• Laser welding of niobium to AISI 304 steel using a copper interlayer 

      Zhao, Jian; Shi, Mingxiao; Li, Yanjun; Ma, Xiang; Fang, Zhenxing; Yan, Hua (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Cu interlayers with thicknesses of 1, 1.5, and 2 mm were used to join niobium and AISI 304 steel. Fractures occurred in the weld, the Nb base metal, and the unmelted Cu interlayer when the Cu interlayer thickness was 1, ...
    • Regulation of welding residual stress in laser-welded AISI 304 steel-niobium joints using a Cu interlayer 

      Shi, Mingxiao; Chen, Jiugong; Li, Jingyong; Mao, Weidong; Li, Shengliang; Ma, Xiang; Ni, Huifeng; Xia, Haochun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Residual stress and deformation in a welded joint will significantly reduce its service life, and thus the analysis and regulation of residual stresses are very important. In this paper, a SYSWELD software was used to ...