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Festigkeits- und zeitoptimierte Prozessführung beim quasi-simultanen Laser-Durchstrahlschweißen
(2022)
Mit Blick auf Leichtbauanwendungen ist der Bedarf an thermoplastischen Strukturbauteilen sowohl in der Automobil- als auch in der Luftfahrtindustrie in den letzten Jahren deutlich angestiegen. Das quasi-simultane Laser-Durchstrahlschweißen ist ein etabliertes Kunststoffschweißverfahren, welches jedoch zur Herstellung von tragenden und sicherheitsrelevanten Bauteilen bislang kaum in Betracht gezogen wird. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird die Korrelation zwischen dem Prozessablauf und der Schweißnahtfestigkeit beim quasi-simultanen Laser-Durchstrahlschweißen von Polyamid 6 (Ultramid B3s) erstmalig untersucht. Zur Prozessanalyse wird ein 3D-Scanner mit integriertem Pyrometer realisiert und für die Messaufgabe kalibriert. Es wird gezeigt, dass die detektierte Wärmestrahlung dem Kern der Schweißnaht zuzuordnen ist. Die Kerntemperatur in der quasi-stationären Prozessphase steht in direkter Korrelation mit der Schweißnahtfestigkeit. Mit steigender Kerntemperatur bzw. Molekülbeweglichkeit erhöht sich die Wahrscheinlichkeit der Bildung von Molekül-Verschlaufungen in der Fügeebene. Zur Ermittlung der Kerntemperatur ist sowohl die in dieser Arbeit entwickelte Temperaturmesstechnik als auch die realisierte numerische Prozesssimulation nutzbar. Die Erkenntnisse in dieser Arbeit sind für eine festigkeits- und zeitoptimierten Prozessführung des quasi-simultanen Laser-Durchstrahlschweißens nutzbar.
Fused layer modeling (FLM) is widely used and is gaining more acceptance in the industry mainly due to its material variety and low costs. However, the usage is limited by a process-related anisotropy of the produced parts. The strength and ductility of the printed parts are significantly lower in the build-up direction than perpendicular to it. This is caused by insufficient interlayer bonding resulting from a reduced surface temperature in the process zone. To overcome this problem, a diode laser is integrated into the conventional FLM process to increase the surface temperature between the already printed surface and the newly applied substrate directly at the deposition zone. The investigations carried out show a significant improvement in the mesostructure, as well as a clear reduction in the anisotropy of the printed test specimens.
Absorber-free laser transmission welding enables clean and precise joining of plastics without additives or adhesives. It is therefore well suited to produce optical and medical devices, which place high demands on cleanliness and accuracy.
However, the weld usually has an undesirably large vertical expansion, causing bulges and distortion. To improve this, the intensity distribution of the laser beam as well as the processing strategy must be adapted. Due to the complexity, this is aided by process simulation. However, simulation parameter calibration and verification are usually done considering the seam width and height, which is of limited significance. To overcome this, we propose a new method for image processing of microtome sections, determining the spatially resolved geometry of the weld. Thus, the deviation between experiment and simulation can be calculated pixel by pixel. This spatially resolved value is predestined for the calibration of the simulation parameters: For a parameter field with 18 different settings, the total deviation between experiment and simulation is less than 11 % after calibration.
Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a future-oriented manufacturing technology that is experiencing an enormous boom in the times of Industry 4.0. As a result, various AM technologies and printer models from different manufacturers are entering the market over a short time span. With the advancing establishment of this manufacturing technology for series applications, the expectations and requirements of the fabricated components are also increasing. However, a major challenge is the application-specific selection of the most suitable AM process due to a lack of comparable data. Furthermore, there needs to be more know-how regarding the geometrical and mechanical characteristics of AM parts. This paper addresses this problem by comparing the three most common plasticbased AM processes in the areas of surface quality, dimensional accuracy, and mechanical properties. Roughness measurements, evaluation of a benchmark artifact, tensile tests, and load increase tests are carried out. Based on the results, the individual possibilities and limitations of the compared AM processes can be detected.
Obwohl das Laserdurchstrahlschweißen sehr reproduzierbar arbeitet, können Fehler aus den Vorprozessen Compoundieren, Spritzgießen etc. das Schweißergebnis negativ beeinflussen. Dem Anwender steht inzwischen eine breite Palette an Prozessüberwachungsmethoden zur Verfügung, um eine gleich bleibende Produktqualität zu erzielen.
