Research Article
Research on Heat Source Model and Weld Profile for Fiber Laser Welding of A304 Stainless Steel Thin Sheet
Table 5
Simulation error of six heat source modes about laser welding of the stainless steel sheet.
| | Heat source mode | Welding conditions | Simulation error (%) | | Weld width | Depth of penetration | Waist width | Depth of the waist |
| | Conical and inverted conical [10] | Pulsed laser butt welding of A304 stainless steel with 1 mm thickness | 15.9 | 16.5 | — | — | | Conical [11] | Continuous laser butt welding of 316L stainless steel with 1.5 mm thickness | — | 4.6 | — | — | | Double ellipsoid and conical [11] | Continuous laser butt welding of 316L stainless steel with 1.5 mm thickness | — | 10.7 | — | — | | Conical and cylindrical [11] | Continuous laser butt welding of 316L stainless steel with 1.5 mm thickness | — | 1.7 | — | — | | Conical, inverted conical, and ellipsoid [12] | Continuous laser lap welding of 301L stainless steel with 1 mm and 2 mm thicknesses | 4.0 | 8.0 | — | — | | Cylindrical and cylindrical | Fiber laser butt welding of A304 stainless steel with 1 mm thickness | 4.1 ± 1.6/1.2 | 2.9 ± 2.0/0.9 | 13.6 ± 7.4/3.8 | 18.3 ± 8.0/3.3 |
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