1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Health and safety and protection of the environment
5 Quality requirements
6 Equipment
6.1 General
6.2 Provisions for acceptance testing
6.3 Provisions for maintenance and calibration
7 Qualification of welding personnel
8 Welding procedure specification
9 Welding procedure test
10 Consumables
10.1 Filler metals
10.2 Gases
11 Design
11.1 Overall design of structure or product
11.2 Joint design
11.3 Joint preparation
12 Laser beam welding
12.1 Characteristics
12.2 Advantages and limitations
12.3 Assembling and fixtures
12.4 Process control
12.5 Inspection and testing
12.6 Imperfections
Annex A (informative) Equipment
A.1 Description of laser process
A.2 Laser beam sources
A.3 Guiding, shaping and focusing the beam
A.4 Devices used to create a relative movement between the
laser beam and the work piece
A.5 Fixtures used to hold the work piece
A.6 Cooling systems
A.7 Control systems
Annex B (informative) Laser beam properties
Annex C (informative) Information about weldability of metallic
materials
C.1 General
C.2 Steels and iron alloys
C.3 Nickel alloys
C.4 Aluminium and magnesium alloys
C.5 Copper and its alloys
C.6 Refractory and reactive metals
C.7 Titanium and its alloys
C.8 Dissimilar metals
C.9 Non-metals
Annex D (informative) Information about causes of weld
imperfections and prevention
Annex E (informative) Beam control and monitoring
E.1 General
E.2 Focus point
E.3 Beam alignment and pilot beam coincidence
E.4 Beam power
E.5 Beam power distribution
E.6 Nozzle alignment
E.7 Pulsed beam power data
E.8 Manipulators, guides etc.
Annex F (informative) Laser beam processing
F.1 Laser beam cutting
F.2 Laser beam drilling
F.3 Laser beam surface treatment
F.4 Laser beam cladding characteristics
F.5 Laser beam marking and engraving
Bibliography