Quality and reliability are of the utmost importance for manufacturing in the optical and medical industries. Absorber-free laser transmission welding enables the precise joining of identical polymers without additives or adhesives and is well-suited to meet the demands of the aforementioned industries. To attain sufficient absorption of laser energy without absorbent additives, thulium fiber lasers, which emit in the polymers’ intrinsic absorption spectrum, are used. Focusing the laser beam with a high numerical aperture provides significant intensity gradients inside the workpiece and enables selective fusing of the internal joining zone without affecting the surface of the device. Because seam size and position are crucial, the high-quality requirements demand internal weld seam monitoring. In this work, we propose a novel method to determine weld seam location and size using optical coherence tomography. Changes in optical material properties because of melting and re-solidification during welding allow for weld seam differentiation from the injection-molded base material. Automatic processing of the optical coherence tomography data enables the identification and measurement of the weld seam geometry. The results from our technique are consistent with microscopic images of microtome sections and demonstrate that weld seam localization in polyamide 6 is possible with an accuracy better than a tenth of a millimeter.
Simulation of Pyrometer Based Temperature Measurement Systems using Non-Sequential Raytracing
(2018)
Die additive Fertigung bietet vielfältige Möglichkeiten hinsichtlich der Bauteilgestaltung. Jedoch sind auch bei den generativen Fertigungsverfahren konstruktive Randbedingungen zu beachten, um Bauteile kostengünstig und mit optimalen Eigenschaften herzustellen. Es ist bereits umfangreiche Fachliteratur erhältlich, die entsprechende Konstruktionsempfehlungen gibt. Um Produktentwickler bedarfsgerecht zu unterstützen, ist jedoch ein Nachschlagewerk erforderlich, das mit geeigneter Systematik Konstruktionsvorschläge ausgibt, die zur aktuellen Problemstellung passen. Aufbauend auf dem Stand der Technik, eigenen Analysen und experimentellen Untersuchungen werden erste Ansätze für ein solches Nachschlagewerk vorgestellt.
Durch das Laserkunststoffschweißen können sowohl filigrane Nähte in der Mikrotechnik als auchtragfähige Verbindungen für Strukturbauteile hergestellt werden. In der Automotiv- oder der Medizintechnik-Industrie ist diese Fügetechnologie mittlerweile etabliert, jedoch sind die Anwen-dungsmöglichkeiten bei Weitem noch nicht ausgeschöpft. In kürzlich gestarteten Forschungsprojekten mit regionalen Industrieunternehmen und internationalen Forschungspartnern werden im Labor Lasermaterialbearbeitung weitere Potenziale gehoben.
The Arbitrary-Lagrangian-Eulerian-Method (ALE-Method) offers the possibility to model the quasi-simultaneous laser transmission welding of plastics, in which a squeeze-flow of molten plastic occurs. It is of great interest to get a deeper understanding of the fluid-structure-interactions in the welding zone, since the occurring squeeze-flow transports heated material out of the joining zone, causinga temperature decrease inside.In addition, the numerical modelling offers the possibility to investigate the flow conditions in the joining zone. The aim of this article is to show the potentials of the ALE-Method to simulatethe quasi-simultaneous laser transmission welding with the commercially available software LS-DYNA. The central challenge is to realize a bi-directionalthermo-mechanically coupled simulation,which considers the comparatively high thermal expansion and calculates the interactions of solid and melted plastic correctly. Finally, the potentials of the ALE element formulations for the mathematical description of welding processesare shown, especially for those with a squeeze-flow.
FE-Modellbildung der Strahl-Stoff-Wechselwirkung beim Laser-Durchstrahlschweißen in ANSYS 14.0
(2014)
Detecting Defects Reliably
(2015)
The integration of a broadband pyrometer in a 3-D scanner enables a continuous and local temperature measurement during the quasi-simultaneous laser transmission welding process. Welding tests on polyethylene samples show that defects can be clearly identified based on the temperature signal, despite a high scanning velocity.
A pyrometer, integrated into a 3D‐scanner, offers the possibility to measure the weld seam temperature at quasi‐simultaneous laser transmission welding. Experimental studies have shown that gaps located in the joining zone can be identified by a temperature rise even at a high scanning velocity. This enables the implementation of algorithms for observation and control strategies.
