Investigating the joining of PMMA plastic to steel by Nd:YAG laser
<p class="Default">Due to the effort of weight reduction in the manufacturing of vehicles, the application and therefore the joining of different materials such as plastics and metals play more and more important role in the development of the joining processes nowadays. In this rese...
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doaj-cb90d4c52f894900a3aa52cacefccfa02020-11-25T01:06:41ZengUniverzity of Zilina. Faculty of Mechanical EngineeringMateriálové Inžinierstvo 1335-08031338-61742012-09-0119416417433Investigating the joining of PMMA plastic to steel by Nd:YAG laserAndor Bauernhuber0Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Transportation Engineering and Vehicle Engineering, Department of Vehicles Manufacturing and Repairing, 1111 Budapest, Bertalan Lajos u. 2, Hungary<p class="Default">Due to the effort of weight reduction in the manufacturing of vehicles, the application and therefore the joining of different materials such as plastics and metals play more and more important role in the development of the joining processes nowadays. In this research work, the joining of PMMA plastic sheets and unalloyed steel pins was investigated. The authors applied Nd:YAG laser beam to create the bond, and tensile tests were carried out to analyse how the strength of the joint is influenced by the heating time, the penetration depth of the steel workpieces in the plastic and the surface roughness of steel. The observed bubble formation and the tearing characteristics were also studied.</p>http://ojs.mateng.sk/index.php/Mateng/article/view/48laser, hybrid, bond, PMMA, plastic, steel |
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Investigating the joining of PMMA plastic to steel by Nd:YAG laser |
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Investigating the joining of PMMA plastic to steel by Nd:YAG laser |
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Investigating the joining of PMMA plastic to steel by Nd:YAG laser |
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Investigating the joining of PMMA plastic to steel by Nd:YAG laser |
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investigating the joining of pmma plastic to steel by nd:yag laser |
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Univerzity of Zilina. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering |
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Materiálové Inžinierstvo |
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2012-09-01 |
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<p class="Default">Due to the effort of weight reduction in the manufacturing of vehicles, the application and therefore the joining of different materials such as plastics and metals play more and more important role in the development of the joining processes nowadays. In this research work, the joining of PMMA plastic sheets and unalloyed steel pins was investigated. The authors applied Nd:YAG laser beam to create the bond, and tensile tests were carried out to analyse how the strength of the joint is influenced by the heating time, the penetration depth of the steel workpieces in the plastic and the surface roughness of steel. The observed bubble formation and the tearing characteristics were also studied.</p> |
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laser, hybrid, bond, PMMA, plastic, steel |
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