Study on the Effects of Helium-Argon Gas Mixture on the Laser Welding Performance of High Temperature Alloys

Abstract

In order to solve the problem of porosity in laser deep penetration welding of GH3625 high-temperature alloy plates, five different ratios of high-purity helium gas and high-purity argon gas mixed gases were compared in welding experiments after various process parameter improvements and adjustments failed to achieve Class I welds. The experimental results show that using high-purity helium gas or a mixture of 50% high-purity helium gas and 50% high-purity argon gas can both achieve Class I welds. This indicates that using high-purity helium gas or an appropriate mixed gas instead of pure argon is one of the effective ways to solve the problem of porosity in laser deep penetration welding of high-temperature alloys. The mixture of 50% high-purity argon gas and 50% high-purity helium gas can reduce the consumption of high-purity helium gas, lower production costs, and is more suitable.