Study on the porosity formation in the lap joint CW Nd:YAG laser welds of 6K21 aluminum alloy sheet

6K21 알루미늄 판재의 레이저 겹치기 용접 시 발생하는 기공에 관한 연구

  • 양현석 (고등기술연구원 로봇/생산기술센터) ;
  • 이경돈 (고등기술연구원 로봇/생산기술센터) ;
  • 김용 (고등기술연구원 로봇/생산기술센터) ;
  • 박기영 (고등기술연구원 로봇/생산기술센터)
  • Published : 2008.09.30

Abstract

The lap Joint welding of 6K21 aluminum sheets by Nd:YAG laser were performed with an aluminum 5183 filler wire or without a filler wire. The porosity of laser welding beads were observed through an optical microscope and X-ray photography with various levels of welding speed and gap size. The porosity was observed in the gap between upper and lower sheet near a heat affected zone when autogenous welding. Decrease of welding speed and use of AA5183 filler wire reduced porosity significantly.

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