Characteristics of welding laser beam and its influence on weld forming coefficient

Abstract

Laser welding is a very complicated process. At present, there is no systematic research on the relationship between welding parameters and forming coefficient. By studying the internal relationship between laser parameters and the characteristics of welding laser, laser beam indexes, such as focusing index, are defined. They are simplified to a few laser parameters so as to facilitate the study of the influence of welding parameters on the forming coefficient. The results show that material, assembly gap, laser power and welding speed have great influence on weld penetration. When the laser power density reaches 106J/cm2, the characteristics of deep penetration welding appear. Under the condition of constant clearance, the weld depth increases with the increase of t/b. The weld penetration increases with the increase of laser power and tends to be stable when the welding speed is 12mm/s. Different materials also have a certain influence on the weld penetration depth. Under the same conditions, X6CrNiTi1810 obtains greater penetration depth, indicating that physical and chemical properties of materials are also one of the factors affecting the penetration depth. The mechanism and condition of laser welding were analysed. The relationship between laser absorptivity of sheet surface and physical properties of the materials is also studied and then obtained. The study will provide theoretical guidance for laser welding process design and welding parameter selection of steel plate.