1、激光焊接技术激光焊接技术Lasers Welding激光激光 LASERn受激辐射式光频放大器的英文第一个字母的缩写 Light Amplification by Stimulation of Emitted Radiation参考资料参考资料 Referencesn激光的工业应用-J.F.Ready Industrial Applications of Lasers,J.F.Readyn激光焊接，W.W.Duley Laser Welding,W.W.Duley n激光加工，W.M.SteennLaser Materials Processing,W.M.SteennAWS 焊接手册，1-4
2、nAWS Welding Handbooks,1-4n激光加工手册-美国激光协会出版 Handbook of Laser Materials ProcessingnPublished by the Laser Institute of American公开的相关文献 Published literature请记住请记住.Remember.n学习需要积极的参与 Learning requires active participationn不耻下问 Feel free to ask questionsn无所顾及地提出个人不同见解 Do not hesitate to present differe
3、nt viewpoints光光 Lightn光是一种电磁辐射 Light is electro-magnetic radiationn我们听不到.Waves that you cannot hearn可见光的波长在0.4-0.7微米之间。Visible from 0.4-0.7 micron wavelengthn波长小于0.4微米是紫外线和X光Below 0.4 ultraviolet to x-raysn波长大于700nm的光为红外线和微波。Above 0.7 infra-red to microwaves0.4 0.7m mVisibleGamma x-ray UV IR Microwa
4、ve TV Radio0.01m0.001mYAG1 m光的吸收和颜色光的吸收和颜色Absorption and Colorn物体的颜色来源于它反射的光的波长 Color of an object(wavelength that it reflects)n颜色和光的波长是相关联的。Color is associated with particular wavelengthn黑色和白色代表着什么？What is the meaning of black or white color?n黑色表面吸收了YAG光，而白色在反射了大部分光。nBlack surface will absorb YAG l
5、ight while white will reflect most of it我们为什么需要激光？我们为什么需要激光？Why do we need Lasers?n材料加工需要吸收很强的光。Absorption for materials processing requires very intense lightn高强度的光可以通过激光聚焦成光束获得。Intensity can be generated by focusing a beam of laser lightn普通光不能聚焦成很高的能量密度（或足够小的点）Ordinary light does not focus down to
6、 a high enough power density(or small enough spot size)n手持放大镜可以把太阳光聚焦让纸燃烧但是不能把金属融化Hand-held lens can focus sunlight to set fire to paper but not enough to melt metalLight and Lasersn单频的（单波长）Monochromatic(single wavelength)n校准的（平行光）Collimated(parallel)激光Laser Light 普通光Ordinary Lightn很多波长 Many wavelen
7、gthsn不平行 Not parallelLight and Lasers激光 Laser Light 普通光Ordinary Light激光的聚焦激光的聚焦Focusing of Lasers激光Laser Light 普通光 Ordinary Lightn单频（单波长）和校准（平行）的光可以聚焦成很小的焦点 Monochromatic(single wavelength)and Collimated(parallel)light can be focused to a very small spot激光的种类激光的种类Types of Lasersn激光能量传输 Laser Power D
8、eliveryn连续波 Continuous Wave(CW)n脉冲 PulsednQ-开关 Q-switchedn激光频率 Laser Frequenciesn基频和倍频 Fundamental and multiples连续光纤激光连续光纤激光Continuous Wave Fiber Lasersn激光在光纤中产生Laser light is created in the fibern可在连续波和脉冲波中使用Can be used in pulsed mode as well as CWn可以被用于焊接和切割Can be used for welding and cutting激光二极管
9、光激光二极管光Laser Diode Light激光二极管光激光二极管光Laser Diode Light光纤光纤Fiber脉冲脉冲YAG激光（焊接）激光（焊接）Pulsed YAG Lasers(Welding)n闪光灯开关产生脉冲Flash lamp turns on and off to create pulsesn光纤用于传送激光Fiber is used to transmit laser light闪光灯（光泵）Flash Lamp(Optical Pump)全反镜100%mirror90%反镜 90%mirror光纤光纤Fiber激光棒激光棒Laser Rod 脉冲打标激光脉冲打
10、标激光Pulsed Marking LasersnQ-switching produces very short pulses,10-100 nano-secnCannot be used for weldingnLaser light delivered directly;no fibernFrequency can be doubled or tripled to get green or UV lightMMRodMirrorsQ-switchGalvo MirrorsFocus LensFrequency Multiplier(not present in all markers)Ga
