Laser Transmission Joining of PC and POM Process: A Finite Element Simulation

Abstract:

In this paper, the process of laser transmission joining (LTJ) of polycarbonate (PC) and polyformaldehyde (POM) which are thermoplastic plastics is investigated through a finite element (FE) simulation. Firstly, a 3D thermal model is developed with a moving Super-Gaussian heat source based on the ANSYS parametric design language APDL and the distribution of the temperature field is obtained. Then the effect of process parameters namely laser power, scanning speed and spot diameter on the joint width is analyzed. At the same time, the calculated joint width is achieved. Finally, the curves of calculated results are compared with the curves of experimental results. The comparison shows a good agreement between them which shows that the FE model is reliable. This lays the foundation for reducing experimental times, designing of experiments based on FE simulation and optimizing process parameters.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 579-580)
• Pages: 856-861
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.579-580.856
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Hao Chen, Yang Yang Gao, Xiao Wang, Pin Li, Chuang Huang, Hui Xia Liu
• Keywords: Finite Element (FE) Simulation, Joint Width, Laser Transmission Joining (LTJ), Temperature Field, Thermoplastics Plastics

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