A LASER WELDING PROCESS

摘要

The invention provides a method of making a component (1) from first and second parts (2, 3) which are joined in a welding process wherein a laser beam is transmitted in a direction from a laser source and at least partly into a gap (16). The gap is made between edges (8, 9) of the component (1), and to enable a faster laser welding process, the laser has a focus point (33, 34) size which is at least of the size of the gap. To enable better control of the width of the gap, the invention further provides a method and components (1) wherein one part (2) is formed with a neck (5) which extends into a complementary socket (7) of the other part (3) to prepare the parts for the welding process. The invention in particular concerns welding of brass.