Talk:Laser beam welding

Pictures
I think that including pictures in this article would be beneficial to understanding the theory better. 138 (talk) 17:20, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Pulsed laser thermal analysis
WANT TO ADD TO THE ARTICLE I would like to add a section between equipment and references that discusses some basics about pulsed laser thermal analysis. My proposed article is here:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Lwcheung/sandbox?action=edit. I forgot to mention that it is isn't quite finished yet, but will be when I am ready to publish to wikipedia. Lwcheung (talk) 21:54, 9 December 2017 (UTC)
 * It seems like a good start. Still some work to do: some sentences seem to be missing endings and you seem to be missing a description of how to calculate the fluid flow velocities. The text needs links to other articles. The first time you use a phrase that might not be familiar to the reader, like Finite Elemental Modeling, you should wikilink it to the article on that topic.
 * The statement "lasers can operate in one of two modes: conduction and keyhole" is misleading—these are not really modes of the laser itself, but different modes of the welding process; the interaction of the laser with the material. --Srleffler (talk) 04:33, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

Regarding the "mode" of welding comment, very good advice Srleffler. I will make that clarification in my article. Mode should be really be left for description of the energy density within the beam. Lwcheung (talk) 06:44, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

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Wattage for welding paragraph needed.
Need information on wattage/depth of weld for steel. --2605:6000:1A0D:1C0:0:94F:F47E:FDD1 (talk) 21:57, 17 June 2018 (UTC)


 * That's not really in our scope. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a how-to guide. In any event, the amount of power you need to weld steel depends a lot on exactly what you are doing: the size and shape of the parts, the geometry of the assembly, how strong the weld needs to be, etc.--Srleffler (talk) 03:45, 3 July 2018 (UTC)