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Research progress on transition behavior control of welding droplets

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The development of advanced welding processes is of great significance, which is in order to adapt to the development of new materials and new welding environments. The discrepancies in the molten droplets, expressed by the characteristic parameters, are a reflection of the final welding quality. In recent years, more fundamental theories have been established, which have directed the optimization of the methods, through observation or numerical simulation. Innovations in methodology are made through thermal, mechanical, or hybrid effects. Based on the existing innovative methods, this paper predicts the future development directions for welding droplets.

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The present research work was financially supported by Key Research and Development Project of Liaoning Province(Grant No. 2019JH2/10100017), Special project for the transformation of major scientific and technological achievements in Shenyang (Grant No. 20–203-5–01), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51775354), Liaoning Revitalization Talents Program (Grant No. XLYC2007072), and the Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation (Grant No.11.9505.2017/8.9).

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    Yiwen Li, Zhihai Dong, Huifang Liu & Yunlong Chang

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  3. School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University, Seoul, 412791, Korea

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Li, Y., Dong, Z., Liu, H. et al. Research progress on transition behavior control of welding droplets. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 120, 1571–1582 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-022-08928-4

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