Journal of South China University of Technology(Natural Science Edition) ›› 2024, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (3): 57-74.doi: 10.12141/j.issn.1000-565X.230112

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Research Progress Analysis of Laser-Arc Hybrid Welding of Aluminum Alloys

LUO Zhen1 SU Jie1 WANG Xiaohua2 XIAO Binbin2 SUN Liguo2 YANG Yue1 BI Yuanbo1 ZHANG Yixuan1   

  1. 1.School of Materials Science and Engineering,Tianjin University,Tianjin 300350,China
    2.Tianjin Dazu Tiancheng Photoelectric Technology Co. ,Ltd,Tianjin 300405,China
  • Received:2023-03-14 Online:2024-03-25 Published:2023-07-17
  • About author:罗震(1967-),男,博士,教授,主要从事电阻点焊及激光—电弧复合焊接研究。E-mail: luozhen8882022@126.com
  • Supported by:

    the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52075378U21B2079)

Abstract:

Lightweight manufacturing is the only way to achieve the carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals as soon as possible. Aluminum alloy with its low density, high specific strength, recyclability and other advantages such as high shaping, excellent corrosion resistance can be widely used in all walks of life. However, due to its special thermophysical properties and complex alloy chemical composition, welding defects such as pores and hot cracks are prone to occur during the welding process, its further development in the path of lightweight is limited. Combining the advantages of laser welding and arc welding, laser-arc hybrid welding has gradually become an important fusion welding process for efficient and high-quality welding of aluminum alloys with its large welding penetration, high welding efficiency and high welding quality. To grasp the current status of research on laser-arc hybrid welding of aluminum alloys, this paper analyzed for the first time the published academic papers in this field from 1995—2021 in the Web of science database through bibliometrics, and visualized the data with VOSviewer software. The results show that the welded joint, microstructure, heat-affected zone, mechanical properties, and laser-arc interaction for the research hotspots, so this paper summarized and analyzed the laser-arc hybrid welding of aluminum alloys from the above areas, and came up with the selection of the type of joints, the distribution of the microstructure, the enhancement of the mechanical properties, and the mechanism of interaction of the hybrid heat source in the laser-arc hybrid welding of aluminum alloys. It aims to provide reference for subsequent research laser-arc hybrid welding. Finally, based on the current research situation, this paper presented the challenges and the prospect of future work in this field.

Key words: laser-arc hybrid welding, bibliometrics, aluminum alloy, microstructure, mechanical property

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