| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7132189 | Optics and Lasers in Engineering | 2016 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
This paper describes an investigation on differences in interactions between laser and arc plasma during laser-gas tungsten arc (LT) welding and laser-gas metal arc (LM) welding. The characteristics of LT heat source and LM heat source, such as plasma behavior, heat penetration ability and spectral information were comparably studied. Based on the plasma discharge theory, the interactions during plasma discharge were modeled and analyzed. Results show that in both LT and LM welding, coupling discharge between the laser keyhole plasma and arc happens, which strongly enhance the arc. But, the enhancing effect in LT welding is much more sensitive than that in LM welding when parameters are adjusted.
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Authors
Minghua Chen, Jiannan Xu, Lijun Xin, Zuofu Zhao, Fufa Wu,