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Third LACCEI International Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology (LACCET’2005) “Advances in Engineering and Technology: A Global Perspective ”, 8-10 June 2005, Cartagena de Indias, COLOMBIA Thermo-Mechanical Modeling of Single High Power Diode Laser Welds E. A. Bonifaz, PhD Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica de la Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Casilla Postal: 17-12- 841 Círculo de Cumbayá, Quito, Ecuador, edisonb@.ec J. E. Indacochea, PhD University of Illinois at Chicago, Dept. of Civil and Materials Engineering (MC 246) College of Engineering, 842 West Taylor Street, Chicago-Illinois 60607-7023, jeindaco@ Abstract High Power Diode Laser (HPDL) systems could become viable alternatives to resistance welding prevalent in a variety of industries [1]. Recent progress in available beam power and beam quality has meant that high power diode lasers (HPDL) may soon become prime tools for welding in many assembly applications for industrial production. With this in mind, the aim of this study was to characterize the weld size, shape, and thermo-mechanical history as a function of the laser operating parameters, of single high power diode laser welds in low-carbon steel sheets by mathematical modeling. A three-dimensional finite element model has been developed to simulate the diode laser welding process and predicts the final distortions of a single pass weld. The finite element calculations were performed using ABAQUS® FE code, which takes into account thermal and mechanical behavior. Unlike other three-dimensional analysis, the current work takes into account a moving heat source in the beam rectangular profile with a “top-hat” intensity distribution in one beam direction (“