im Bereich der Verzahnung eingeleitete Betriebsbelastung in den kritischen Werkstückzonen gut ausgehalten wird. Auch die Variante mit einer neuen, ..aufgleitenden" Reibschweißmethode zeigt durchaus zufriedenstellende Ergebnisse. Darüber hinaus werden die Mikrostrukturen der Fügeverbindungen untersucht. N2 - In Order to reduce the weight of components in heavy-duty trucks, new geometries and production technologies for rear axle drive pinions are tested. One obvious approach is to design the component as a hollow part. The hollow shaft and the bevel are produced individually and then joined to the drive pinion (raw part) by a suitable weiding technology. A strength calculation of the various geometries is evaluated using FEM Simulation. The results illustrate that the working load applied near the gear teeth is withstood in the critical zones of the work-piece. The variant using a new joint-site structure method for friction weiding also showed satisfactory results. In addition, the microstructures of the joints are examined. T2 - 5. VDI-Fachtagung Welle-Nabe-Verbindungen CY - Nürtingen, Germany DA - 25.09.2012 PY - 2012 SN - 978-3-18-092176-1 SN - 0083-5560 N1 - Serientitel: VDI-Berichte – Series title: VDI-Berichte VL - 2176 SP - 211 EP - 219 PB - VDI-Verl. CY - Düsseldorf AN - OPUS4-27749 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fritzsche, André A1 - Avilov, Vjaceslav A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - High power laser beam welding of thick-walled ferromagnetic steels with electromagnetic weld pool support N2 - The paper describes an experimental investigation of high power laser beam welding with an electromagnetic weld pool support for up to 20 mm thick plates made of duplex steel (AISI 2205) and mild steel (S235JR). The results of the welding tests show a successful application of this technology at ferromagnetic metals. Irregular sagging was suppressed successfully. An ac-power of less than 2 kW at oscillation frequencies between 800 Hz and 1.7 kHz is necessary for a full compasation of the hydrostatic pressure. Thus, it was demonstrated that the electromagnetic weld pool support is not only limited to non-ferromagnetic metals like austenitic steels. For future studies with duplex steel, the use of filler material has to take into account with regard to the balance of the mixed austenitic and ferritic phases. KW - Laser beam welding KW - Thick-walled steel KW - Ferromagnetic steel KW - Weld pool support PY - 2016 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-377593 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2016.08.038 SN - 1875-3892 VL - 83 SP - 362 EP - 372 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam [u.a.] AN - OPUS4-37759 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schempp, Philipp A1 - Cross, Carl Edward A1 - Schwenk, Christopher A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Influence of Ti and B additions on grain size and weldability of aluminium alloy 6082 N2 - Grain refinement is an important possibility to enhance the weldability of aluminium weld metal that is usually defined by its susceptibility to solidification cracking. In this study, grain refinement was achieved through the addition of commercial grain refiner containing titanium and boron to the GTA weld metal of aluminium alloy 6082. The weld metal mean grain size could be reduced significantly from about 70 µm to a saturated size of 21 µm with a change in grain shape from columnar to equiaxed. The grain refinement prevented the formation of centreline solidification cracking that was present only in welds with unrefined grain structure. A variation of torch speed led to a strong change of solidification parameters such as cooling rate that was measured in the weld metal and the corresponding solidification rate and thermal gradient. The ratio thermal gradient/growth rate (G/R) decreased from 50 K s/mm² (high torch speed) to 10 K s/mm² (low torch speed). However, the variation of torch speed did not change the tendency for solidification cracking. The microstructure of unrefined and completely refined weld metal was compared. The observed change in size and distribution of the interdendritic phases was related to the change in susceptibility to solidification cracking. KW - Aluminium KW - WIG-Schweißen KW - Kornfeinung KW - Schweißeignung KW - Heißrisse KW - Aluminium alloy KW - Solidification cracking KW - Weldability KW - GTA welding PY - 2012 SN - 0043-2288 SN - 1878-6669 VL - 56 IS - 09/10 SP - 95 EP - 104 PB - Springer CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-26992 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Müller, Vinzenz A1 - Klement, Oliver A1 - Sander, Steffen A1 - Biegler, Max A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Recycling of Stainless Steel Milling Chips for Additive Manufacturing: A Three-Stage Comminution Approach Using a Fine Impact Mill N2 - The production of conventional metal powders for additive manufacturing process is energy intensive and costly. This study introduces a sustainable alternative by recycling stainless steel milling chips as feedstock for laser-powder directed energy deposition. The recycling process employs a three-stage mechanical comminution method utilizing a fine impact mill UPZ100 from Hosokawa Alpine AG. Characterization of the resulting powders is conducted through particle morphology analysis, flowability tests, and mechanical property assessments. The chip-derived powders exhibit comparable aspect ratios and sphericity to conventional water atomized powders, though with reduced flowability due to a pronounced fine fraction content. Elevated levels of oxides are observed, leading to the formation of an oxide layer on specimen blocks, without impairing the mechanical properties. Analyses of porosity, microstructure, and hardness indicate no significant differences when compared to conventional powders from water or gas atomization. This recycling approach not only mitigates waste but also enhances the potential for a circular and sustainable manufacturing process in the additive manufacturing industry and beyond. KW - Directed Energy Deposition KW - Recycling KW - Stainless steel KW - Comminution KW - Powder characteristics PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-652037 DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/1332/1/012014 SN - 1757-8981 VL - 1332 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 7 PB - IOP Publishing AN - OPUS4-65203 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schempp, Philipp A1 - Cross, C.E. A1 - Pittner, Andreas A1 - Oder, Gabriele A1 - Neumann, R. S. A1 - Rooch, Heidemarie A1 - Dörfel, Ilona A1 - Österle, Werner A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Solidification of GTA aluminium weld metal: Part I - Grain morphology dependent upon alloy composition and grain refiner content N2 - The solidification conditions during welding strongly influence the weid metal microstructure and mechanical properties of a weid. In the first part of this study, the grain morphology of gas tungsten arc (GTA) bead-on-plate welds was investigated for the aluminum Alloys 1050A (Al 99.5), 6082 (Al SifMgMn), and 5083 (AI Mg4.5Mn0.7). The experiments revealed that increasing welding speed and alloy content allow the growth of small, equiaxed grains, particularly in the weid center. Furthermore, increasing grain refiner additions led to a Strong reduction of the weid metal mean grain size and hence facilitated the columnar to equiaxed transition (CET). In addition, wavelength dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (WDS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis revealed in the weid metal TiB2 particles that were surrounded by Al3Ti. This suggests the duplex nucleation theory for nucleation of aluminum grains in GTA weid metal. KW - Aluminium KW - Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) KW - Grain refinement KW - Columnar to equiaxed transition (CET) KW - Epitaxial nucleation KW - Duplex nucleation theory PY - 2014 SN - 0043-2296 SN - 0096-7629 VL - 93 SP - 53-s EP - 59-s PB - American Welding Society CY - New York, NY AN - OPUS4-30413 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Stelling, Karen A1 - Lammers, Marco A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Böllinghaus, Thomas A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Laser Plasma Hybrid Welding of Austenitic Stainless Steels - Phenomena of Process Instability N2 - Laser plasma hybrid welding has been proved to be a very stable hybrid welding process and welds of high quality can be produced, especially if high surface quality and low spattering is demanded such as in welding fabrication of high alloyed austenitic stainless steels. In particular cases, even though welds display high outer quality, X-ray examinations revealed weld defects which may range from low porosity to blowhole-like cavities. The phenomena and the main influencing parameters such as arc current, welding speed and focal point position are discussed. Parameter fields will be suggested for welding plates of different austenitic stainless steel grades with thicknesses ranging from 3 to 8 mm. The results are based on welding experiments carried out using a 4.4 kW diode pumped Nd:YAGlaser. Thus, also the influence of the feeding fibre diameter has been investigated and it was found that the resulting beam shape