Porosity Formation in CO2 Laser Welding of Steel Sheets

The mechanism of porosity formation in CO2, laser welding of thin steel sheets was investigated. Laser melt-runs were made in ultra-low-carbon steel sheets of 0.7 mm in thickness under a wide range of shielding gas conditions. In addition to the normal melt-run condition with Ar coaxial shielding ga...

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Published inQUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE JAPAN WELDING SOCIETY Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 241 - 251
Main Authors MIYAZAKI, Yasunobu, FURUSAKO, Seiji, OHARA, Masahiro
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published JAPAN WELDING SOCIETY 2001
Subjects
CO2 laser welding
Laser induced plasma
Nitrogen dissolution
Nitrogen solubility
Porosity
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Summary:The mechanism of porosity formation in CO2, laser welding of thin steel sheets was investigated. Laser melt-runs were made in ultra-low-carbon steel sheets of 0.7 mm in thickness under a wide range of shielding gas conditions. In addition to the normal melt-run condition with Ar coaxial shielding gas and Air atmosphere at the backside, the nitrogen gas content was varied in coaxial shielding gas as well as in backside atmosphere. The number of pores in weld metal was measured by radiographic tests, and the nitrogen content in weld metal was analyzed. The composition of gas in the pores was also quantitatively analyzed. These experimental results lead to an understanding that nitrogen in the backside atmosphere dissolves into molten weld metal and during solidification the dissolved nitrogen forms porosity due to an abrupt decrease in the nitrogen solubility. It is considered that nitrogen molecules are dissociated in the laser induced plasma at the backside, enhancing the dissolution of nitrogen into weld metal.
ISSN:0288-4771
2434-8252
DOI:10.2207/qjjws.19.241