Advances in Dissimilar Laser Welding
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Welding and Joining".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 71
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, laser welding technology, in addition to cutting, cladding and laser marking processes, has become a standard practice in the joining of metallic materials. Laser technology presents several clear advantages, such us high speed, precision, low HAZ and the non-contact feature, compared with conventional welding techniques.
Now, laser welding technology can be successfully utilized for the automatized welding of different types of steel and nonferrous alloys in similar or dissimilar joint configurations. Dissimilar welding has become a novel tool for engineers regarding the design of components or structures that require the joining of dissimilar alloys or materials. Now, laser welding can be used to join totally different materials (steels with polymers) or ferrous with non-ferrous alloys (i.e., pure copper to stainless steel). In addition, ultrafast laser may also be employed as an effective tool for connecting glass and metals.
Articles that review, investigate and present innovations in the laser welding of dissimilar materials (metal–metal metal–nonmetal) are welcome for submission in this Special Issue of Metals. Research on the monitoring of the welding process, the laser welding of different metals and nonmetals, the numerical analysis of laser welding processes, and the metallurgical and mechanical properties of laser welding is also welcome in this Special Issue.
Dr. Hong Shen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- laser beam welding
- dissimilar metal materials
- metal and nonmetal, monitoring of laser welding
- simulation of laser welding process
- metallurgical and mechanical properties
