TY - JOUR A1 - Üstündag, Ömer A1 - Bakir, Nasim A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Improvement of Charpy impact toughness by using an AC magnet backing system for laser hybrid welding of thick S690QL steels N2 - The study deals with the influence of the heat input and the resulting cooling times on the microstructure and Charpy impact toughness of single-pass laser hybrid welded 20-mm thick high-strength steel S690QL. The main focus is on the change of the mechanical properties over the entire seam thickness. The cooling times were measured in-situ using a pyrometer and an optical fibre in three different depths of the seam where Charpy impact test specimens were also later taken. Thereby, three different heat inputs from 1.3 kJ/mm to 2 kJ/mm were investigated. Despite the observed decreased values of both t8/5-cooling time and the Charpy impact toughness in the root part of the seam, the required impact toughness of 38 J/cm2 could be reached in dependance on applied heat input, especially at the heat input of 1.6 kJ/mm. T2 - 12th CIRP conference on photonic technologies [lane 2022] CY - Fürth, Germany DA - 04.09.2022 KW - Thick-plate welding KW - Laser hybrid welding KW - Electromagnetic backing KW - Charpy impact toughness KW - Thermal cycles PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-563731 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2022.08.067 VL - 111 SP - 462 EP - 465 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-56373 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bakir, Nasim A1 - Üstündag, Ömer A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Influence of the weld pool geometry on solidification cracking in partial penetration high power laser beam welding N2 - Solidification cracking is still a serious problem in laser beam welding, especially in the welding of thick-walled plates. The influence of weld pool geometry on solidification cracking in partial penetration welding of thick plates is investigated within scope of this study. Therefore, a specific experimental setup of steel and quartz glass in butt configuration and on the side with high-speed camera were used to record the weld pool shape. In addition, the influence of laser inclination angle on the weld pool geometry and on solidification crack formation was investigated. The results show a bulge in the weld pool root, which is separated from an upper region by a necking region. This leads to a case where there are three different longitudinal region lengths with different solidification zones. This temporal sequence of solidification strongly promotes the formation of solidification cracks in the weld root. T2 - 12th CIRP Conference on photonic technologies (LANE 2022) CY - Fürth, Germany DA - 04.09.2022 KW - Laser beam welding KW - Partial penetration KW - Weld pool shape PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-563940 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2022.08.174 VL - 111 SP - 397 EP - 400 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-56394 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Üstündag, Ömer A1 - Bakir, Nasim A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Investigation of the gap bridgeability at high-power laser hybrid welding of plasma-cut thick mild steels with AC magnetic support N2 - One of the challenges of the high-power hybrid laser welding of thick steels is the sensitivity of the process of the process to manufacturing tolerances. This usually leads to a time-consuming preparation of the welding edges, such as milling. The study deals with the influence of the edge quality of milled and plasma-cut steel made of S355J2 with a wall thickness of 20 mm on the laser hybrid welded seam quality. Furthermore, the gap bridgeability and the tolerances towards edge misalignment was investigated. An AC magnet was used as backing support to prevent sagging and positioned under the workpiece, to generate an upwards directed electromagnetic pressure. The profiles of the edges and the gap on the top and root side were measured using a digital camera. Single-pass laser hybrid welds of plasma-cut edges could be welded using a laser beam power of just 13.7 kW. A gap bridgeability up to 2 mm and misalignment of edges up to 2 mm could be achieved successful. Additionally, the independence of the cutting side and the welding side was shown, so that samples were welded to the opposite side to their cutting. For evaluation of internal defects or irregularities, X-ray images were carried out. Charpy impact strength tests were performed to determine the toughness of the welds. T2 - X International Conference «Beam Technologies & Laser Application» KW - Laser hybrid welding KW - Magnetic bath support KW - Plasma-cut samples KW - Thick plate welding PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-539248 DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2077/1/012007 VL - 2077 IS - 012007 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - IOP Publishing AN - OPUS4-53924 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Straße, Anne A1 - Bakir, Nasim A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael ED - Schmidt, M. ED - Vollertsen, F. ED - Schmidt, B. M. T1 - Preliminary study to investigate the applicability of optical strain measurement technique for the detection of hot cracks in laser metal deposited layers N2 - Laser metal deposition (LMD) as an additive manufacturing technique became increasingly important in recent years and thus the demand for component safety. This is the reason, for the need for reliable in-situ defect detection techniques. For laser beam weld seams an optical measurement technique based on an optical flow algorithm was successfully used to define the critical straining conditions that lead to hot cracking. This algorithm was adapted for bead-on-plate weld seams on LMD deposited layers of IN718 alloy while performing external strain on the specimen in an externally loaded hot cacking test facility. The resulting transversal hot cracks along the weld seam were localized via X-Ray inspection and the type of cracking confirmed by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The strain distribution was measured in the vicinity of the solidification front and correlated to the detected hot cracks. Based on the results this technique could be adopted for LMD experiments. T2 - 12th CIRP Conference on Photonic Technologies [LANE 2022] CY - Fürth, Germany DA - 04.09.2022 KW - Laser Metal Deposition (LMD) KW - Strain measurement KW - Optical flow KW - Critical strain PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-556445 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2022.08.034 VL - 111 SP - 335 EP - 339 PB - Elsevier B.V. CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-55644 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gook, S. A1 - Krieger, S. A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - El-Batahgy, A. M. A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Notch impact toughness of laser beam welded thick sheets of cryogenic nickel alloyed steel X8Ni9 N2 - The paper deals with the investigations of the impact toughness of laser beam welded 14.5 mm thick sheets made of cryogenic steel X8Ni9 as a function of preheating. This 9% nickel alloyed steel is widely used in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry. An application of highly efficient welding processes such as high-power laser beam welding (LBW) in LNG sector requires an understanding of the interactions between the LBW process parameters and weld properties, in particular the impact toughness. The results show that the original fine-grained martensitic microstructure of the base metal (BM) is significantly changed by melting and crystallization during the LBW, what can lead to a decrease in the impact toughness of the weld metal (WM) below the required level. An optimal preheating temperature range leads to the favorable thermal welding cycle and is of remarkable importance for maintaining the notch impact toughness of laser beam welded joints of these thick steel sheets. A parameter window was identified in which V-notch impact toughness comparable to that of the BM at -196 °C was achieved. KW - Cryogenic steel KW - Laser beam welding KW - Preheating KW - Welding thermal cycle KW - Microstructure KW - Hardness KW - V-notch impact toughness PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-513250 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2020.09.095 VL - 94 SP - 627 EP - 631 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-51325 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Üstündag, Ömer A1 - Gook, S. A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Hybrid laser-arc welding of thick-walled pipe segments with optimization of the end crater N2 - The study deals with the application of the high-power hybrid-laser arc welding process on up to 15 mm thick pipe segments with the intention to avoid end crater imperfections during closing of the circumferential welds, where the pipes were turned during welding in 1G- and 2Gpositions. Different techniques such as laser power ramp-down, abrupt switch-off of the laser power and change of the magnification of the laser spot diameter and defocusing of the laser beam relative to the workpiece were tested to remove the laser energy from the process. It could be shown that a high defocusing of the optic system above 40 mm with a resulting beam diameter > 2.9 mm in a short overlap length of approx. 20 mm leads to the formation of a cup-shaped weld seam, which is preferred for avoidance of cracks and pores in the end crater. A laser optics with motor-driven lens system was used for the welding experiments to defocuse the laser beam without changing the position of the arc. KW - Hybrid laser-arc welding KW - Circumferential weld KW - Thick-walled steel KW - Single-pass welding KW - End crater PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-513260 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2020.09.106 VL - 94 SP - 676 EP - 679 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-51326 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bakir, Nasim A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Pavlov, V. A1 - Volvenko, S. A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - In situ determination of the critical straining condition for solidification cracking during laser beam welding N2 - A self-restraint hot cracking test (free edge test) was used in combination with a novel optical measurement technique to determine the critical straining conditions for solidification cracking for the stainless steel grade 1.4828 (AISI 309). The Lucas-Kanade algorithm for the optical flow (OF) calculation was implemented to obtain the full-field displacement and then the full-field strain. The use of external laser illumination with appropriate filters allows to obtain good image quality with good contrast. The critical straining conditions required for solidification cracking can be obtained by means the proposed technique in the immediate vicinity of the solidification front. A very good repeatability was demonstrated for the used measurement technique. The critical straining conditions for solidification cracking for the tested steel und under this welding conditions has been detected KW - Laser beam welding KW - Solidification cracking KW - Critical strain KW - Critical strain rate KW - Optical flow PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-513070 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2020.09.104 SN - 2212-8271 VL - 94 SP - 666 EP - 670 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-51307 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Artinov, Antoni A1 - Bakir, Nasim A1 - Bachmann, Marcel A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Weld pool shape observation in high power laser beam welding N2 - The geometry of the melt pool in laser beam welding plays a major role to understand the dynamics of the melt and its solidification behavior. In this study, a butt configuration of 15 mm thick structural steel and transparent quartz glass was used to observe the weld pool geometry by means of high-speed camera and an infrared camera recording. The observations show that the dimensions of the weld pool vary depending on the depth. The areas close to the weld pool surface take a teardrop-shape. A bulge-region and its temporal evolution were observed approximately in the middle of the depth of the weld pool. Additionally, a 3D transient thermal-fluid numerical simulation was performed to obtain the weld pool shape and to understand the formation mechanism of the observed bulging effect. The model takes into account the local temperature field, the effects of phase transition, thermo-capillary convection, natural convection and temperature-dependent material properties up to evaporation temperature. The numerical results showed good accordance and were furthermore used to improve the understanding of the experimentally observed bulging effect. T2 - LANE Conference 2018 CY - Fürth, Germany DA - 03.09.2018 KW - High power laser beam welding KW - Weld pool shape KW - Bulging KW - Numerical process simulation PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-458759 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2018.08.043 SN - 2212-8271 VL - 74 SP - 683 EP - 686 PB - Elsevier Ltd. CY - Amsterdam [u.a.] AN - OPUS4-45875 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Üstündag, Ö. A1 - Fritzsche, André A1 - Avilov, V. A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Study of gap and misalignment tolerances at hybrid laser arc welding of thick-walled steel with electromagnetic weld pool support system N2 - The hybrid laser arc welding (HLAW) process provides many advantages such as improved gap bridgeability, deep penetration and misalignment of edges, that is why the process is used increasingly in industrial applications e.g. shipbuilding, power plant industry and line-pipe manufacturing. The obvious encountered problem for single pass welding in flat position is the gravity drop-out at low welding velocities. With the usage of an electromagnetic weld pool support system, which is based on generating Lorentz forces within the weld pool, wide seams followed by reduced welding velocities could be achieved in this study leading to the realization of a gap bridgeability up to 1 mm, misalignment of edges up to 2 mm and a single pass weld up to 28 mm thickness with a 20-kW fibre laser. These developments expand the boundaries of the HLAW process for different industrial applications. As a result, less accurate preparation of the edges would be sufficient, which saves time for manufacturing. KW - Hybrid laser-arc welding KW - Electromagnetic weld pool support system KW - Thick-walled steel KW - Gap bridgeability KW - Single pass welding KW - Misalignment of edges PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-468263 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2018.08.016 SN - 2212-8271 VL - 74 SP - 757 EP - 760 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-46826 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Üstündag, Ö. A1 - Avilov, V. A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Full penetration hybrid laser arc welding of up to 28 mm thick S355 plates using electromagnetic weld pool support N2 - The laser hybrid welding process offers many advantages regarding deep penetration, increased welding velocity and with the help of the supplied filler wire an improved bridgeability to gap and misalignment tolerances. High power laser systems with a power of approx. 30 kW are already available on the market. Nevertheless, multi-layer technology with an arc process is still used for welding of plates from a thickness from 20 mm. A potential cause is the process instability with increasing laser power. It is inevitable that gravity drop-out due to the high hydrostatic pressure at increasing wall thickness especially at welding in flat position and with a low welding speed. The surface tension decreases with increasing root width resulting from low welding velocities. To prevent such inadmissible defects of the seam a use of weld pool support is required. Usual weld pool support systems such as ceramic or powder supports require a mechanical detachment which is time-consuming. The electromagnetic weld pool support system described in this work shows an alternative weld pool support which works contactless. It is based on generating Lorentz forces in the weld pool due to oscillating magnetic field and induced eddy currents. This innovative technology offers single pass welds up to 28 mm in flat position and reduced welding velocity with a laser power of just 19 kW. It also leads to improved mechanical-technological properties of the seams because of the slow cooling rate. With usage of an electromagnetic weld pool support the limitation of the hybrid laser arc welding process in the thick sheet metal will be extend. KW - Electromagnetic weld pool support KW - Hybrid laser arc welding KW - Thick-walled steel KW - Single pass welding PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-468276 DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1109/1/012015 SN - 1742-6596 VL - 1109 SP - 1 EP - 7 PB - IOP Publ. AN - OPUS4-46827 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bakir, Nasim A1 - Pavlov, V. A1 - Zavjalov, S. A1 - Volvenko, S. A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Novel metrology to determine the critical strain conditions required for solidification cracking during laser welding of thin sheets N2 - This paper represents the results for proposed optical flow method based on the Lucas-Kanade (LK) algorithm applied to two different problems. The following observations can be made: - The estimated strain and displacement for conducted tensile test are generally very close to those measured with conventional DIC-technique. - The LK technique allows measurement of strain or displacement without special selection of a region of interest. Using a novel optical measurement technique together with the optical flow algorithm, a twodimensional deformation analysis during welding was conducted. This technique is the first to provide a measurement of the full strain field locally in the immediate vicinity of the solidification front. Additionally, the described procedure of the optical measurement allows the real material-dependent values of critical strain characterizing the transition to hot cracking during laser welding processes to be determined. T2 - Beam Technologies and Laser Application CY - Sankt Petersburg, Russia KW - Hot cracking test KW - Local critical strain KW - Solidification cracking KW - Laser beam welding KW - Novel metrology PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-467226 DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1109/1/012047 SN - 1742-6596 VL - 1109 IS - 012047 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - IOP Publ. CY - Bristol AN - OPUS4-46722 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 -