Process Date: July 2002

   The photos on the left show a weld bead on a 0.017” thick sheet of Titanium.  The weld was made at a speed of 50 inches per minute using 200W of laser power and Argon as the shield gas.  The close-up view on the right shows the details of the weld and the very small heat-affected zone. 

 
Weld bead on Titanium sheet.    

Close up view of CO₂ laser weld.