Fehlstellen sicher erkennen
(2015)
Tightness is often the main requirement for quasi-simultaneous laser transmission welds. However, remaining gaps cannot be detected by the used set-path monitoring. By using a pyrometer in combination with a 3D-scanner, weld seam interruptions can be localized precisely while welding, due to temperature deviations along the weld contour. To analyze the temperature signal in correlation to the progress of gap-bridging, T-joint samples with predefined gaps are welded. The set-path is measured synchronously. Additionally, the temperature distribution and the influence of the thermal expansion of the polymers are studied by a thermo-mechanical FEM-process simulation. On top of that, the melt blow-out of the welded samples is analyzed using μCT-measurements. The experiments have shown that closing of a gap can be identified reliably by the temperature signal and that the squeezed melt flow into the gap and the thermal expansion in the gap zone accelerates gap-bridging. Furthermore the inserted heat can be adapted in the fault zone, in order to avoid thermal damage.
Quasi-simultaneous laser transmission welding is preferably used for packaging sensors and electronics. In order to protect the components from moisture, a hermetic encapsulation is needed. However, local weld seam interruptions cannot be identified with the commonly used set-path monitoring. By using a pyrometer, coaxially integrated into a 3D-scanner, gaps between the joining partners can be allocated on basis of the measured temperature. However, the scattering of the heat radiation, especially caused by the fiber reinforcement of the plastics, leads to a reduction of the accessible heat radiation, which makes the identification of gaps considerably more difficult. The herein used experimental setup is characterized by a small detection spot and only by a slight weakening of the heat radiation inside the scanner. Hence, for welding PA6-GF30, the detection of small sized gaps is possible, even if a glass fiber content of 30 percent (wt.) and a weld seam width with approximately 1 mm are given.
Rechenzeitoptimierte Temperaturfeldberechnung beim quasisimultanen Laser-Durchstrahlschweißen
(2015)
Beim quasisimultanen Laser-Durchstrahlschweißen von Kunststoffen wird bisher die FEM-Simulation wegen der Vielzahl von Umläufen des Laserstrahls und der damit verbundenen hohen Rechenzeit kaum eingesetzt. Um die Temperaturfeldberechnung zur Prozessauslegung und -optimierung praktikabel nutzen zu können, ist eine Reduktion der Rechenzeit zwingend erforderlich.
Zur Simulation von Schweißvorgängen in ANSYS-CLASSIC werden die
thermischen Lasten mithilfe von Ersatzwärmequellen auf Basis von APDL-Routinen berechnet. Im Gegensatz dazu wird in dieser Arbeit eine analytische Lastfunktion zur Berechnung der thermischen Last für das quasismultane Laser-Durchstrahlschweißen vorgestellt.
Im Vergleich zur Temperaturfeldberechnung mit Ersatzwärmequelle
kann bei der Berechnung eines dreidimensionalen Modells die
Rechenzeit von mehreren Wochen auf wenige Stunden und für ein zweidimensionales auf nur wenige Minuten reduziert werden.
Joining thermoplastic requisitions is a popular technique to build sophisticated plastic applications. Therefore the laser-transmission welding process is used to join thermoplastic polymers in visible regions. The clamping force in this case plays a decisive role when it comes to the weld quality. Simulating the clamping pressure with finite element techniques is therefore highly attractive to understand the principal of the process. Thermoplastic polymers under tensile load often show a brittle behavior coupled with softening. Simulating such materials is quite difficult for FEM programs. In this case a finite element study of the tensile test in LS-DYNA and ANSYS Wb 14 with respect to the material models was analysed. The experimental data get validated in comparison with the FEM solution for a tensile test. The material models and the problems in simulating softening behavior for thermoplastic polymers were discussed
Quasi-simultaneous laser transmission welding is a well-known joining technique for thermoplastics and mainly used in the automotive as well as in the medical industry. For process control usually the so called set-path monitoring is used, where the weld is specified as "good" if the irradiation time is inside a defined confidence interval. However, the detection of small-sized gaps or thermal damaged zones is not possible with this technique. The analyzation of the weld seam temperature during welding offers the possibility to overcome this problem. In this approach a 3D-scanner is used instead of a scanner with flat-field optic. By using a pyrometer in combination with a 3D-scanner no color-corrected optic is needed in order to provide that laser- and detection-spot are concentric. Experimental studies on polyethylene T-joints have shown that the quality of the signal is adequate, despite the use of an optical setup with a long working distance and a small optical aperture. The effects on temperature are studied for defects like a gap in the joining zone. Therefore a notch was milled into the absorbent polymer. In case of producing housings for electronic parts the effect of an electrical wire between the joining partners is also investigated. Both defects can be identified by a local temperature deviation even at a feed rate of four meters per second. Furthermore a strategy for signal-processing is demonstrated. By this, remaining defects can be identified. Consequently an online detection of local defects is possible, which makes a dynamic process control feasible.