Watch a 12-minute demonstration video exploring the strength and capabilities of handheld laser welding with dissimilar metals through bend testing, featuring Rex Alexander from the Handheld Laser Institute. Learn about proper PPE requirements and LightWELD 1500 XR settings while observing various welding combinations including stainless steel to copper, carbon steel to copper, and aluminum to copper using different filler metals like silicon bronze and aluminum wire. Discover the effectiveness of these welding techniques through practical bend tests, providing valuable insights into the possibilities and limitations of handheld laser welding technology for joining different metal types.
Handheld Laser Welding and Bend Testing of Dissimilar Metals
Overview
Syllabus
00:00 Introduction
00:34 Predicitions On Laser Welding Dissimilar Metals
01:00 LightWELD 1500 XR Settings
01:40 Laser Welding PPE
02:05 Laser Welding Stainless Steel To Copper
03:45 Laser Welding Carbon Steel To Copper
05:17 Laser Welding Aluminum To Copper With Silicon Bronze Wire
08:30 Laser Welding Aluminum To Copper With Aluminum Wire
09:49 What Filler Metal Would Weld Aluminum To Copper
10:14 Bending Welding Coupons
Taught by
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