has a major effect on the welding performance. T2 - 60th IIW Annual Assembly CY - Dubrovnik, Croatia DA - 2007-07-01 KW - Laser KW - Plasma KW - Hybrid welding KW - Pores KW - Cavities KW - Root dropping KW - Austenitic steel PY - 2007 IS - IV-933-07 SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - International Institute of Welding CY - Paris AN - OPUS4-18677 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gook, Sergej A1 - Biegler, Max A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Integration of hybrid laser-arc and narrow gap submerged arc welding for cost-effective joining of 80 mm thick S355ML steel plates N2 - This paper presents the results of developing a cost-effective, robust process for welding thick steel plates. Welding trials were performed on S355ML structural steel plates with a thickness of 80 mm. A specially designed U-shaped joint preparation with a 45 mm root face was proposed to enable thick welds to be welded using a combined technique. In the developed process, a hybrid laser arc weld (HLAW) is performed as the first pass. Subsequently, narrow-gap submerged arc welding (NG-SAW) is applied to the opposite side using a multi-layer technique. The weld cross-section is completed using a reliable overlap of both the HLAW and NG-SAW welds. This method achieves a 2.9-fold reduction in weld volume and filler material consumption, as well as shorter production times for thick-walled welds. Further advantages of the process combination include eliminating the need to form the root of the HLAW weld and the absence of a backing support. The applied process parameters ensure that the maximum heat input does not exceed 5 kJ/mm, leading to uniform hardness across the weld metal and heat-affected zone (HAZ). Impact toughness testing at −40 °C demonstrated excellent performance, with Charpy V-notch energies of 138 ± 45 J in the arc-dominated region and 65 ± 12 J in the critical laser-dominated zone of the HLAW weld. In addition, the NG-SAW weld exhibited an average Charpy V-notch energy of 274 ± 5 J, confirming excellent low-temperature toughness of the fill passes. Owing to its high process stability and practical applicability, the proposed welding approach shows high potential for integration into the fabrication of thick-walled offshore constructions. KW - Hybrid laser arc welding KW - Narrow gap submerged arc welding KW - Low carbon structural steel KW - Fusion zone size KW - Microstructure KW - Impact absorbed energy KW - Hardness PY - 2026 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-655627 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2026.114796 SN - 0030-3992 VL - 197 SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-65562 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Frei, J. A1 - Alexandrov, B. A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Low heat input gas metal arc welding for dissimilar metal weld overlays part III: hydrogen-assisted cracking susceptibility N2 - Dissimilar metal weld overlays of nickel-base alloys on low-alloy steel components are commonly used in the oil and gas, petrochemical, and power generation industries to provide corrosion and oxidation resistance in a wide range of service Environments and temperatures. Traditionally, dissimilar weld overlays are produced using cold or hot wire gas tungsten arc welding. This study aims to identify and evaluate potential advantages of low heat input gas metal arc welding processes over the conventional gas tungsten arc welding in the production of such overlays. Parts I and II of this publication series described characteristics of the heat-affected zone and the transition zone region of alloy 625 on grade 22 steel overlays. These results indicate a good resistance against hydrogen-assisted cracking, which is being verified within this third part of the publication series. To determine the hydrogen-assisted cracking susceptibility, welded samples are tested using the delayed hydrogen-assisted cracking test. Fractography is performed using scanning electron microscopy along with energy dispersive spectroscopy. The results confirm the suitability and efficiency of low heat input gas metal arc welding for dissimilar weld overlays. Variation of the postweld heat treatment procedure bears potential for improvement in this respect. KW - Low heat input GMA welding KW - Dissimilar metal weld overlays KW - Coarse-grained heat-affected zone KW - Grain size KW - Microstructure KW - Fusion zone KW - Nickel alloys PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-018-0674-7 VL - 63 IS - 3 SP - 591 EP - 598 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-48096 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -