Publications in Scientific Journals:
F. Bammer, T. Schumi, A. Otto, D. Schuöcker:
"Laser Assisted Bedning for Efficient Light-Weight-Production";
Tehnicki Vjesnik-Technical Gazette,
18
(2011),
ISSN: 1330-3651;
571
- 576.
English abstract:
Laser-assistedbendingisanefficientproductionmethodoflightweightand/orhighstrengthparts.ItenablesbendingofAl-,Mg-,Ti-,andcertainsteelalloysbyheatingthebendinglineshortlybeforeandduringthebendingprocess.Twosolutionsintegratedinthelowertoolofabendingmachineareavailable:firstwithdiodelasers,secondwithopticssuppliedbyanexternalfibercoupledsolidstatelaser.ExperimentsshowthatlaserassistedbendingofAl-partsneedstheuseofanabsorptionlayerlikegraphite.Incaseofhighstrengthsteelsanaccuratetemperaturecontrolisnecessaryandsomesteel-alloyslosestrengthduetothisprocess.Mg-andTi-alloyscanbebentwiththisnewmethodusuallywithoutcomplications.Furtherthisnewproductionmethodisanenergysavingmethodforbendingofbrittlemetalsandtheeaseofoperation,whichcanbecomparedwithsimplecold-bending,anditallowsgoingnewwaysinconstructionandproductionoflightweightparts
German abstract:
Laser-assistedbendingisanefficientproductionmethodoflightweightand/orhighstrengthparts.ItenablesbendingofAl-,Mg-,Ti-,andcertainsteelalloysbyheatingthebendinglineshortlybeforeandduringthebendingprocess.Twosolutionsintegratedinthelowertoolofabendingmachineareavailable:firstwithdiodelasers,secondwithopticssuppliedbyanexternalfibercoupledsolidstatelaser.ExperimentsshowthatlaserassistedbendingofAl-partsneedstheuseofanabsorptionlayerlikegraphite.Incaseofhighstrengthsteelsanaccuratetemperaturecontrolisnecessaryandsomesteel-alloyslosestrengthduetothisprocess.Mg-andTi-alloyscanbebentwiththisnewmethodusuallywithoutcomplications.Furtherthisnewproductionmethodisanenergysavingmethodforbendingofbrittlemetalsandtheeaseofoperation,whichcanbecomparedwithsimplecold-bending,anditallowsgoingnewwaysinconstructionandproductionoflightweightparts
Keywords:
hot bending, leight weight construction, diode laser, solid state laser
Electronic version of the publication:
http://publik.tuwien.ac.at/files/PubDat_208178.pdf
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