Title

Welding Of Polymers Using A 2 Μm Thulium Fiber Laser

Keywords

Fiber laser; Laser materials processing; Polymer welding

Abstract

Absorber-free transmission and butt-welding of different polymers were performed using thulium fiber laser radiation at the wavelength 2 μm. The relations between the laser process conditions and the dimensions and quality of the seam were investigated by means of optical and phase-contrast microscopy. Mechanical properties of the weld joints were studied in tensile strength tests. Laser-welded polyethylene samples revealed a tensile strength of greater than 80% of the bulk material strength. Transmission welding of different polymer combinations featured the formation of different joint classes depending on the spectral properties. The experiments demonstrate new application areas of mid-IR fiber laser sources for materials processing. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.

Publication Date

10-1-2012

Publication Title

Optics and Laser Technology

Volume

44

Issue

7

Number of Pages

2095-2099

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2012.03.020

Socpus ID

84861528869 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84861528869

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