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Laser-hybrid welding of 4716MA0 nickel-based alloy: effects of laser power on microstructure and properties

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Nickel-based alloy 4716MA0 is a new developed alloy by an enterprise. It has great application potential in high-temperature petrochemical equipment because of its good high-temperature properties. In this paper, the weldability of laser-melt inert gas (laser-MIG) hybrid welding on the Ni-based alloy sheet with 3-mm thickness was studied. It is found that there are mainly two kinds of solidification structures in the weld: columnar dendrite and equiaxed dendrite. During the solidification process of the weld, with the increase of laser power, the dendrite coarsens, the amount of Laves phase precipitates increases and the hardness increases. The hardness of the joint is W-shaped, and there is softening phenomenon in the heat-affected zone. In addition, it is found that the area of shrinkage porosity in the center of the weld decreases with the increase of laser power, which is mainly related to the flow velocity of molten metal in the weld pool.

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This research work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province of China (2022NSFSC0325) and State Key Laboratory of Long-life High-Temperature Materials (DTCC28EE200795).

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  1. School of New Energy and Materials, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China

    Yongdu Li, Shuang Li, Xianju Zhang, Bin Wang, Liangwen Liu, Jingyi Wang & Mei Yang

  2. Sichuan Petroleum Construction Co. Ltd, Chengdu, 610213, China

    Yang Li & Yuan Zhang

  3. School of Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China

    Zhizhong Lv

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Li, Y., Li, Y., Zhang, Y. et al. Laser-hybrid welding of 4716MA0 nickel-based alloy: effects of laser power on microstructure and properties. Weld World 67, 2225–2234 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-023-01561-z

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