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Fu, J. (author), Richardson, I.M. (author), Hermans, M.J.M. (author)Oxide dispersion-strengthened (ODS) Eurofer steel was laser welded using a short pulse duration and a designed pattern to minimise local heat accumulation. With a laser power of 2500 W and a duration of more than 3 ms, a full penetration can be obtained in a 1 mm thick plate. Material loss was observed in the fusion zone due to metal...journal article 2021
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Agarwal, G. (author), Gao, H. (author), Amirthalingam, M. (author), Hermans, M.J.M. (author)In situ strain evolution during laser welding has been measured by means of digital image correlation to assess the susceptibility of an advanced high strength automotive steel to solidification cracking. A novel method realised using auxiliary illumination and optical narrow bandpass filter allowed strain measurements as close as 1.5 mm from...journal article 2018
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Gao, H. (author), Agarwal, G. (author), Amirthalingam, M. (author), Hermans, M.J.M. (author)Hot cracking during laser welding of advanced high-strength steels is reported to be a serious problem by automotive manufacturers. In this work, hot cracking susceptibilities of transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) and dual-phase (DP) steels are studied based on a multi-scale modelling approach. Transient temperatures measured from...journal article 2017