Author Affiliations
1School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu , Sichuan 610031, China2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sichuan College of Chemical Technology, Luzhou , Sichuan 646005, Chinashow less
Fig. 1. Surface morphologies of welded joints with different laser powers. (a) 4 kW; (b) 5 kW; (c) 6 kW; (d) 7 kW
Fig. 2. Section morphologies of welded joints with different laser powers. (a) 4 kW; (b) 5 kW; (c) 6 kW; (d) 7 kW
Fig. 3. Metallographic photos of welds with different laser powers. (a) 4 kW; (b) 5 kW; (c) 6 kW; (d) 7 kW
Fig. 4. SEM photos of welds with different laser powers. (a) 4 kW; (b) 5 kW; (c) 6 kW; (d) 7 kW
Fig. 5. Microhardness of welded joints with different laser powers
Fig. 6. Fracture positions of the specimens with different laser powers. (a) 4 kW; (b) 5 kW; (c) 6 kW; (d) 7 kW
Fig. 7. SEM diagram of tensile fracture
Fig. 8. EDS profiles of welds with different laser powers. (a) 4 kW; (b) 5 kW; (c) 6 kW; (d) 7 kW
Fig. 9. XRD patterns of welds with different laser powers. (a) 4 kW; (b) 5 kW; (c) 6 kW; (d) 7 kW
Element | C | Si | Mn | P | S | Cr | Ni |
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Mass fraction /% | ≤0.08 | ≤1.0 | ≤2.0 | ≤0.45 | ≤0.03 | 18-20 | 8-11 |
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Table 1. Chemical composition of 304 stainless steel
Element | C | Si | Mn | P | S |
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Mass fraction /% | ≤0.20 | ≤0.50 | ≤1.70 | ≤0.035 | ≤0.035 |
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Table 2. Chemical composition of Q345B steel
Material | Yield strength σs /MPa | Tensile strength σb /MPa | Elongation δ /% | Hardness /HV |
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304 stainless steel | ≥205 | ≥515 | ≥40 | ≤210 | Q345B steel | ≥345 | ≥460 | ≥23 | 160-190 |
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Table 3. Mechanical properties of 304 stainless steel and Q345B steel
Laser power /kW | Tensile strength /MPa |
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4 | 486 | 5 | 482 | 6 | 482 | 7 | 481 |
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Table 4. Tensile strength of welding specimens with different laser powers
Power /kW | Mass fraction /% |
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C | Cr | Ni | Mn | Fe |
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4 | 0.25 | 10.61 | 4.31 | 0.95 | 83.88 | 5 | 0.13 | 8.36 | 4.23 | 0.85 | 86.55 | 6 | 0.13 | 7.11 | 3.82 | 0.85 | 85.90 | 7 | 0.12 | 7.05 | 3.82 | 0.83 | 79.86 |
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Table 5. Mass fraction of main elements in welds