TY - JOUR A1 - Üstündag, Ömer A1 - Bakir, Nasim A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Influence of an external applied AC magnetic field on the melt pool dynamics at high-power laser beam welding JF - IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering N2 - The study deals with the determination of the influence of an externally applied oscillating magnetic field on the melt pool dynamics in high power laser beam and hybrid laser arc welding processes. An AC magnet was positioned under the workpiece which is generating an upward directed electromagnetic force to counteract the formation of the droplets. To visualise the melt flow characteristics, several experiments were carried out using a special technique with mild steel from S355J2 with a plate thickness of up to 20 mm and a quartz glass in butt configuration. The profile of the keyhole and the melt flow were recorded with a highspeed camera from the glass side. Additionally, the influence of the magnetic field orientation to the welding direction on the filler material dilution on laser hybrid welding was studied with variating oscillation frequency. The element distribution over the whole seam thickness was measured with X-ray fluorescence (XRF). The oscillation frequency demonstrated a great influence on the melt pool dynamics and the mixing of the elements of the filler wire. The highspeed recordings showed, under the influence of the magnetic field, that the melt is affected under strong vortex at the weld root, which also avoids the formation of droplets. T2 - 18th Nordic Laser Materials Processing Conference (18th NOLAMP) KW - Laser beam welding KW - AC magnetic field KW - Melt pool dynamics KW - Filler wire mixing PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-539231 DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/1135/1/012017 VL - 1135 IS - 012017 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - IOP Publishing AN - OPUS4-53923 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Müller, A. A1 - Goecke, S.F. A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Laser beam oscillation welding for automotive applications JF - Welding in the World N2 - Laser beam oscillation, applied one- or two-dimensional to the actual welding process, influences the welding process in terms of compensation of tolerances and reduction of process emissions like spatter and melt ejections that occur in industrial applications, such as in body-in-white manufacturing. If the welding process could be adapted to these tolerances by the momentarily demanded melt pool width to generate sufficient melt volume or to influence melt pool dynamics, e.g. for a better degassing, laser welding would become more robust. However, beam oscillation results are highly dependent on the natural frequency of the melt pool, the used spot diameter and the oscillation speed of the laser beam. The conducted investigations with an oscillated 300 μm laser spot show that oscillation strategies which are adjusted to the joining situation can bridge gaps to approximately 0.6 mm at metal sheet thickness of 0.8 mm. However, the complex behaviour of the melt pool has to be considered to generate proper welding results. This work puts emphasis on showing aspects of beam oscillation in fillet welding in lap joints. KW - Automotive application KW - Melt pool dynamics KW - Adaptive welding beam oscillation KW - Laser welding KW - Gap bridging PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-018-0625-3 SN - 0043-2288 SN - 1878-6669 VL - 62 IS - 5 SP - 1039 EP - 1047 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-45774 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -