• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 45, Issue 7, 0702005 (2018)
Wuxiong Yang1, Jijun Xin2、3、4, Chao Fang2、* *, Wenhua Dai2、3、4, Jing Wei2、4, Jiefeng Wu2、4, and Yuntao Song2、3、4
Author Affiliations
  • 1 Institute of Laser Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
  • 2 Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Auhui 230031, China
  • 3 University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
  • 4 Anhui Key Laboratory of Special Welding Technology, Huainan, Anhui 232000, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/CJL201845.0702005 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Wuxiong Yang, Jijun Xin, Chao Fang, Wenhua Dai, Jing Wei, Jiefeng Wu, Yuntao Song. Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Hundred-Millimeter-Grade 304 Stainless Steel Joints by Ultra-Narrow Gap Laser Welding[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2018, 45(7): 0702005 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of ultra-narrow gap laser welding
    Fig. 1. Schematic of ultra-narrow gap laser welding
    Schematic of ultra-narrow gap grooves
    Fig. 2. Schematic of ultra-narrow gap grooves
    Schematic of tensile specimen
    Fig. 3. Schematic of tensile specimen
    Weld appearance. (a) Weld in groove;(b) weld profile
    Fig. 4. Weld appearance. (a) Weld in groove;(b) weld profile
    Joint specimen and its cross-sectional appearance
    Fig. 5. Joint specimen and its cross-sectional appearance
    Microstructures at different zones of joints. (a) Low magnification; (b) fusion line; (c) lap zone; (d) fine grain zone; (e) mixed zone; (f) local magnification of Fig. 6(e)
    Fig. 6. Microstructures at different zones of joints. (a) Low magnification; (b) fusion line; (c) lap zone; (d) fine grain zone; (e) mixed zone; (f) local magnification of Fig. 6(e)
    Stress-strain curves of joints
    Fig. 7. Stress-strain curves of joints
    Fracture morphologies of joints. (a) Low magnification; (b) high magnification
    Fig. 8. Fracture morphologies of joints. (a) Low magnification; (b) high magnification
    (a) Particle on joint fracture surface and (b) its energy spectrum analysis result
    Fig. 9. (a) Particle on joint fracture surface and (b) its energy spectrum analysis result
    Microhardness distributions at different positions of joints
    Fig. 10. Microhardness distributions at different positions of joints
    ElementCSiMnCrNiNPSFe
    Content0.0390.541.1218.228.010.0610.0350.003Bal.
    Table 1. Chemical compositions of 304 austenitic stainless steels (mass fraction, %)
    ElementCSiMnCrNiMoPSNbFe
    Content0.030.401.3419.249.55<0.020.0170.0130.51Bal.
    Table 2. Chemical compositions of ER 347 austenitic stainless steel filler (mass fraction,%)
    PositionLaserpower /kWWelding speed /(m·min-1)Wire feedspeed /(m·min-1)Defocusing /mmGas flow rate /(L·min-1)
    Root pass50001.0-+520
    Filler or cover pass45000.62.0+4020
    Table 3. Welding process parameters
    Wuxiong Yang, Jijun Xin, Chao Fang, Wenhua Dai, Jing Wei, Jiefeng Wu, Yuntao Song. Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Hundred-Millimeter-Grade 304 Stainless Steel Joints by Ultra-Narrow Gap Laser Welding[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2018, 45(7): 0702005
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