Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 48, Issue 22, 2202008(2021)

Spatter Characteristics of High-Power Fibre Laser Deep Penetration Welding and Effect of Defocus on Spatter

Gaolei Zhang, Hua Kong, Jianglin Zou*, Zhenjia Zhao, and Rongshi Xiao
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  • High-Power and Ultrafast Laser Manufacturing Lab, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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    Gaolei Zhang, Hua Kong, Jianglin Zou, Zhenjia Zhao, Rongshi Xiao. Spatter Characteristics of High-Power Fibre Laser Deep Penetration Welding and Effect of Defocus on Spatter[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2021, 48(22): 2202008

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    Category: laser manufacturing

    Received: May. 11, 2021

    Accepted: Jun. 2, 2021

    Published Online: Oct. 28, 2021

    The Author Email: Zou Jianglin (zoujianglin1@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202148.2202008

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