TY - CONF A1 - Üstündag, Ö. A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Single-pass Hybrid Laser Arc Welding of Thick Materials Using Electromagnetic Weld Pool Support T2 - Lasers in Manufacturing Conference 2019 N2 - Hybrid laser-arc welding process allows single-pass welding of thick materials, provides good quality formation of joints with minimal thermal deformations and a high productivity in comparison with arc-based welding processes. Nevertheless, thick-walled steels with a thickness of 20 mm or more are still multi-pass welded using arc welding processes, due to increased process instability by increasing laser power. One limitation factor is the inadmissible formation of gravity drop-outs at the root. To prevent this, an innovative concept of electromagnetic weld pool support is used in this study. With help of such system a stable welding process can be established for 25 mm thick steel plates and beyond. Sound welds could be obtained which are tolerant to gaps and misalignment of the welded parts. The adaptation of this system to laser and hybrid laser-arc welding process can dramatically increase the potential field of application of these technologies for real industrial implementation. T2 - Lasers in Manufacturing Conference 2019 CY - Munich, Germany DA - 24.06.2019 KW - Full Penetration KW - Hybrid Laser Arc Welding KW - Electromagnetic Weld Pool Support KW - Thick Materials PY - 2019 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - WLT Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft Lasertechnik e.V. AN - OPUS4-48971 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -