Recent Trends of the Material Processing Technology with Laser - ICALEO 2014 Review -

Lee, Mokyoung

doi:2015.33.4.7

J Weld Join > Volume 33(4); 2015 > Article

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Journal of Welding and Joining 2015;33(4):7-16.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5781/JWJ.2015.33.4.7 Published online August 31, 2015.

Recent Trends of the Material Processing Technology with Laser - ICALEO 2014 Review -

Mokyoung Lee^*

Correspondence: Mokyoung Lee,
Email: accelee@rist.re.kr

Abstract

New lasers such as high power, high brightness and short wavelength laser are using diverse industry. Also new technologies are developing actively to solve various issues such as spattering, process monitoring, deep penetration and key-hole stability.
ICALEO is the international congress where recent technology for laser material processing and laser system are present. At 2014, it was held at San Diego in USA and more than 260 papers were presented from 28 country.
The effect of the laser beam shape such as Gaussian like and top-hat was investigated on acoustic emission signal and pore formation in welding. Inline penetration depth was measured with ICI(Inline Coherent Imaging) technique and the data was verified with real time X-ray image on laser welding. The laser welding performance at low pressure environment was evaluated for the thick plate alloy steel. UV laser was used to weld various metals such as Cu, Aluminum, steel and stainless steel. The effect of the wavelength of the laser on the formation of the wave at the wall of the key-hole front and the absorptivity was investigated.

Key Words: ICALEO, Laser processing, Laser welding, Penetration depth, Monitoring, Quality