期刊
OPTICS AND LASERS IN ENGINEERING
卷 102, 期 -, 页码 34-44出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2017.10.020
关键词
Hybrid welding; Process stability; Fiber laser; High speed imaging; Thick section welding
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资金
- Research Council of Norway through the Petromaks 2 Programme [228513/E30]
- EU-RFCS project OptoSteel
- ENI
- Statoil
- Lundin
- Total
- JFE Steel Corporation
- Posco
- Kobe Steel
- SSAB
- Bredero Shaw
- Borealis
- Trelleborg
- Nexans
- Aker Solutions
- FMC Kongsberg Subsea
- Marine Aluminium
- Hydro
- Sapa
Thick steel plates are frequently used in shipbuilding, pipelines and other related heavy industries, and are usually joined by arc welding. Deep penetration laser-arc hybrid welding could increase productivity but has not been thoroughly investigated, and is therefore usually limited to applications with medium thickness (5-15 mm) sections. A major concern is process stability, especially when using modern welding consumables such as metal cored wire and advanced welding equipment. High speed imaging allows direct observation of the process so that process behavior and phenomena can be studied. In this paper, 45 mm thick high strength steel was welded (butt joint double-sided) using the fiber laser-MAG hybrid process utilizing a metal-cored wire without pre-heating. Process stability was monitored under a wide range of welding parameters. It was found that the technique can be used successfully to weld thick sections with appropriate quality when the parameters are optimized. When comparing conventional pulsed and the more advanced cold metal transfer pulse (CMT+P) arc modes, it was found that both can provide high quality welds. CMT+P arc mode can provide more stable droplet transfer over a limited range of travel speeds. At higher travel speeds, an unstable metal transfer mechanism was observed. Comparing leading arc and trailing arc arrangements, the leading arc configuration can provide higher quality welds and more stable processing at longer inter-distances between the heat sources. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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