The effect of travel speed on thermal response in CO{sub 2} laser welding of small electronic components
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
A comprehensive three-dimensional numerical investigation of the effect of heat source travel speed on temperatures and resulting thermal stresses was performed for CO{sub 2}-laser welding. The test specimen was a small thermal battery header containing several stress-sensitive glass-to-metal seals surrounding the electrical connections and a temperature sensitive ignitor located under the header near the center. Predictions of the thermal stresses and temperatures in the battery header were made for several travel speeds of the laser. The travel speeds examined ranged from 10 mm/sec to 50 mm/sec. The results indicate that faster weld speeds result in lower temperatures and stresses for the same size weld. This is because the higher speed welds are more efficient, requiring less energy to produce a given weld. Less energy absorbed by the workpiece results in lower temperatures, which results in lower stresses.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratory
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 462612
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950828--; ISBN 0-7918-1705-9
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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