Effect of laser beam welding parameters on morphology and strength of dissimilar AA2024/AA7075 T-joints

Abstract This paper investigates the effect of laser welding parameters, such as beam power, welding speed, incident beam angle, incident beam position and beam diameter, on the weld geometry, microstructure, porosity and mechanical properties of successive double-sided laser beam welded AA2024-AA7075 T-joints using 4047 filler wire. A change in the welding parameters influences the weld geometry and porosity, but does not cause significant variations in the weld microstructures, though some liquation cracking was observed in the heat-affected zone of alloys AA7075 and AA2024. The macroporosity occurs more in the second weld seam than in the first one. The pull-out test results presented higher values than those obtained by other authors. The ultimate tensile load in pull-out test is influenced by the laser power, laser beam diameter and incident beam position. Macroporosity plays a relevant role in fracture initiation during pull-out tests. Porosity and liquation cracking influenced the fracture mode of the pull-out test specimens, but they do not significantly affect the results.