@Article{dbt_mods_00062601, author = {Diegel, Christian and Schricker, Klaus and Schmidt, Leander and Dorschner, Daniel and Bergmann, Jean Pierre}, editor = {Schmidt, M. and Vollertsen, Frank and Colosimo, B.M.}, title = {Evaluation of the effect of local gas flows on keyhole geometry by means of a half-section setup}, journal = {12th CIRP Conference on Photonic Technologies: edited by M. Schmidt, F. Vollertsen, B.M. Colosimo}, year = {2022}, month = {Sep}, day = {06}, publisher = {Elsevier BV}, address = {[Amsterdam u.a.]; Amsterdam [u.a.]}, volume = {111}, pages = {385--390}, keywords = {full penetration laser welding; spatter formation; local gas flow; half-section setup; keyhole geometry}, abstract = {Increasing beam power of solid-state lasers enables high welding speeds for laser welding processes. However, increasing welding speeds lead to imperfections, especially spatter formation while processing high-alloy steels. A recent and novel approach to reduce the spatter formation is the utilization of a local gas flow to manipulate the keyhole pressure balance beneficially. To get a better understanding of the effect of the gas flow on the keyhole and its geometry during deep penetration welding, a half-section setup was developed. The laser beam was positioned partially on a glass plate and the metal sheet to provide an insight into the processing zone by means of high-speed recordings. Thus, it was possible to measure the keyhole geometry and to quantify the effect of different welding speeds and gas flows on keyhole length for full penetration welds.}, issn = {2212-8271}, doi = {10.1016/j.procir.2022.08.172}, url = {https://www.db-thueringen.de/receive/dbt_mods_00062601}, url = {http://uri.gbv.de/document/gvk:ppn:182381395X}, url = {http://uri.gbv.de/document/gvk:ppn:1816974099}, url = {http://uri.gbv.de/document/gvk:ppn:720121132}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2022.08.172}, file = {:https://www.db-thueringen.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/dbt_derivate_00064898/1-s2.0-S2212827122010666-main.pdf:PDF}, language = {en} }