journal article·2026-06

Mechanisms of porosity and hot cracking in laser–TIG hybrid welding of 4J36 invar steel under varying process parameters

Fei Zhao, Pengfei Wang, Shuili Gong, Haiyan Zhao, Lifeng Ma

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