Residualstresslaserwelding 141216211007 Conversion Gate02
Residualstresslaserwelding 141216211007 Conversion Gate02
Residualstresslaserwelding 141216211007 Conversion Gate02
Welding Process
Ashutosh Srivastava
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Problem Statement
Simulate the laser welding process to determine thermal stresses and heat affected
zone in the structure. This is done on a simple model as shown below.
Plate 1
Weld
Plate 2
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Mesh Details
Sweep mesh was used for the
three components. For the plates,
three elements were defined
through the thickness to capture
the bending effects. Lower order
mesh was used in this case.
Componen Nodes
t
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Elements
Plate 1
4560
3150
Plate 2
4560
3150
Weld
3094
1760
Total
12214
8060
Material Properties
All the parts in the model were assigned same material properties as
shown below. For simplicity, no temperature dependent properties were
considered. Also material is considered to be linear elastic.
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Contact Definitions
Two contact were made:
Contact between the plates.
Contacts between weld and the plates.
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Faces on which
moving heat flux
was applied
Edge Defining
the path of the
heat source
Starting point of
the moving heat
2011 ANSYS, Inc.
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Temperature Field
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Thermal Stress
Analysis
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Boundary Conditions
Faces on which
moving heat flux
was applied
Frictionless
Support
Compression
Only Support
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Thank You
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