Master thesis presents characterization of porosity in weld made with laser welding. The characterization was done for pulsed laser welding of stainless steel in a lap joint. The produced laser welds were very porous due to improper weld geometry, used material and unsuitable welding parameters.
It is known that the shape of the laser pulse effects on the weld porosity. The experiments were planned in order to lower the level of porosity by changing the laser power and by the use of saw-like pulses. The welds were characterized by the shear test, laser weld penetration, the temperature of the workpiece during welding and weld porosity.
Weld porosity is very frequent defect, while its determination is very difficult. The computer code was developed in MATLAB environment and it enables a precise measurement of 2D porosity. A simple system has been developed for fast determination of porosity, using a radiographical images.
The developed system enables determination of optimal welding parameters in which the welding joint meet demands of the suitably shear strength, temperature load and weld porosity.
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