The effects of varying laser-welding parameters were studied for the welding of the thermoplastic elastomer EPDM to glass filled polypropylene. Through-thickness scanning transmission welding (contour welding) was carried out with a diode laser with a wavelength of 940 nm using various power levels up to 150W and line speeds up to 2500 mm/minute. The observable weld attributes: weld strengths, weld widths, and failure modes, have been tabulated and discussed.


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    Title :

    Laser Welding of Elastomers to Polypropylene


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:
    Baylis, Bobbye (author) / Watt, Dan (author) / Xu, Xiaoqun (author) / Huang, Yingping (author)

    Conference:

    SAE 2003 World Congress & Exhibition ; 2003



    Publication date :

    2003-03-03




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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