Laser assisted joining of St12 to polycarbonate: Experimental study and numerical simulation

M. Saleh Shaikh Mohammad Meiabadi; Afshin Kazerooni; Mahmoud Moradi; M. Javad Torkamany

doi:10.1016/j.ijleo.2019.164151

Laser assisted joining of St12 to polycarbonate: Experimental study and numerical simulation

M. Saleh Shaikh Mohammad Meiabadi, Afshin Kazerooni, Mahmoud Moradi, M. Javad Torkamany

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In this study dissimilar joining of St12 to Polycarbonate is accomplished by a Nd: YAG pulsed laser and examined by finite element (FE) model and analysed by statistical method. Several experiments are carried out to materialize a direct joint between St12 to Polycarbonate. To investigate thermal phenomena of the laser joining process a FE model is developed by Abaqus software. To approximate heat source distribution, a Cylindrical-Involution-Normal model is programmed in FORTRAN language. To find out the sensitivity of the FE model to the elements size, a number adjustment tests are used and the FE model is validated by experimental data. Effects of laser power (190−230 W) and laser scanning speed (3.6–7.6 mm/s) on average bond width (AW), delta bond width (DW), and maximum of temperature profile (MT) have been investigated via response surface methodology. Results reveal that power of laser is the determinant variable of average bond width and maximum temperature profile, however, scanning speed of laser is the most effective variable on delta bond width. An appropriate process window required to achieve a sound dissimilar joint (without any decomposition of the polymer) is finally suggested.

Original language	English
Article number	164151
Journal	Optik
Volume	208
Early online date	28 Dec 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2019.164151
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2020
Externally published	Yes

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NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Optik. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Optik, 208, (2020) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2019.164151

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Keywords

Finite element method
Laser assisted metal and plastic joining
Numerical analysis
Polycarbonate
St12

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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