Improving Plasticity of Ferritic Stainless Steel Welded Joints via Laser Spot Control

The plasticity of welded 441 ferritic stainless steel joints was controlled by varying the laser beam spot diameter during laser welding. A stainless steel plate thickness of 1.2 mm was used. The microstructures of the welded joints were analyzed for various spot diameters. The elongation of breaks...

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Main Authors: Lidong Gu, Qi Tang, Yanqing Li, Fengde Liu, Piyao Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:Micromachines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/14/11/2072