Joint Strength of SPCC/A5052P-H Joint Welded by Laser Butt Welding with Compression

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Welding properties of a tailored blank which consists of dissimilar metals are interesting because of the possible benefits for light weight design of materials. Especially, the combination of mild steel and aluminum alloy is expected as a representative of such a light hybrid material.Recently, our research team has developed a butt laser welding method with compression using CO2 laser. Joint strength of mild steel/industrial aluminum alloy joints welded by this method has not been reported in detail. In this study, variations of joint strength of SPCC/A5052 joints by welding conditions, i.e. laser power, pulse frequency and butt compressive stress, were investigated. Furthermore, the welded interface of a SPCC/A5052 joint obtained was observed and analyzed using FE-SEM and EDS.

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Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 554-557)

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