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Yousuke Kawahito

Researcher at Osaka University

Publications -  146
Citations -  3610

Yousuke Kawahito is an academic researcher from Osaka University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Welding & Laser beam welding. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 144 publications receiving 3021 citations.

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Laser direct joining of metal and plastic

TL;DR: In this article, an innovative rapid laser direct joining process of metal and plastic lap plates without adhesives or glues was developed, and the joints made between a Type 304 stainless steel plate and a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic sheet of 30mm width possessed tensile shear loads of about 3000 N. Transmission electron microscope photographs of the joint demonstrated that Type 304 and the PET were bonded on the atomic, molecular or nanostructural level through a Cr oxide film.
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Elucidation of laser welding phenomena and factors affecting weld penetration and welding defects

TL;DR: The behavior and effect of a plasma plume on the weld penetration are greatly different between CO2 laser welding and YAG, disk or fiber laser welding as discussed by the authors, and the effects of the power and the power density on the welding penetration are elucidated.
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High quality welding of stainless steel with 10 kW high power fibre laser

TL;DR: In this paper, the penetration depth reached 18 mm at the maximum at 5 mm s−1, and porosity was generated at any fibre laser spot diameter at any fiber laser beam diameter.
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Laser direct joining of carbon fiber reinforced plastic to zinc-coated steel

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the feasibilities, characteristics and mechanisms of dissimilar joints between carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRPs) and zinc-coated steel using a continuous wave (CW) diode laser.
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Elucidation of high-power fibre laser welding phenomena of stainless steel and effect of factors on weld geometry

TL;DR: In this article, the effects of laser power, power density and welding speed on the formation of sound welds were investigated with four laser beams of 130, 200, 360 and 560 mm in spot diameter, and their welding phenomena were clarified with high speed video cameras and an x-ray transmission real-time imaging system.