Demands for improved productivity, efficiency, and quality pose challenges to the welding
industry, significantly the laser beam welding process. As the materials become increasingly …

Hybrid laser arc welding (HLAW) has gained growing attention from both industry and
academic laboratories for its high efficiency and weld quality. The objective of the present …

The lightweight design makes thin-plate welded structures used widely, especially for the
aluminum alloy thin-plate welded structure, it is very important to study the fatigue fracture …

Welding residual stress and distortion usually affect the assembly accuracy, product
performance, and service life, with no exception for the Al/steel hybrid structure. The lapped …

In this study, a simulation is developed for dissimilar metal sheets followed by a
mathematical model for laser welding. The continuous disk laser welding process for …

Welding distortion in thin-walled pipes is a prominent and common problem, deteriorating
the dimensional accuracy and even increasing the failure risk. The objective of this study is …

A finite element model of residual stress integrated with a thermodynamics-based solid
phase transformation has been proposed in laser welding of marine steel EH36. A modified …

A numerical simulation with sequential coupled thermal-mechanical finite element model
has been performed for analyzing the temperature field, residual stresses and distortions in …

In this investigation, a T-joint numerical welding simulation of thick steel plates is performed
to estimate transient temperature distributions, residual stress field and model deflections. A …

The dissimilar welds between aluminium (Al) alloy, A6061-T6, and stainless steel, type 304,
were fabricated by a friction stir welding (FSW) technique. The FSW tool was offset to Al side …