High-speed laser welding feasibility of tin-plated steels available for three-piece food packaging can manufacture

Researchers at University of Lincoln UK studied the high-speed laser welding of 0.4-mm tin-plated steels used for joining together parts of three-piece food cans. An experimental investigation was conducted using a CO₂, neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet laser and hybrid of plasma augmented laser welding applied to the typical food can material. Conventional welding defects found during high-speed laser welding were observed for all three laser welding techniques. However, humping gradients reduced with plasma augmented laser welding and penetration were evident up to welding speeds of 98 m/min. An article about the research is published in the Journal of Engineering Manufacture.
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