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Study on time characteristics of coupling discharge in pulsed laser–induced twin TIG welding

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Based on the dynamic behavior of laser keyhole, the time characteristics of coupling discharge of heat source in pulsed laser–induced twin TIG welding (LITTW) are studied. The behaviors of arc plasma and laser keyhole were directly observed by high-speed camera and auxiliary illumination source. The physical characteristics of arc plasma were analyzed by spectrometer and arc quality analyzer. A physical model is established to reveal the regulation mechanism of time characteristics of coupling discharge. It is found that after laser pulse action, the coupling discharge between keyhole plasma and double-arc plasma does not end immediately, and its time depends on the existence time of keyhole. During hybrid welding, when the combined force of arc pressure and Marangoni force can overcome the gravity, the liquid metal is forced out of the keyhole and the keyhole remains open. Improving the electron density of arc plasma and arc voltage and reducing the diameter of arc conductive channel by selecting appropriate parameters is the key to prolong the existence time of keyhole, which is beneficial to improve the welding penetration. The coupling enhancement of double-arc electromagnetic field in LITTW can effectively suppress keyhole backfill and increase the duty ratio of coupling discharge. When the total current intensity is 200 A, compared with laser-induced single TIG welding (LISTW), the existence time of keyhole in LITTW increases by 77%, the duty ratio of coupling discharge increases by 12%, and the weld penetration increases by 29.2%.

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This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2018YFB1107902) organization name: Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China.

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Xinkun Xu: roles/writing—original draft; methodology; formal analysis.

Huanyu Yang: data curation; supervision; validation.

Liming Liu: conceptualization; funding acquisition; writing—review and editing.

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Xu, X., Yang, H. & Liu, L. Study on time characteristics of coupling discharge in pulsed laser–induced twin TIG welding. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 119, 389–402 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-021-08255-0

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