11、lvo-光学器件光学器件Galvo-Opticsn经常用于打标。Often used for marking applicationsn逐渐受到焊接应用的青睐。Is gaining popularity for welding applicationsNutfield,Inc.LaserWJM Technologies激光频率激光频率Laser Frequenciesn上表只包括了大部分常用的和商业化的激光器。Table includes only the most common and commercialized lasers。波长波长Wavelength Range激光种类激光种类Las
12、er频率频率Frequencies(m mm)远红外Far IRCO210.64近红外Near IRNd:YAG1.064可见光VisibleFrequency doubled YAGCopper-Vapor Lasers0.5320.510紫外光UVFrequency tripled YAGFrequency quadrupled YAGExcimer0.3540.2660.15-0.35脉冲脉冲YAG激光焊接典型示意图激光焊接典型示意图Typical Layout for Pulsed YAG Welding Lasers镀膜反光镜Coated Mirrors激光Laser光纤Optica
13、l Fiber聚光头FocusHead工件Work piece透镜Lens注：某些激光不通过光纤直接传输。Note:Some lasers are delivered direct without fiber聚焦高度和焦点尺寸聚焦高度和焦点尺寸Focus height and spot sizen短焦距透镜将光束聚焦成更小的点。Short focal length lens(of given diameter)will focus the beam to a smaller spotn高的能量密度。Higher energy densitynFocus height is critical d
14、ue to shallow depth of focusnLens protection from work piece spatter is important短焦距Short Focal Length 长焦距Long Focal LengthDepth of FocusSpot SizeTime SharenA single laser can be used for multiple applications on a time shared basis基于同一个理论,单雷射可以一次性用于多种应用.nMost convenient with transmission through op
15、tical fibern通过可见纤维的转换是最方便的.nProcessing stations can be in different roomsn工作台可以放在不同的房间.Mirrors(100%Reflective)全反镜Energy SharenLaser energy split into multiple fragmentsn雷射能量分成多个部分nTypically three outputs for circumferential spot weldingn典型的是圆周点焊接的3份输出量Mirrors(Partially Reflective)反光镜(部分反光)33%50%100%
16、30 W10 W 10 W 10 WTotal Internal Reflection完全内反射完全内反射nLight propagation through fibers depends on total internal reflection通过光纤的光线传播完全取决于完全内反射Air空气Glass玻璃Core核Cladding覆层Protective Sheath接地屏蔽Optical Fibers光学纤维光学纤维nSingle mode has very small core diameter,10 microns单模式只有很小的直径10微米nUsed for telecommunic
17、ations and now for fiber lasersn用于电讯,现用于光纤激光nSI and GI have cores from 0.1 mm to 1 mm单模式和分级模式的核从0.1mm到1mmnHigher diameter for higher power level 能量级别越高直径越大Stepped Index(SI)步长指数Single Mode单模式Graded Index(GI)分级模式Index Profiles剖面指数SI vs.GI单模式 vs分级模式nSI and GI most frequently used in materials processin
18、g单模式和分级模式分级模式多用于材料加工过程多用于材料加工过程.nSI output is“top-hat”independent of inputn单模式的输出独立于输入呈大礼帽状nmore robust更有活力nGI output more faithful representation of inputn分级模式的输出与输入呈保持靠近,nCan create problems if input beamn quality changesn如果输入光束的质量改变可能会产生问题.nCan make deeper welds/cutsn可能焊接/切的更深.nWeld profiles coul
19、d change based on focus heightn焦点高度可能产生焊接侧面的 变化 SI GI0.6 Aspect Ratio纵横比 1.5“Top Hat大礼帽状”Weld Profiles焊接剖面Fiber Input Alignment光纤输入排列光纤输入排列Good Alignment好的排列Could burn fiber input end可能烧焦光线输入莫端Could create plasma at focus在焦点产生等离子体Could burn cladding可能烧伤覆层Spot Size with Fiber光点直径带光纤光点直径带光纤nSpot size
20、is an image of the output core diameter of the fibern从光点的大小可以反应出光纤核直径的大小nSize depends on magnification of the two lenses in the focus head其大小是由镜头前的两个透镜来决定的.Optical Fiber光纤Core Diameter核直径 Spot Size光点直径Laser SafetynCommon Sense常识nDo you not put your hand in direct path of a laser beam不要把手的头放在雷射光束的路径中
21、.nDo not look directly at a laser beam不要直视雷射光束neven at those laser pointers beams!不要看雷射点.nDo not look at any laser process with a naked eye不要用不防护的肉眼看任何的激光过程.nuse plastic safety glasses for CO2 lasersn用塑料防护眼镜来防护CO2雷射.nuse YAG safe glasses for YAG operations在钇铝石榴石操作中用钇铝石榴石安全眼镜Eye DamagenNear UV from w
22、elding plasma and UV lasersnIf you see bluish white during material processing,you need UV protection;ordinary plastic safety glasses are not sufficient!如果你在材料加工的过程中看见蓝白的光,你需要UV 保护,一般的塑料防护眼镜是不起作用的.nVisible and Near IR from YAG and frequency doubled lasersCornea角膜 Lens透镜子Retina视网膜Far UV and Far IR Ne
23、ar UV 接近UV Visible and Near IRCollateral DamagenFumes烟nSolvents,grease,etc.from the work piecen溶剂,油脂等,nMetal dust could be toxicn金属颗粒可能有毒.nDecomposition products of plastics processing(marking,welding,or drilling)could also be toxicn在朔料加工的规程中的分解产品,(打表,焊接,或者钻孔)也是有毒的.nInstall vacuum pumps and appropri
24、ate filtersn安装真空泵和合适的过滤器.nNeed special Ti dust collectors when welding Ti in a glove box for medical device applicationsn当在用于医疗器械的手套盒子中焊接钛的时候,需要特殊的吸钛器.Fire Hazard火灾火灾nLaser Beams can have been known to cause fires镭射激光能够引起火灾.nBreaks in optical fiber光纤削弱nMake sure optical fiber is not wound too tightl
25、y确保光学纤维不会太击伤.nLeakage in CO2 direct opticsnLaser beam walking off work table onto plastic coversnLaser beam interaction with gloves in a glove boxLaser-Material InteractionnFor lens and windows,A and R have to be small对于透镜和窗户,A和R 应该是小的.nFor mirrors,R has to high对于镜子,R 应该高一些nFor Laser-based materials
26、 processing,A has to be high and R should be low对于以 雷射原理为基础的材料加工,A 要高一些,R 应该要低一些.Incident Energy入射能Reflection反射Absorption吸收Transmission转播I=A+R+TInitial Reflectivity of Metals金属的金属的初始反射率初始反射率nGrey metals(Ag and Al)are reflective to all colors in visible spectrumn灰色金属(Ag and Al)对所有的有色光谱中的颜色都有反射作用.nCop
27、per reflects near red wavelengths and absorbs others铜在红色波长附近反射,在其他中吸收.0.00.20.40.60.81.00.20.40.71.010Wavelength(m mm)ReflectivityAgCarbon Steel碳钢碳钢NiCuAlNd:YAGCO2Source:Industrial Laser Applications-John ReadyLaser Angle雷射角落雷射角落nFor all welding applications,the laser should be angled off vertical t
28、o prevent laser energy from going back into the laser cavity and causing damagen对于所有的焊接应用,雷射应该与角落垂直以防雷射能量回到激光腔,引起损失.5 degreesAbsorptivity of Materials材料的吸材料的吸收率收率nReflectivity is also affected by surface roughness,surface oxides,part geometry,and weld pool shape反射率也是由表面光滑度,表面氧化度,;零件几何,以及焊接池的形状.%Abso
29、rbedMelting Point熔点熔点Temperature温度温度2070Laser Welding镭射焊接镭射焊接Configurations结构结构nGap dimensions become more critical as parts get smaller由于零件尺寸变小,缝隙的尺寸变得更重要Butt Weld对接焊接对接焊接Gap 0.1 ttCap盖子盖子Can罐子罐子tConfigurationsnGap dimensions become more critical as parts get smaller由于零件尺寸变小,缝隙的尺寸变得更重要nCan weld mul
30、tiple layers罐子多层焊接Lap WeldGap 0.15 tConfigurationsnPrefer configurations where the molten material flows into the weld instead of pulling away from it 最好的形状是融化的物质是流入到焊接而不是脱离焊接.Lap WeldLap FilletLap EdgeAnnular WeldsnFitup is important移动的台 面很重要.nIf gap is present,stresses will develop towards the end
