Abstract
For improving the weldability of ultra-fine grained (UFG) steel, detailed experiments of laser-tungsten inert gas (TIG) hybrid welding were carried out on this material to investigate the effects of welding parameters on weld shape, microstructure, grain growth in heat-affected zone (HAZ) and mechanical performance. For the hybrid welds, increasing energy ratio of laser to arc (ER LA) can narrow weld width, reduce the tendency of grain growth and ferrite grain coarsening in HAZ and also make the microstructure of fusion zone gradually change from coarse pearlite to fine martensite and bainite. The hybrid weld with low ER LA has obvious softening zone in HAZ; while that with high ER LA has no softening zone because of the low line energy. Compared to laser weld, under appropriate welding parameters hybrid weld with high ER LA can obtain higher welding speed, better weld shape and more sound mechanical performance including similar tensile strength and higher toughness. These results demonstrated that laser-TIG hybrid welding is an effective process for UFG steel.
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