WeldingresearchofA6N01S-T5aluminumalloyprofileforhigh-speedtrainwasdonebyusinglaser-MIGhybridweldingandMIGweldinginpidually.Andtheweldappearance,weldingdistortion,mechanicalpropertiesofthejointsandmicrostructureswereanalyzed.Thetestresultsdemonstratedthathigh-efficientweldingfortheprofilecanbeachievedbyusinglaser-MIGhybridwelding,thespeedofwhichcanbeover3.0m/min.Theprocessinghadagoodgapbridgingability，evenifthegapofthebuttjointwasupto2.0mm,agoodweldappearancecanalsobegot.Whilethehybridweldingspeedwasgreaterthan2.5m/min,theweldingdistortionofthelaser-tandemMIGhybridjointswasjustabout33%ofthatoftheMIGjoints,buttheweldingefficiencywasover3timesofMIGwelding.Andtensilestrengthofthehybridjointswas85%ofthatofA6N01S-T5basemetal,9%higherthanthatoftheMIGjoints.Fatiguepropertieswastestedinpiduallywithpulsedtensilefatiguemethodintheconditionof1×107lifetime.Thetestresultsdemonstratedthatthefatiguestrengthofthejointswasalittlelowerthanthatofbasematerial,whichcouldbeupto115MPa.Butthefatiguestrengthofhybridweldingjointswas107.5MPa,whichwas23%higherthan87MPaofMIGweldingjoints.
