What is laser hybrid welding? This is how it is actually welded!

What is laser hybrid welding?

Laser hybrid welding means simultaneous welding processing by multiple welding methods, but this time it refers more to laser welding and gas shielded welding. This type of hybrid welding can well combine the excellent performance of the two, not only improve the welding speed, but also enhance the mechanical performance, it is a new welding heat source with broad prospects.

Some users may not understand about gas shielded welding. It is not argon arc welding. Gas shielded welding uses carbon dioxide or argon as a shielding gas. It is combined with electrodes for wire welding, not welding rods!

Why can laser hybrid welding take advantage of both? Let’s take a look at one of these examples.

Gas-shielded welding can take the lead in "blasting", while laser welding is responsible for the attack, because we know that the laser beam can penetrate deeply into the weld, and through the welding wire melted by gas-shielded welding, the laser can suck the filler metal into the weld. To obtain the desired final weld geometry and mechanical properties.

In addition, the hot spot generated by the laser also helps stabilize the arc and molten pool of gas-shielded welding, making the welding speed significantly faster than traditional processes.

Not only are hybrid welds as strong, durable, and ductile as traditional welds, but they are even better in some ways.

It is difficult to rely solely on laser welding to weld large-thickness metal materials. There are many application restricted areas for welding large machinery and metal structure construction. However, hybrid welding combined with gas-shielded welding can solve such problems well. Therefore, if you want to let laser applications In terms of large-scale construction, composite welding needs to be used.

Laser hybrid welding is widely used:

From shipbuilding and offshore to construction, from transport to transportation, from aerospace to energy, manufacturers in all industrial sectors can take advantage of the latest high-strength lightweight alloys to improve product performance and cost-efficiency. Getting rid of the limitations of traditional processes, now, higher-performance lightweight structures will no longer be a production problem! Laminated, hollow, porous or composite materials – these new structures are the cornerstones of future industrial success.

Applications of laser hybrid welding in various fields