RT Conference Proceedings T1 Novel Strategies for Laser Joining of Polyamide and AISI 304 A1 Cenigaonaindia, Asier A1 Liébana, Fernando A1 Lamikiz, Aitzol A1 Echegoyen, Zelmar AB The increased demand for lightweight products with enhanced characteristics is driving the introduction of thermoplastic-metal hybrids in many industrial applications. However, inflexible and expensive processes, as well as difficulties in obtaining reliable joints, reduce the industrialization of hybrid products. During this work a new approach to perform the laser transmission joining (LTJ) of AISI 304 stainless steel and natural polyamide (PA6) has been studied. The proposed technology is intended to improve the strength of hybrid structures by increasing the amount of thermoplastic polymer trapped inside metal surface cavities. SN 1875-3884 YR 2012 FD 2012 LK https://hdl.handle.net/11556/4123 UL https://hdl.handle.net/11556/4123 LA eng NO Cenigaonaindia , A , Liébana , F , Lamikiz , A & Echegoyen , Z 2012 , ' Novel Strategies for Laser Joining of Polyamide and AISI 304 ' , Physics Procedia , vol. 39 , pp. 92-99 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2012.10.018 NO Publisher Copyright: © 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. DS TECNALIA Publications RD 1 ago 2024