MATLAB Image Treatment of Copper-Steel Laser Welding

Massaud Mostafa; J. Laifi; M. Ashari; Z.A. Alrowaili

doi:10.1155/2020/8914841

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (Jan 2020)

MATLAB Image Treatment of Copper-Steel Laser Welding

Massaud Mostafa,
J. Laifi,
M. Ashari,
Z.A. Alrowaili

Affiliations

Massaud Mostafa: Physics Department, College of Science, Jouf University, P.O.Box. 2014, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
J. Laifi: Physics Department, College of Science, Jouf University, P.O.Box. 2014, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
M. Ashari: Physics Department, College of Science, Jouf University, P.O.Box. 2014, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
Z.A. Alrowaili: Physics Department, College of Science, Jouf University, P.O.Box. 2014, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8914841
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2020

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Continuous Yb:YAG laser keyhole welding of the pure copper plate to steel 316L sheet is performed for different laser parameters. The laser-generated welding keyhole and weld melted zone are observed by a high-speed camera. The image is treated by MATLAB and simple code is built to calculate the keyhole and melted zone area. This treatment is validated by the actual welding measurements, and the accuracy of the measurements is tested by the confidence interval law. The images obtained of keyhole and melt zone area in dissimilar laser welding are treated and analyzed to study the effect of changing the laser parameters.

Published in Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

ISSN: 1687-8434 (Print); 1687-8442 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/5928

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