Haider Al-Kazzaz

Project Title

Laser Welding of Mg alloys (In collaboration with NRC-AMTL).

Thesis

• Nd:YMG laser welding of ZE41A magnesium sand casting alloy - MASc

Published Works

[1] H. Al-Kazzaz, X. Cao, M. Jahazi and M. Medraj, “Reliability of Laser Welding Process for ZE41A-T5 Magnesium Alloy Sand Castings”, Materials Transactions, Vol. 49, Issue 4, 774-781 (2008).

[2] H. Al-Kazzaz, M. Medraj, X. Cao and M. Jahazi, “Nd:YAGLaser Welding of Aerospace Grade ZE41A Magnesium Alloy: Modeling and Experimental Investigations”, Journal of Materials Chemistry and Physics, Vol. 109, Issue 1, 61-76 (2008).

[3] X. Cao, M. Jahazi, H. Al-Kazzaz and M. Medraj, “Modelling of Work Hardening Behaviour for Laser Welded Magnesium Alloy”, International Journal of Materials Research (formerly Zeitschrift fur Metallkunde), Vol. 99, Issue 2008/2, 216-221 (2008).

[4] H. Al-Kazzaz, M. Medraj, X. Cao, M. Xiao And M. Jahazi, “Effect of Laser Power and Joint Gap on Weld Quality of Aerospace Grade ZE41A-T5 Magnesium Alloy Using Nd:Yag Laser”, Proceedings of the 45th International Conference of Metallurgists, COM 2006, Magnesium Technology in the Global Age, 503-518, Montreal, Canada, (October 1-4, 2006)

[5] H. Al Kazzaz, M. Medraj, X. Cao, M. Jahazi and M. Xiao, "Effect of welding speed on Nd:YAG laser weldability of ZE41 A-T5 magnesium sand castings", COM 2005, Light Metals 2005, 137-149, Calgary, Canada, (August 21-25, 2005)