The Research of De-Gassing with Silicon Powder Gapping for Remote Laser Welding of Zinc Coated Sheet Metal

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There are the four types of defects during remote laser welding of zinc coated sheet metal. The root cause of all these defects is the explosion or ejection of molten weld metal caused by the escape of trapped high pressurized zinc vapor. De-gassing gapping is a method used to solve the defects. We have researched the silicon powder de-gassing gapping method for remote laser welding with coupons of zinc coated sheet metal. The result shows that silicon powder de-gassing gapping method works well.

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