Thermal Efficiency in Laser-Assisted Joining of Polymer–Metal Composites
Heat conduction joining is mainly used in laser-based joining of metals with polymers but results in a large amount of dissipated heat. The consideration of thermal efficiency allows the determination of power actually used for creating the joint, which is highly relevant for technical and economic...
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| description | Heat conduction joining is mainly used in laser-based joining of metals with polymers but results in a large amount of dissipated heat. The consideration of thermal efficiency allows the determination of power actually used for creating the joint, which is highly relevant for technical and economic reasons, e.g., for calculating the carbon footprint. In order to describe the thermal efficiency universally, process parameters (focal diameter, joining speed, energy per unit length), metallic materials (AA 6082, AISI 304), geometric parameters (overlap width, material thickness) and various polymers (polypropylene, polyamide 6, polyamide 6.6) were examined experimentally. The discussion of the results is supplemented by numerical simulations of the temperature field. For a general description of the physical relationships, some dimensionless numbers based on the Buckingham π theorem were developed, applied to the experimental data. One of these numbers shows similarity to the Fourier number and provides further information on thermal efficiency and its general understanding in the context of polymer–metal joints, enabling the physical background dissipated to stored heat. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3fda9efb072641d7adb35e1c6af07c542023-11-20T19:11:08ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442020-10-011321487510.3390/ma13214875Thermal Efficiency in Laser-Assisted Joining of Polymer–Metal CompositesKlaus Schricker0Mohammad Alhomsi1Jean Pierre Bergmann2Production Technology Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Gustav-Kirchhoff-Platz 2, 98693 Ilmenau, GermanyProduction Technology Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Gustav-Kirchhoff-Platz 2, 98693 Ilmenau, GermanyProduction Technology Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Gustav-Kirchhoff-Platz 2, 98693 Ilmenau, GermanyHeat conduction joining is mainly used in laser-based joining of metals with polymers but results in a large amount of dissipated heat. The consideration of thermal efficiency allows the determination of power actually used for creating the joint, which is highly relevant for technical and economic reasons, e.g., for calculating the carbon footprint. In order to describe the thermal efficiency universally, process parameters (focal diameter, joining speed, energy per unit length), metallic materials (AA 6082, AISI 304), geometric parameters (overlap width, material thickness) and various polymers (polypropylene, polyamide 6, polyamide 6.6) were examined experimentally. The discussion of the results is supplemented by numerical simulations of the temperature field. For a general description of the physical relationships, some dimensionless numbers based on the Buckingham π theorem were developed, applied to the experimental data. One of these numbers shows similarity to the Fourier number and provides further information on thermal efficiency and its general understanding in the context of polymer–metal joints, enabling the physical background dissipated to stored heat.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/21/4875laserjoiningweldingpolymermetalthermal efficiency |
| spellingShingle | Klaus Schricker Mohammad Alhomsi Jean Pierre Bergmann Thermal Efficiency in Laser-Assisted Joining of Polymer–Metal Composites Materials laser joining welding polymer metal thermal efficiency |
| title | Thermal Efficiency in Laser-Assisted Joining of Polymer–Metal Composites |
| title_full | Thermal Efficiency in Laser-Assisted Joining of Polymer–Metal Composites |
| title_fullStr | Thermal Efficiency in Laser-Assisted Joining of Polymer–Metal Composites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thermal Efficiency in Laser-Assisted Joining of Polymer–Metal Composites |
| title_short | Thermal Efficiency in Laser-Assisted Joining of Polymer–Metal Composites |
| title_sort | thermal efficiency in laser assisted joining of polymer metal composites |
| topic | laser joining welding polymer metal thermal efficiency |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/21/4875 |
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