31、 of the weldn如果有缝隙,应力会随着焊接而增大nPress-fit preferred最好有压配合.Small Volume WeldsnAir/gas in the enclosed volume during final weld heats up and tries to escape 空气在有限的空间里会随着焊接的热量膨胀,并试图逸出.nCan cause porosity towards the end of the weld可能会在焊接的最后引起多孔.Air Pressure Increases During Welding在焊接饿过程中空气的压力增加Pressure
32、Relief卸压卸压nAllow pressure relief on enclosed volumes 如下情况需要泄压nReduce crack-like features which may be caused by high pressure trapped inside泄压可以减少像这种由于内部压力过大而引起的类似裂纹的缺陷.Shield Gas nMain function of shielding gas is to protect the molten metal from reacting with oxygenn保护气体的保护作用主要是保护融化的金属不与氧气反应.nShie
33、lding gas also helps to:保护气体也有助于nProtect lens/lens cover from weld splattern保护透镜,透镜盖不受焊接泼溅nControl plasma cloud formationn控制等离子雾形成.nWash away metal vapors in the plumen吹散等离子体中的金属蒸汽.Shield Gas nWhat is plasma?什么是等离子体nPlasma is ionized gas等离子是离子化气体nElectrons are separated from atoms(metal as well as s
34、hielding gas)电子与原子分离(金属和屏蔽气体)nPlasma is the fourth state of matter;other three are solid,liquid,and gas(等离子体是事物的第四种状态,其他的三种是固体,液体和气体)nWhat is plume?什么是等离子体?nPlume is a mixture of plasma and metal vapors等离子体是等离子以及金属气体的混合体.PlumeShield Gases for YAG LasersnHelium is ideal but very expensive氦很理想,但是很昂贵nA
35、rgon gas is most commonly used氩气是最常用的nNitrogen can be used for some alloys氮可以用于一些合金.nSome welds are made in air(no shielding gas)but the weld surface is not very smooth有些焊接在空气中做(没有保护气体)但是焊接表面不是太顺滑nMay still produce acceptable weld quality可能仍旧能够产生有效的焊接质量.SootnSoot is black colored dust,typically refe
36、rred to as“soot”though it is not composed of carbon烟是黑色的灰尘,虽然叫煤烟但它不是由碳组成的.n“Soot”is a fine dust of metal powder that is deposited from the plume煤烟是一种从等离子中沉淀下来的金属粉末.Chemical analysis of“soot”from Inconel 600Shield Gas ConfigurationnCoaxial共轴nToo high destabilizes the weld pool,increased porosity太高-动摇
37、焊接溶池,引起多孔.nToo low can cause negative pressure and pull up the weld metal太低-会引起负压力,使融化的金属突起.nBetter for shielding最好屏蔽nSide Flow侧流nUseful for sweeping away the ionization products用于清理等离子体.Pulsed YAG 脉冲钇铝石榴石脉冲钇铝石榴石nImportant Parameters 重要的参数nPulse 脉冲nWidth宽度nEnergy能量nPower能量nShape形状nPulse Overlap脉冲交迭n
38、Spot Size and Focus光点和焦点Pulsed YAG脉冲钇铝石榴石脉冲钇铝石榴石nEnergy(J)能量=Power(kW)力x Width 宽度(msec)nInitial energy peak helps the laser energy to couple with the materialn初始的高能量可以使激光能量与金属耦合.Programmed Pulse程序 脉冲Peak PowerPulse Energy脉冲能量Pulse Width脉冲宽度Actual Output实际输出Pulsed YAG脉冲钇铝石榴石脉冲钇铝石榴石nShort pulse of hig
39、h peak power can cause expulsion高的峰值能量的短脉冲能引起坑.nLong pulse of low peak power will produce a wider and shallower weld beadn低顶点能量的长脉冲会产生更宽和更浅的焊缝.PowerPulse WidthDeeper Penetration更深穿透更深穿透Greater Porosity更多多孔更多多孔More Expulsion/Spatter更多飞溅更多飞溅Shallower Penetration更浅穿透更浅穿透Less Porosity更少多孔更少多孔Cleaner wel
40、ds with no porosity更干净焊接没有飞溅更干净焊接没有飞溅Effect of pulse time on weld size脉冲脉冲时间对焊接尺寸的影响时间对焊接尺寸的影响nWeld spot diameter increases rapidly in the first few milli-seconds;rate of growth reduces with time焊斑直径在最初的千分之一秒期间迅速变大,增长的速度随着时间的增长而降低.n TimeWeld SizeEffect of pulse time on penetration脉冲时间对焊接尺寸的影响脉冲时间对焊接
41、尺寸的影响nFor a given peak power,weld penetration stabilizes after a certain threshold weld time对于指定的能量高峰,焊接深度在一定的焊接时间后变得稳定.nMaximum penetration is directly proportional to peak powern最大的深度是与能量高峰成直接正比的关系.nAbove a certain threshold of power,the laser will end up drilling/cutting/gouging instead of weldin
42、g 在一定能量的之上,雷射将钻孔,切断,咆削而不是焊接.TimePenetrationPeak Power 1Peak Power 2Pulse Shaping脉冲形状脉冲形状nSingle pulse or three sector pulse offered by capacitor based power supplies由电源电容器产生的单脉冲和三个脉冲nNewer machines offer inverter technology with continuous pulse shaping更新的提出的能够提供 无间断的脉冲形状.Time(msec)Peak PowerEnergy(
43、J)能量=Power(kW)力x Time时间 (msec)Single 单个 Three-sector三部分 Multi-sector多部分Weld Cracking焊接破裂焊接破裂nCan is anchored in the cap while can surface has leveragen罐子被锚在夹具中,而罐子的表面有杠杆作用.nWeld cooling always introduces residual stressesn焊接冷却往往引起残余压力.nCombination of large weld volume and rapid cooling can introduce
44、 excessive residual stresses that cause cracking 大量焊接加之迅速冷却能产生过量的残余压力从而引起破裂.Can罐子(Anchored in Clamp锚在夹具中)Laser Features:Pulse Shape雷射特雷射特征征:脉冲形状脉冲形状Melting and Penetration Pulse溶解渗透脉冲(Coupling Pulse偶合脉冲)Stabilization Pulse稳定脉冲(controlled cooling to reduce expulsion andresidual stresses控制冷却减少残余应力.)6.
45、0 kW0.5 0.5 1.0 2.0 m-sec50%30%0.2Pulse Shaping脉冲形状脉冲形状nModified pulse gave time for the weld to cool slowly and allow the pore to rise above the weld interface改良脉冲使焊接冷却的时间变慢,而且使得气孔有时间从熔融的金属中上升到表面Square Pulse方形脉冲Modified改良的 Focus Height 焦点高度焦点高度nAt focus,spot size not sensitive to focus height在焦点,点大
46、小与焦点高度不相互影响.nAt focus,plume is tallest and sound is highest pitch在焦点,等离子体是最高的,而且声音也是最高调的.nused to find focus height用于找出焦点高度.nFocus usually set at the surface for pulsed welding焦点通常设在表面为脉冲焊接.nFocus set below surface for deeper penetration and keyhole mode welding焦点射在表面以下为更深的穿透和缩定焊接 Pulse Overlap脉冲交叠脉
47、冲交叠nDepends on thickness of component on top and shape of weld bead取决于零件上端的厚度和焊缝的形状.nOverlap should be greater by a safe margin在一定安全范围之内,交叠会大一些.nNote:Excessive overlap is excess unwanted heat into the weld注意:过量的交叠是过度的热量在焊接中出现.Non-hermetic Overlap不密封交叠不密封交叠Hermetic Overlap密封交叠密封交叠Pulse Overlap脉冲重叠脉冲重
48、叠nLap welds require higher overlap重叠焊接要求更高的重叠nButt welds can be hermetic even at 50%overlap对接焊接可以被密封,即便是50%的重叠Butt Weld对接焊接对接焊接Lap Weld重叠焊接重叠焊接Butt Weld对接焊接对接焊接Laser Weld Quality雷射焊接雷射焊接 质量质量nWeld Surface Inspection焊接表面检测nWeld surface should be clean and free of spatter焊接表面需干净,没有滴溅nNo visible cracks
49、 or holes没有可见的裂缝和孔.GoodNot GoodLaser Weld Quality雷射焊接质量雷射焊接质量nMechanical Testing机械测试nBurst Strength爆发力量nPull test or Shear Test拉力测试和剪切测试nLeak Test测漏测试nStrength Analysis;力量分析nIt is very important to keep track of where and when the failures occurred during testing在测试中,记录在那里和什么时候失败是十分重要的nMark location
50、s of failure for further analysis在失败的地方做标识是以便将来进一步分析Weld Section Analysis焊接部分分析焊接部分分析Cracked Weld焊接破裂焊接破裂Small Pressure Bubble?小压力泡沫小压力泡沫Good Weld好焊接好焊接X-ray AnalysisX-RAY 分析分析nCracks grow at an angle and appear as straight lines in the x-ray(shallow weld on right)破裂在一个角中扩大,在X-RAY 中显示为一条直线nSmall por
