Author Affiliations
1 School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology,Shenyang, Liaoning 110870, China2 Nanjing Zhongke Raycham Laser Technology Co., Ltd., Nanjing, Jiangsu 210038, China3 School of Mechanical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang, Liaoning 110870, Chinashow less
Fig. 1. Optical microstructure of BM
Fig. 2. Schematic of EH36 marine high-strength steel welding
Fig. 3. Morphologies of WM. (a) Front morphology; (b) back morphology; (c) cross-section of weld and zone division
Fig. 4. Microstructures of WM in arc action zone. (a) State of grain growth; (b) boundary of grains; (c) interior of grains; (d) V-shaped bonds
Fig. 5. Microstructures of WM in laser action zone. (a) State of grain growth; (b) microstructure
Fig. 6. Microstructures near fusion line of welded joint in arc action zone. (a) Fusion line; (b) coarse grain zone; (c) fine grain zone; (d) zone of incomplete phase change recrystallization
Fig. 7. Microhardness distribution curves at different positions of welded joint
Fig. 8. Tensile test results of welded joints. (a) Macroscopic photo of fractured specimens; (b) fracture morphology of tensile specimen
Fig. 9. Bending test results of welded joint. (a) Macroscopic photo of bended specimens; (b) bending morphology of welds
Fig. 10. Fracture morphologies at different positions of impact specimens. (a) WM; (b) HAZ; (c) BM
Element | C | Si | Mn | P | S | Ni | Nb | Ti | Al | Fe |
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EH36 | 0.10 | 0.37 | 1.47 | 0.02 | 0.001 | 0.13 | 0.031 | 0.012 | 0.023 | Bal. | GHS50NS | 0.08 | 0.81 | 1.24 | 0.005 | 0.001 | 0.46 | - | - | - | Bal. |
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Table 1. Chemical compositions of EH36 steel and GHS50NS wire (mass fraction, %)
Welding parameter | Content |
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Laser power /kW | 10 | Welding speed /(m·min-1) | 1.5 | Wire feeding speed /(m·min-1) | 14.2 | Heat sources distance /mm | 3 | Defocus amount /mm | 0 | Dry extension of welding /mm | 20 | Arc current /A | 400 | Welding voltage /V | 31.1 | Shielding gas | Argon | Flow rate of shielding gas /(L·min-1) | 20 |
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Table 2. Optimal processing parameters of laser-MAG hybrid welding
Number | σb /MPa | σs /MPa | A /% | Z /% | Fracture position | t /℃ |
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1 | 525.7 | 364.92 | 21.68 | 61.68 | BM | 23 | 2 | 525.7 | 366.19 | 20.93 | 61.35 | BM | 23 | 3 | 516.9 | 352.15 | 25.58 | 60.18 | BM | 23 | 4 | 518.4 | 361.94 | 21.42 | 60.76 | BM | 23 |
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Table 3. Tensile test results of EH36 laser-MAG hybrid welded joints
Impactposition | Groove | Impactwork /J | Average /J | t /℃ |
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WM | V | 46, 57, 68 | 57 | -20 | HAZ | V | 56, 54, 48 | 53 | -20 | BM | V | 48, 56, 53 | 52 | -20 |
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Table 4. Impact test results of EH36 laser-MAG hybrid welded joint and base metal