TY - JOUR A1 - Uhlmann, Eckart A1 - Polte, Julian A1 - Fasselt, Janek Maria A1 - Müller, Vinzenz A1 - Klötzer-Freese, Christian A1 - Kleba-Ehrhardt, Rafael A1 - Biegler, Max A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - A Comparative Evaluation of Powder Characteristics of Recycled Material from Bronze Grinding Chips for Additive Manufacturing N2 - In the manufacturing process of ship propellers, large quantities of grinding chips are generated. These grinding chips result from the finishing of the blade surfaces after the primary casting process of the propeller. The aim of this study was to investigate and compare different preparation processes used to produce chip powders with sufficient powder quality for the additive manufacturing process of directed energy deposition. The preparation of the samples was performed through different sieving, milling and re-melting processes. For the characterization of the prepared samples, powder analysis according to relevant industry standards was carried out. It was found that the re-melting processes result in superior powder quality for additive manufacturing in terms of particle size, morphology, and flowability. For some characteristics, the powder exhibits even better properties than those of commercial powders. Furthermore, the powder properties of the milled samples demonstrate a promising potential for u KW - Grinding chips KW - Comminution KW - Aluminium bronze KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Recycling KW - Sustainability PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-621696 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17143396 VL - 17 IS - 14 SP - 1 EP - 15 PB - MDPI AG AN - OPUS4-62169 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Artinov, Antoni A1 - Karkhin, V. A1 - Meng, Xiangmeng A1 - Bachmann, Marcel A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - A General Analytical Solution for Two-Dimensional Columnar Crystal Growth during Laser Beam Welding of Thin Steel Sheets N2 - A technique for calculating the main solidification parameters for a two-dimensional columnar crystal growth during complete penetration laser beam welding of thin steel sheets was developed. Given that the weld pool interface is described by Lamé curves (superellipses) within the horizontal plane of growth, general analytical solutions were derived for the geometry of the crystal axis and the corresponding growth rate and cross-sectional area of the crystal. A dimensionless analysis was performed to provide insights on the dependence of the solidification parameters on the shape and dimensions of the rear part of the weld pool boundary. The derived solutions were applied for the case of complete penetration laser beam keyhole welding of 2 mm thick 316L austenitic chromium-nickel steel sheets. It was shown that the reconstruction of the weld pool boundary with Lamé curves provides higher accuracy and flexibility compared to results obtained with elliptical functions. The validity of the proposed technique and the derived analytical solutions was backed up by a comparison of the obtained solutions to known analytical solutions and experimentally determined shapes and sizes of the crystals on the top surface of the sheet. The dimensions of the calculated crystal axis correlated well with the experimentally obtained results. KW - General analytical solutions KW - Two-dimensional solidification KW - Columnar crystal growth KW - Lamé curves KW - Laser beam welding PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-576788 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/app13106249 IS - 10 SP - 1 EP - 10 ET - 13 AN - OPUS4-57678 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Yang, Keke A1 - Wang, Zhuoqun A1 - Haak, Viktor A1 - Olfert, Viktoria A1 - El-Sari, Bassel A1 - Hein, David A1 - Biegler, Max A1 - Rethmeier, Michael A1 - Meschut, Gerson T1 - A novel welding schedule for expanding the expulsion-free process window in resistance spot welding of dissimilar joints with ultra-high strength steel N2 - This study introduces a novel approach to expanding the maximum expulsion-free process window in resistance spot welding (RSW) of dissimilar joints between ultra-high strength steel (UHSS) and mild steel. Quantitative analysis revealed that expulsion is driven by the interaction between nugget growth rate and plastic shell thickness. Based on this finding, the welding schedule was optimized by applying a preheating current to form an initial plastic shell, followed by a ramp-up current profile during the main welding phase. Welding simulations indicated that the ramp-up current slowed nugget growth, improved plastic shell formation, and prevented nugget breakthrough, thereby reducing the risk of expulsion. Experimental validation showed a 19 % increase in maximum expulsion-free heat input, with the nugget diameter increasing by 7.6 % to 8.94 mm compared to the reference welding schedule. Furthermore, even when expulsion occurred beyond the process window, this optimization delayed its occurrence, minimizing its impact on spot weld quality. Finally, the optimized welding schedule also exhibited significant robustness. Despite a 2 mm initial gap disturbance, the maximum expulsionfree heat input increased by 57 %, while the nugget diameter grew by 30 % to 8.92 mm. These results confirm that the proposed approach effectively extends the process window by preventing expulsion and enhances process stability. KW - Expulsion KW - Resistance spot welding KW - Finite element modelling KW - Preheating KW - Ultra-high-strength steel PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-626877 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2025.02.009 SN - 2212-4616 VL - 137 SP - 306 EP - 309 PB - Elsevier BV AN - OPUS4-62687 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hartwig, Philipp A1 - Bakir, Nasim A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Scheunemann, Lisa A1 - Schröder, Jörg A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - A Physically Motivated Heat Source Model for Laser Beam Welding N2 - In this contribution, we present a physically motivated heat source model for the numerical modeling of laser beam welding processes. Since the calibration of existing heat source models, such as the conic or Goldak model, is difficult, the representation of the heat source using so-called Lamé curves has been established, relying on prior Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations. Lamé curves, which describe the melting isotherm, are used in a subsequent finite-element (FE) simulation to define a moving Dirichlet boundary condition, which prescribes a constant temperature in the melt pool. As an alternative to this approach, we developed a physically motivated heat source model, which prescribes the heat input as a body load directly. The new model also relies on prior CFD simulations to identify the melting isotherm. We demonstrate numerical results of the new heat source model on boundary-value problems from the field of laser beam welding and compare it with the prior CFD simulation and the results of the Lamé curve model and experimental data. KW - Welding simulation KW - Heat source models KW - Laser beam welding KW - Thermal analysis PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-600899 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/met14040430 VL - 14 IS - 4 SP - 1 EP - 26 PB - MDPI CY - Basel AN - OPUS4-60089 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Seitz, Georg A1 - Bantle, Patrick A1 - Biegler, Max A1 - Elsner, Beatrix A. M. A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - An Inherent Strain Method Using Progressive Element Activation for Fast Distortion Calculation in Directed Energy Deposition N2 - The finite element analysis (FEA) simulation of directed energy deposition (DED) processes offers many potential cost savings during the build job optimization process, through, e.g., distortion predictions. However, the biggest challenge is the long calculation time, frequently exceeding the actual build time. One way of simplifying the simulation with the aim of reducing the calculation times is the inherent strain method. While this method is already used commercially in the simulation of powder bed-based processes and conventional welding technologies, its use in DED is still the subject of research. In this work, an inverse determination of an inherent strain is carried out on a 20-layer-high, single-track-wide wall, common theories are reviewed, and an approach based on thermal strain is introduced. As a result, the calculation time could be reduced by 83% and the accuracy remained at 92%. KW - Inherent strain method KW - Simulation KW - Finite element analysis KW - Directed energy deposition KW - Additive manufacturing PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-622595 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/met14121338 SN - 2075-4701 VL - 14 IS - 12 SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - MDPI AN - OPUS4-62259 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gook, Sergej A1 - El-Batahgy, Abdel-Monem A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Biegler, Max A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Application of Hybrid Laser Arc Welding for Construction of LNG Tanks Made of Thick Cryogenic 9% Ni Steel Plates N2 - Hybrid laser-arc welding (HLAW) was applied for butt welding of 14.5 mm thick plates of ferritic cryogenic steel X8Ni9 containing 9% Ni, which is used for manufacturing storage and transport facilities of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The weld seam formation and the achievable metallurgical and mechanical properties of the hybrid welds were investigated experimentally for two types of filler wire, an austenitic wire dissimilar to the base metal (BM) and an experimentally produced matching ferritic wire. Safe penetration and uniform distribution of the austenitic filler metal in the narrow hybrid weld could only be achieved in the upper, arcdominated part of the weld. The pronounced heterogeneous distribution of the austenitic filler metal in the middle part and in the root area of the weld could not ensure sufficient notched impact toughness of the weld metal (WM). As a result, a decrease in the impact energy down to 17±3 J was observed, which is below the acceptance level of ≥34 J for cryogenic applications. In contrast, the use of a matching ferritic filler wire resulted in satisfactory impact energy of the hybrid welds of up to 134±52 J at the concerned cryogenic temperature of -196 °C. The obtained results contribute to an important and remarkable conversion in automated manufacturing of LNG facilities. In other words, the results will help to develop a new laser-based welding technology, where both quality and productivity are considered.The efficiency of the developed welding process has been demonstrated by manufacturing a prototype where a segment of the inner wall of large size LNG storage tank was constructed. In this concern, hybrid laser arc welding was conducted in both horizontal (2G) and vertical (3G) positions as a simulation to the actual onsite manufacturing. The prototype was fabricated twice where its quality was confirmed based on non-destructive and destructive examinations. KW - Hardness KW - Hybrid Laser arc Welding KW - 9% Ni Steel KW - Fusion zone size KW - Microstructure KW - Tensile Strength KW - Impact Absorbed Energy PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-586080 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40516-023-00229-2 SP - 1 EP - 22 PB - Springer Nature AN - OPUS4-58608 LA - eng 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 - Biegler, M. A1 - Graf, B. A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Assessing the predictive capability of numerical additive manufacturing simulations via in-situ distortion measurements on a LMD component during build-up N2 - Due to rapid, localized heating and cooling, distortions accumulate in additive manufactured laser metal deposition (LMD) components, leading to a loss of dimensional accuracy or even cracking. Numerical welding simulations allow the prediction of these deviations and their optimization before conducting experiments. To assess the viability of the simulation tool for the use in a predictive manner, comprehensive systems as well as to choose the optimal product matches, product analysis methods are needed. Indeed, most of the known methods aim to analyze a product or one product family on the physical level. Different product families, however, may differ largely in terms of the number and nature of components. This fact impedes an efficient comparison and choice of appropriate product family combinations for the production system. A new methodology is proposed to analyze existing products in view of their functional and physical architecture. The aim is to Cluster these products in new assembly oriented product families for the optimization. KW - Laser metal deposition KW - Directed Energy Deposition KW - DED KW - Welding Simulation KW - Digital Image Correlation KW - Cimensional Accuracy PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-502567 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2018.08.069 VL - 74 SP - 158 EP - 162 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-50256 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Yang, Fan A1 - Meng, Xiangmeng A1 - Putra, Stephen Nugraha A1 - Bachmann, Marcel A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Assessment of keyhole stability in laser beam welding with external magnetic field using numerical simulation N2 - The challenge of understanding the physical mechanisms behind porosity reduction by a magnetic field during laser beam welding (LBW) is partly due to the difficulty in quantitatively evaluating keyhole stability. The commonly used index, such as keyhole depth, is typically one-dimensional, which is insufficient to capture the dynamic and three-dimensional fluctuations of the keyhole. In this paper, by utilizing a 3D multiphysical model of LBW with magnetic field, a novel keyhole geometry reconstruction algorithm has been developed to describe the keyhole profile and its fluctuation in a statistical manner to evaluate keyhole stability quantitatively. An equivalent diameter is proposed in this algorithm to reduce the irregularity of the keyhole geometry. The calculation results indicate that the time-averaged keyhole shape over 300 ms in the LBWof steel is conical, regardless of the application of an external magnetic field, which provides a more representative shape. Meanwhile, it is observed from the statistical aspect that the keyhole diameter becomes smaller, except the top part, under the influence of the magnetic field. The standard deviation of the equivalent diameter can be used as a physical variable to assess the keyhole stability quantitatively. The application of an external magnetic field can produce a noticeable reduction of the standard deviation of the equivalent diameter, namely, stabilizing the keyhole during LBW of steel. However, the different contribution from the keyhole stability affected by a magnetic field in suppressing porosity is different with materials. T2 - International Congress of Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics 2024 CY - Los Angeles, CA, USA DA - 04.11.2024 KW - Deep penetration laser beam welding KW - Numerical simulation KW - Keyhole shape KW - Keyhole stability KW - Magnetic field PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-614984 DO - https://doi.org/10.2351/7.0001528 VL - 36 IS - 4 SP - 1 EP - 7 PB - AIP Publishing CY - Melville, NY AN - OPUS4-61498 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Chaurasia, Prashant Kumar A1 - Fabry, Çağtay A1 - Pittner, Andreas A1 - De, Amitava A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Automated in situ monitoring and analysis of process signatures and build profiles during wire arc directed energy deposition N2 - Wire arc directed energy deposition (DED-Arc) is an emerging metal additive manufacturing process to build near-net shaped metallic parts in a layer-by-layer with minimal material wastage. Automated in situ monitoring and fast-responsive analyses of process signatures and deposit profiles during DED-Arc are in ever demand to print dimensionally consistent parts and reduce post-deposition machining. A comprehensive experimental investigation is presented here involving real-time synchronous measurement of arc current, voltage, and the deposit profile using a novel multi-sensor monitoring framework integrated with the DED-Arc set-up. The recorded current–voltage transients are used to estimate the time-averaged arc power, and energy input in real time for an insight of the influence of wire feed rate and printing travel speed on the deposit characteristics. A unique attempt is made to represent the geometric profiles of the single-track deposits in a generalized mathematical form corresponding to a segmented ellipse, which has exhibited the minimum root-mean-square error of 0.03 mm. The dimensional inconsistency of multi-track deposits is evaluated quantitatively in terms of waviness using build profile monitoring and automated estimation, which is found to increase with an increase in step-over ratio and energy input. For the multi-track mild steel deposits, the suitable range of step-over ratio for the minimum surface waviness is observed to lie between 0.6 and 0.65. Collectively, the proposed framework of synchronized process monitoring and real-time analysis provides a pathway to achieve dimensionally consistent and defect-free parts, and highlights the potential for closed-loop control systems for a wider industrial application of DED-Arc. KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - Arc welding KW - DED-arc KW - Real-time monitoring and control KW - Dimensional inconsistency PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-642029 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40964-025-01333-9 SN - 2363-9512 SP - 1 EP - 20 PB - Springer Science and Business Media LLC CY - Cham AN - OPUS4-64202 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biegler, M. A1 - Wang, J. A1 - Kaiser, L. A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Automated Tool-Path Generation for Rapid Manufacturing of Additive Manufacturing Directed Energy Deposition Geometries N2 - In additive manufacturing (AM) directed energy deposition (DED), parts are built by welding layers of powder or wire feedstock onto a substrate with applications for steel powders in the fields of forging tools, spare parts, and structural components for various industries. For large and bulky parts, the choice of toolpaths influences the build rate, the mechanical performance, and the distortions in a highly geometry-dependent manner. With weld-path lengths in the range of hundreds of meters, a reliable, automated tool-path generation is essential for the usability of DED processes. This contribution presents automated tool-path generation approaches and discusses the results for arbitrary geometries. Socalled “zig-zag” and “contour-parallel” processing strategies are investigated and the tool-paths are automatically formatted into machine-readable g-code for experimental validation to build sample geometries. The results are discussed in regard to volume-fill, microstructure, and porosity in dependence of the path planning according to photographs and metallographic cross-sections. KW - Porosity KW - Path planning KW - Mechanical properties KW - Laser metal deposition KW - Additive manufacturing PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-510454 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/srin.202000017 VL - 91 IS - 11 SP - 2000017 PB - WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & co. KGaA CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-51045 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schaumann, P. A1 - Schürmann, K. A1 - Pittner, Andreas A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Automatically Welded Tubular X-Joints for Jacket Substructures N2 - To increase the competitiveness of jacket substructures compared to monopiles a changeover from an individual towards a serial jacket production based on automated manufactured tubular joints combined with standardized pipes has to be achieved. Therefore, this paper addresses fatigue tests of automatically welded tubular X-joints focusing on the location of the technical fatigue crack. The detected location of the technical crack is compared to numerical investigations predicting the most fatigue prone notch considering the structural stress approach as well as the notch stress approach. Besides, the welding process of the automated manufactured tubular X-joints is presented. KW - Tubular X-joints KW - Fatigue tests KW - Technical crack detection KW - Local fatigue spproaches PY - 2019 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-513228 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/cepa.1140 VL - 3 IS - 3-4 SP - 823 EP - 828 PB - Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH & Co. KG CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-51322 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bachmann, Marcel A1 - Artinov, Antoni A1 - Meng, Xiangmeng A1 - Putra, Stephen Nugraha A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Challenges in dynamic heat source modeling in high-power laser beam welding N2 - The amount of absorbed energy in the keyhole as well as its spatial and temporal distribution is essential to model the laser beam welding process. The recoil pressure, which develops because of the evaporation process induced by the absorbed laser energy at the keyhole wall, is a key determining factor for the macroscopic flow of the molten metal in the weld pool during high-power laser beam welding. Consequently, a realistic implementation of the effect of laser radiation on the weld metal is crucial to obtain reliable and accurate simulation results. In this paper, we discuss manyfold different improvements on the laser-material interaction, namely, the ray tracing method, in the numerical simulation of the laser beam welding process. The first improvement relates to locating the exact reflection points in the ray tracing method using a so-called cosine condition in the determination algorithm for the intersection of reflected rays and the keyhole surface. A second correction refers to the numerical treatment of the Gaussian distribution of the laser beam, whose beam width is defined by a decay of the laser intensity by a factor of 1/e2, thus ignoring around 14% of the total laser beam energy. In the third step, the changes in the laser radiation distribution in the vertical direction were adapted by using different approximations for the converging and the diverging regions of the laser beam, thus mimicking the beam caustic. Finally, a virtual mesh refinement was adopted in the ray tracing routine. The obtained numerical results were validated with experimental measurements. KW - Laser beam welding KW - Laser energy distribution KW - Ray tracing KW - Numerical modeling PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-584748 DO - https://doi.org/10.2351/7.0001079 VL - 35 IS - 4 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Laser Institute of America AN - OPUS4-58474 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ávila Calderón, Luis A1 - Graf, B. A1 - Rehmer, Birgit A1 - Petrat, T. A1 - Skrotzki, Birgit A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Characterization of Ti-6Al-4V fabricated by multilayer laser powder-based directed energy deposition N2 - Laser powder-based directed energy deposition (DED-L) is increasingly being used in additive manufacturing (AM). As AM technology, DED-L must consider specific challenges. It must achieve uniform volume growth over hundreds of layers and avoid heat buildup of the deposited material. Herein, Ti–6Al–4V is fabricated using an approach that addresses these challenges and is relevant in terms of transferability to DED–L applications in AM. The assessment of the obtained properties and the discussion of their relationship to the process conditions and resulting microstructure are presented. The quality of the manufacturing process is proven in terms of the reproducibility of properties between individual blanks and with respect to the building height. The characterization demonstrates that excellent mechanical properties are achieved at room temperature and at 400 °C. KW - AGIL KW - Laser powder-based directed energy deposition KW - Tensile properties KW - Ti-6Al-4V KW - Microstructure PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-542262 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202101333 SN - 1438-1656 SN - 1527-2648 SP - 1 EP - 15 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-54226 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Savitsky, Viktor A1 - Schmies, Lennart A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Comparative performance of DIC and optical flow algorithms for displacement and strain analysis in laser beam welding N2 - The measurement of strain and displacement in the context of the welding process represents a significant challenge. Optical methods, such as digital image correlation (DIC) or optical flow algorithms, have demonstrated their efficacy in robust and reliable data acquisition in harsh environments, including those encountered in welding processes. Concurrently, a trade-off between the accuracy of the measurement and the computational resources required for the associated calculations must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The application of filters to initial images represents a technique that serves to enhance the quality and accuracy of the strain and displacement prediction. In the present study, the estimated error of two algorithms, namely the Lucas-Kanade (LK) and the inverse compositional Gauss-Newton (IC-GN), is compared on the basis of both synthetic and real welding images. The displacement field is evaluated for different zones in the laser weld seam with varying contrast performance. Based on the aforementioned results, a strain calculation was conducted for both methods, which yielded comparable results for the LK and IC-GN algorithms. KW - Laser speckle KW - DIC KW - Optical flow KW - Error estimation KW - Strain measurement KW - Laser beam welding PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-625919 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlaseng.2025.108870 SN - 1873-0302 VL - 187 SP - 1 EP - 15 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-62591 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Huo, Wenjie A1 - Bakir, Nasim A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael A1 - Wolter, Katinka T1 - Detection of solidification crack formation in laser beam welding videos of sheet metal using neural networks N2 - AbstractLaser beam welding has become widely applied in many industrial fields in recent years. Solidification cracks remain one of the most common welding faults that can prevent a safe welded joint. In civil engineering, convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have been successfully used to detect cracks in roads and buildings by analysing images of the constructed objects. These cracks are found in static objects, whereas the generation of a welding crack is a dynamic process. Detecting the formation of cracks as early as possible is greatly important to ensure high welding quality. In this study, two end-to-end models based on long short-term memory and three-dimensional convolutional networks (3D-CNN) are proposed for automatic crack formation detection. To achieve maximum accuracy with minimal computational complexity, we progressively modify the model to find the optimal structure. The controlled tensile weldability test is conducted to generate long videos used for training and testing. The performance of the proposed models is compared with the classical neural network ResNet-18, which has been proven to be a good transfer learning model for crack detection. The results show that our models can detect the start time of crack formation earlier, while ResNet-18 only detects cracks during the propagation stage. KW - Artificial Intelligence KW - Software PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-586116 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-023-09004-y SN - 0941-0643 VL - 35 IS - 34 SP - 24315 EP - 24332 PB - Springer Science and Business Media LLC AN - OPUS4-58611 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bakir, Nasim A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Determination of critical local straining conditions for solidification cracking at laser beam welding by experimental and numerical methods N2 - AbstractThe phenomenon of solidification cracking has been the subject of numerous research projects over the years. Great efforts have been made to understand the fundamentals of hot cracking. It is generally agreed that solidification cracks form in the solidification range between the liquidus and solidus temperatures under the combination of thermal, metallurgical and mechanical factors. There is still a need to determine the time‐resolved strain distribution in the crack‐sensitive region in order to analyse the local critical conditions for solidification cracking phenomena. This was a strong motivation for the development of a measurement system used in this study to estimate the local strains and strain rates in the zone where the solidification crack is expected to occur. The laser beam welding experiments were conducted using the Controlled‐Tensile‐Weldability test (CTW test) to apply an external strain condition during welding to generate solidification cracks. The CTW test is a test method for investigating the susceptibility of laser‐welded joints to solidification cracking, in which the sample can be subjected to a defined strain at a defined strain rate during welding.In combination with experimental investigations, numerical simulations provide spatially detailed and time‐dependent information about the strain development during the welding process, especially regarding the critical conditions for solidification cracking. Therefore, this tool was also used in the present study to evaluate the accuracy of measurement methods and to estimate experimentally derived values and their concrete influence on the formation of solidification cracks. By integrating experimental methods and numerical simulations, this study investigates the spatially resolved and temporally changing development of strain during welding, with a particular focus on the critical conditions that lead to the formation of solidification cracks. The use of numerical simulations serves a dual purpose by validating the accuracy of measurement methods and examining experimentally determined values for their actual influence on the formation of solidification cracks. A three‐dimensional finite element (FE) model implemented with ANSYS is used to simulate strains and stresses during welding. The credibility of the model was first established by validation using experimental temperature measurements. Subsequently, structural simulations were carried out under external load. The results of the simulations showed commendable agreement with the strain measurements performed using the developed technique. KW - Laser beam welding KW - Solidification cracking KW - FEM simulation PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-612044 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/pamm.202400020 SN - 1617-7061 VL - 24 IS - 2 SP - 1 EP - 16 PB - Wiley AN - OPUS4-61204 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - El-Sari, B. A1 - Biegler, M. A1 - Graf, B. A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Distortion-based validation of the heat treatment simulation of Directed Energy Deposition additive manufactured parts N2 - Directed energy deposition additive manufactured parts have steep stress gradients and an anisotropic microstructure caused by the rapid thermo-cycles and the layer-upon-layer manufacturing, hence heat treatment can be used to reduce the residual stresses and to restore the microstructure. The numerical simulation is a suitable tool to determine the parameters of the heat treatment process and to reduce the necessary application efforts. The heat treatment simulation calculates the distortion and residual stresses during the process. Validation experiments are necessary to verify the simulation results. This paper presents a 3D coupled thermo-mechanical model of the heat treatment of additive components. A distortion-based validation is conducted to verify the simulation results, using a C-ring shaped specimen geometry. Therefore, the C-ring samples were 3D scanned using a structured light 3D scanner to compare the distortion of the samples with different post-processing histories. KW - Directed Energy Deposition KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - Heat Treatment KW - Numerical Simulation KW - Finite Element Method PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-513153 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2020.09.146 VL - 94 SP - 362 EP - 366 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-51315 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Uhlmann, E. A1 - Düchting, J. A1 - Petrat, T. A1 - Krohmer, E. A1 - Graf, B. A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Effects on the distortion of Inconel 718 components along a hybrid laser‑based additive manufacturing process chain using laser powder bed fusion and laser metal deposition N2 - The combination of laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), known for its geometrical freedom and accuracy, and the nozzle-based laser metal deposition process (LMD), known for its high build-up rates, has great potential to reduce the additive manufacturing times for large metallic parts. For the industrial application of the LPBF-LMD hybrid process chain, it is necessary to investigate the infuence of the LMD process on the LPBF substrate. In addition, the build plate material also has a signifcant impact on the occurrence of distortion along the additive manufacturing process chain. In the literature, steel build plates are often used in laser-based additive manufacturing processes of Inconel 718, since a good metallurgical Bonding can be assured whilst reducing costs in the production and restoration of the build plates. This paper examines the distortion caused by LMD material deposition and the infuence of the build plate material along the hybrid additive manufacturing process chain. Twin cantilevers are manufactured by LPBF and an additional layer is subsequently deposited with LMD. The distortion is measured in the as-built condition as well as after heat treatment. The efect of diferent LMD hatch strategies on the distortion is determined. The experiments are conducted using the nickel-base alloy Inconel 718. The results show a signifcant infuence of LMD path strategies on distortion, with shorter tool paths leading to less distortion. The remaining distortion after heat treatment is considerably dependent on the material of the build plate. KW - Laser powder bed fusion KW - Directed energy deposition KW - Laser metal deposition KW - Distortion KW - Heat treatment PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-521439 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40964-021-00171-9 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - Springer-Verlag GmbH CY - Heidelberg AN - OPUS4-52143 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Strobl, Dominic A1 - Unger, Jörg F. A1 - Ghnatios, C. A1 - Klawoon, Alexander A1 - Pittner, Andreas A1 - Rethmeier, Michael A1 - Robens-Radermacher, Annika T1 - Efficient bead-on-plate weld model for parameter estimation towards effective wire arc additive manufacturing simulation N2 - Despite the advances in hardware and software techniques, standard numerical methods fail in providing real-time simulations, especially for complex processes such as additive manufacturing applications. A real-time simulation enables process control through the combination of process monitoring and automated feedback, which increases the flexibility and quality of a process. Typically, before producing a whole additive manufacturing structure, a simplified experiment in the form of a beadon-plate experiment is performed to get a first insight into the process and to set parameters suitably. In this work, a reduced order model for the transient thermal problem of the bead-on-plate weld simulation is developed, allowing an efficient model calibration and control of the process. The proposed approach applies the proper generalized decomposition (PGD) method, a popular model order reduction technique, to decrease the computational effort of each model evaluation required multiple times in parameter estimation, control, and optimization. The welding torch is modeled by a moving heat source, which leads to difficulties separating space and time, a key ingredient in PGD simulations. A novel approach for separating space and time is applied and extended to 3D problems allowing the derivation of an efficient separated representation of the temperature. The results are verified against a standard finite element model showing excellent agreement. The reduced order model is also leveraged in a Bayesian model parameter estimation setup, speeding up calibrations and ultimately leading to an optimized real-time simulation approach for welding experiment using synthetic as well as real measurement data. KW - Proper generalized decomposition KW - Model order reduction KW - Hardly separable problem KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Model calibration KW - Wire arc additive manufacturing PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-596502 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-024-01700-0 SN - 0043-2288 SP - 1 EP - 18 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-59650 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -