Grant: Alliance Grants
University of Waterloo
$89,887.00
Novel laser welding methods for energy and transportation
FY 2023-24
Summary
This partnership between the University of Waterloo and CanmetMATERIALS will evaluate the state-of-the-art laser welding technologies and develop new methods for advanced laser welding of pipeline steels and dissimilar materials. Two particular application areas will be studied: pipeline thick-section steel welds, and dissimilar aluminum to steel welds for transportation structures. A new state-of-the-art hybrid laser welding will be used to optimize and determine the advantages of technologies such as hot-wire and multi-wire feeding, beam oscillation, and laser depth dynamic sensing for both thick-plate steel and thin-sheet dissimilar joining. The details of implementing these technologies and optimizing their parameters will help industries to adopt them in the field, with results being disseminated about the processing and material performance to the broader scientific community and broader industry. New data will provide and unbiased assessment of the capabilities of these technologies, help train new engineers to implement these technologies in the field.
Program
Alliance Grants
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
576172-2022
Name nom
Gerlich, Adrian AP
Department département
Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics
Organization id
33
Institution établissement
University of Waterloo
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2023
Competition year année de concours
2022
Award amount
89887
Program id
ALLRP
Program name en
Alliance Grants
Program name fr
Subventions Alliance
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
500
Area of application group en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application group fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Area of application en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Research subject code
2003
Research subject group en
Materials science and technology
Research subject group fr
Metallurgy
Research subject en
Science et technologie des matériaux
Research subject fr
Métallurgie
Application title
Novel laser welding methods for energy and transportation
Keyword
dissimilar joining; Laser joining; manufacturing; pipelines; steel; Welding
Application summary
This partnership between the University of Waterloo and CanmetMATERIALS will evaluate the state-of-the-art laser welding technologies and develop new methods for advanced laser welding of pipeline steels and dissimilar materials. Two particular application areas will be studied: pipeline thick-section steel welds, and dissimilar aluminum to steel welds for transportation structures. A new state-of-the-art hybrid laser welding will be used to optimize and determine the advantages of technologies such as hot-wire and multi-wire feeding, beam oscillation, and laser depth dynamic sensing for both thick-plate steel and thin-sheet dissimilar joining. The details of implementing these technologies and optimizing their parameters will help industries to adopt them in the field, with results being disseminated about the processing and material performance to the broader scientific community and broader industry. New data will provide and unbiased assessment of the capabilities of these technologies, help train new engineers to implement these technologies in the field.
