Welding of aluminium to steel by means of laser technology

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: G3ST-CT-2000-00146

Project closed

Start date 6 July 2000

End date 5 July 2001

Funded under

• Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Total cost € 30 000,00

EU contribution € 22 500,00

Coordinated by

SMST DESIGNER AND CONSTRUCTORS BV
Netherlands

Objective

Welding aluminium to steel can be used for many interesting possibilities. One of the most important applications can be found in yacht and ship building and transportation industries. Here, the welding of the two materials can lead to enormous weight savings and consequently to reduction of gas emission and fuel savings. Until recently, it was impossible to join aluminium to steel by means of welding. However, new possibilities arise with the development of high-powered laser technology. This project aims to perform a co-operative research to the development of methods and techniques to weld aluminium to steel. A characteristic of such welding is that 3-D welding is required. This requires the use of a high-powered Nd:YAG laser and robots.

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

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• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › post-transition metals
• social sciences › social geography › transport
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels
• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › naval engineering › sea vessels
• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics › laser physics

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Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-3. - Key Action Land Transport and Marine Technologies

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

EAW - Exploratory awards

Coordinator

SMST DESIGNER AND CONSTRUCTORS BV

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Edisonstraat 15 ; 8801 PN FRANEKER ; Netherlands
• Total cost: No data

Participants (1)

LASINDUSTRIA - TECNOLOGIA LASER, SA

Portugal

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rua Francisco Antonio da Silva ; 2780-055 OEIRAS
• Total cost: No data