• Application of laser-arc hybrid welding of steel for low-temperature service 

      Bunaziv, Ivan; Akselsen, Odd Magne; Frostevarg, Jan; Kaplan, Alexander F.H. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Laser-arc hybrid welding (LAHW) is more often used in shipbuilding and oil and gas industries in recent years. Its popularity arises due to many advantages compared to conventional arc welding processes. The laser beam ...
    • Filler metal distribution and processing stability in laser-arc hybrid welding of thick HSLA steel 

      Bunaziv, Ivan; Wenner, Sigurd; Ren, Xiaobo; Frostevarg, Jan; Kaplan, Alexander F.H.; Akselsen, Odd Magne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Welds made by high power laser beam have deep and narrow geometry. Addition offiller wire by the arc source,forming the laser-arc hybrid welding (LAHW) process, is very important to obtain required mechanical prop-erties. ...
    • Hybrid Welding of 45 mm High Strength Steel Sections 

      Bunaziv, Ivan; Frostevarg, Jan; Akselsen, Odd Magne; Kaplan, Alexander F.H. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      Thick section welding has significant importance for oil and gas industry in low temperature regions. Arc welding is usually employed providing suitable quality joints with acceptable toughness at low temperatures with ...
    • Porosity and solidification cracking in welded 45 mm thick steel by fiber laser-MAG process 

      Bunaziv, Ivan; Frostevarg, Jan; Ren, Xiaobo; Kaplan, Alexander F.H.; Akselsen, Odd Magne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Porosity and solidification cracking in joining of thick sections are very common issues in deep penetration keyhole laser-arc hybrid welding (LAHW). In the present work, 45 mm thick high strength steel was joined by a ...