Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 43, Issue 2, 203006(2016)

Influence of the Welding Conditions on Weld Defects in Double-Sided Laser Beam Welded T-Joints of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy

Ma Xuyi1,2、*, Gong Shuili2, Zhang Jiuxing1, Yang Jing2, and Lu Wei2
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    The T-joints of Ti-6Al-4V alloy are fabricated by double-sided synchronized laser beam welding with the homologous filler wire. The influence of the welding conditions on weld defects such as lack of fusion and porosity are investigated. Results show that the lack of fusion defects are determined by the laser power, welding speed, laser incident angle and position. With larger enough welding heat input (higher laser power, and slower welding speed), the lower laser incident angle and higher laser incident position are required to avoid the lack of fusion defects. The quantity of plasma/metal vapor above the molten pool for weld seam with the lack of fusion defects is larger than that of the weld seam without the defects under a certain laser power. The porosity defects in the welded T-joints are mainly the type of keyhole porosity defects under different welding conditions, and the higher welding speed is helpful to decrease the porosity defects under a certain laser power.

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    Ma Xuyi, Gong Shuili, Zhang Jiuxing, Yang Jing, Lu Wei. Influence of the Welding Conditions on Weld Defects in Double-Sided Laser Beam Welded T-Joints of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2016, 43(2): 203006

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser manufacturing

    Received: Sep. 29, 2015

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 25, 2016

    The Author Email: Xuyi Ma (maxuyi@emails.bjut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/cjl201643.0203006

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