• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 60, Issue 1, 0114003 (2023)
Zhaozhan Qu, Lingbo Cai, Jianlei Wang, and Chun Wang*
Author Affiliations
  • Center for Optics Research and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, Shandong, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/LOP212768 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zhaozhan Qu, Lingbo Cai, Jianlei Wang, Chun Wang. Experimental Study of Laser Welding Transparent Polycarbonate[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(1): 0114003 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of laser transmission welding
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of laser transmission welding
    Transmittance of the PC material (inset: zoom-in transmission curve in the dotted box)
    Fig. 2. Transmittance of the PC material (inset: zoom-in transmission curve in the dotted box)
    Welding device
    Fig. 3. Welding device
    Effect of welding speed on the tensile force of specimen with laser power of 20 W
    Fig. 4. Effect of welding speed on the tensile force of specimen with laser power of 20 W
    Microstructure of welding seam with different welding speeds. (a) v=8 mm/s; (b) v=9 mm/s; (c) v=10 mm/s; (d) v=11 mm/s; (e) v=12 mm/s; (f) v=13 mm/s
    Fig. 5. Microstructure of welding seam with different welding speeds. (a) v=8 mm/s; (b) v=9 mm/s; (c) v=10 mm/s; (d) v=11 mm/s; (e) v=12 mm/s; (f) v=13 mm/s
    Relationship between weld width and tensile force with welding speed
    Fig. 6. Relationship between weld width and tensile force with welding speed
    Effect of laser power on the tensile force of specimens with welding speed of 8 mm/s
    Fig. 7. Effect of laser power on the tensile force of specimens with welding speed of 8 mm/s
    Definition of the defocusing amount
    Fig. 8. Definition of the defocusing amount
    Welding specimens with different defocusing amounts. (a) s=0 mm; (b) s=-3 mm; (c) s=-6 mm
    Fig. 9. Welding specimens with different defocusing amounts. (a) s=0 mm; (b) s=-3 mm; (c) s=-6 mm
    Tensile force with different defocusing amounts
    Fig. 10. Tensile force with different defocusing amounts
    Welding specimens after tensile test. (a) Weld fractured; (b) weld separated
    Fig. 11. Welding specimens after tensile test. (a) Weld fractured; (b) weld separated
    Zhaozhan Qu, Lingbo Cai, Jianlei Wang, Chun Wang. Experimental Study of Laser Welding Transparent Polycarbonate[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(1): 0114003
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