LASER WELDING OF COATED STEELS ASSISTED BY THE FORMATION OF AT LEAST ONE PRELIMINARY WELD DEPOSIT

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A method of laser welding a workpiece stack-up (10) that includes at least two overlapping steel workpieces, at least one of which includes a surface coating of a zinc-based material. The method includes forming at least one preliminary weld deposit (74) in the workpiece stack-up (10) and, thereafter, forming a principal laser weld joint. The formation of the principal laser spot weld joint involves advancing a principal welding laser beam (90) relative to a plane of the top surface (20) of the workpiece stack-up (10) along a beam travel pattern (104) that lies within an annular weld area (92). The beam travel pattern (104) of the principal welding laser beam (90) surrounds a center area (98) on the plane of the top surface (20) that spans the at least one preliminary weld deposit (74) formed in the workpiece stack-up (10).

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GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCP O BOX 300 DETROIT MI 48265-3000

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Tao, Wu Tianmen, CN 28 160
Yang, David Shanghai, CN 96 1695

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