High-strength and crack-free welding of 2024 aluminium alloy via Zr-core-Al-shell wire

Abstract The 2000 series aluminium alloys are qualified for widespread use in lightweight structures, but solidification cracking during fusion welding has been a long-standing issue. Here, we create a zirconium (Zr)-core-aluminium (Al)-shell wire (ZCASW) and employ the oscillating laser-arc hybrid...

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Main Authors: Jun Jin, Shaoning Geng, Leshi Shu, Ping Jiang, Xinyu Shao, Chu Han, Liangyuan Ren, Yuantai Li, Lu Yang, Xiangqi Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45660-x