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Progress of laser-arc hybrid welding and its applications in automotive body manufacture

  • Corresponding author: JIN Xiangzhong, jin9000xz@hotmail.com
  • Received Date: 2014-01-16
    Accepted Date: 2014-04-15
  • Laser-arc hybrid welding, integrating the advantages of laser welding process and arc welding, is a new, high-quality welding technology which can be widely used in industry. Firstly, the characteristics of laser-arc hybrid welding, and laser-arc interaction were introduced. Secondly, the research progress of the general laser-arc hybrid welding technologies was reviewed. Finally, the applications of laser-arc hybrid welding technologies in automotive body manufacture were described.
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Progress of laser-arc hybrid welding and its applications in automotive body manufacture

    Corresponding author: JIN Xiangzhong, jin9000xz@hotmail.com
  • 1. Department of Aerospace Engineering, Zhangjiajie Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Zhangjiajie 427000, China;
  • 2. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Vehicle Body, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China

Abstract: Laser-arc hybrid welding, integrating the advantages of laser welding process and arc welding, is a new, high-quality welding technology which can be widely used in industry. Firstly, the characteristics of laser-arc hybrid welding, and laser-arc interaction were introduced. Secondly, the research progress of the general laser-arc hybrid welding technologies was reviewed. Finally, the applications of laser-arc hybrid welding technologies in automotive body manufacture were described.

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