Thermal joining
The research group Thermal Joining of the Chair of Joining Technology and Assembly at the Technische Universität Dresden deals with process and joint analysis, resulting in application-oriented process developments. The focus lies on process evaluation and monitoring, process development and quality assessment of resistance welded, soldered and brazed joints.

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Overview of research activities
Welding, soldering and brazing by means of resistance heating
- Process development from the idea to the prototype
- Joining-process developments for Multi-Material-Design
- Process parameter window identification and strategic improvements of process safety and handling
- Destructive testing for reliable quantification of specimens (tensile, compression, shear, peel, head tensile, torsion)
- Development of new non-destructive testing methods
- Ultrasonic and magnetic field simulation for weld detection
- Process simulation performed by own FEM-models in ANSYS
- Fundamental research on processes in the joining zone and in particular on processes at the interfaces
Joining, cutting, coating and straightening by means of induction heating
- Inductive inert gas furnace soldering and brazing
Welding, soldering and brazing by means of vacuum or inert gas furnace
- Effects and behavior of the aluminum surface
- Solderability considerations
Ansprechpartner

Scientist, IWE
NameMr Dr.-Ing. Johannes Koal
Research Group Leader of Thermal Joining
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Visiting address:
Zeuner-Bau [ZEU], Room 327D Helmholtzstraße 5
01069 Dresden
Germany