38 Development of Compound-Laser Welding Method for Aluminum-Alloy Structure of Motorcycles
2002-32-1807
10/29/2002
- Event
- Content
- A compound-laser welding method has been developed for the rapid three-dimensional welding of motorcycle aluminum-alloy structural parts. The term “compound-laser welding” means a high-speed welding method in which a number of lasers with different characteristics are arranged on the same axis. This paper reports the results of welding by a compound laser consisting of a YAG laser and a CO2 laser. It was found that compound-laser welding with two or more types of gases mixed as shielding gas gives a better welding performance than single-laser welding due to the advantages of the different lasers used in compound-laser welding.
- Pages
- 7
- Citation
- SAITO, S., MASTUDA, F., ISHIDA, H., and MUROTA, N., "38 Development of Compound-Laser Welding Method for Aluminum-Alloy Structure of Motorcycles," SAE Technical Paper 2002-32-1807, 2002, https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-32-1807.