Study on Welding Deformation of 304 Stainless Steel Plate with Different Thickness

Abstract:

The effect of processing parameters on the welding deformation of 304 stainless steel plates with different thickness were studied by using the pulsed Nd: YAG laser welding progress. Single factor experiment was used in this study. The results show that, in a certain range of parameters, the vertical deformation increases with the increment of the welding current, and decreases at the beginning and then increases with increment of the pulse duration and pulse frequency. However the increment rate of welding deformation decreases while the current value goes up. The welding deformation trends of the 304 stainless steels with different thickness stay the same in a certain range of processing parameters in terms of data collected from the experiment.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 477-478)
• Pages: 1389-1392
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.477-478.1389
• Online since: December 2013
• Authors: Liang Dong, Chao Yu Zhou, Cheng Xin Lin*, Si Ying Chen
• Keywords: 304 Stainless Steel, Laser Welding, Welding Deformation

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