Author Affiliations
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031, Chinashow less
Fig. 1. Schematic of welding equipments
Fig. 2. Schematic of force acting on droplets. (a) MAG welding; (b) laser-MAG hybrid welding
Fig. 3. fz versus θ
Fig. 4. Droplet images in short-circuiting transfer mode. (a) MAG welding; (b) laser-MAG hybrid welding, P=1000 W; (c) laser-MAG hybrid welding, P=2000 W; (d) laser-MAG hybrid welding, P=3000 W; (e) laser-MAG hybrid welding, P=4000 W
Fig. 5. Transition period of droplets versus laser power
Fig. 6. Voltage waveforms under different laser powers. (a) Short-circuiting transfer; (b) globule transfer; (c) spray transfer
Fig. 7. Droplet images in globule transfer mode. (a) MAG welding; (b) laser-MAG hybrid welding, P=1000 W; (c) laser-MAG hybrid welding, P=2000 W; (d) laser-MAG hybrid welding, P=3000 W; (e) laser-MAG hybrid welding, P=4000 W
Fig. 8. Droplet images in spray transfer mode. (a) MAG welding; (b) laser-MAG hybrid welding, P=1000 W; (c) laser-MAG hybrid welding, P=2000 W; (d) laser-MAG hybrid welding, P=3000 W
Fig. 9. (a) Relationship between weld penetration and laser power; (b) relationship between weld width and laser power
Fig. 10. Weld cross sections under different laser powers. (a) Short-circuiting transfer; (b) globule transfer; (c) spray transfer
Material | C | Si | Mn | P | S | Cr | Ni | Mo | Cu | Fe |
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Base metal | 0.0228 | 0.538 | 1.31 | 0.0268 | <0.001 | 17.27 | 7.33 | 0.0518 | 0.201 | Bal. | Wire | 0.06 | 0.455 | 1.82 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 19.5 | 10.0 | ≤0.75 | ≤0.75 | Bal. |
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Table 1. Chemical compositions of base metal and wire (mass fraction, %)
Welding parameter | Value |
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Welding speed /(m·min-1) | 1.0 | Laser power /kW | 1, 2, 3, 4 | Arc voltage /V | 24, 27, 32 | Defocusing /mm | 0 | Laser-arc distance /mm | 2 | Extension length /mm | 15 |
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Table 2. Process parameters in welding experiment