Under completely suppressed constitutional liquation of MC carbide, unexplored 247LC superalloy single-mode fibre laser welds experience unexpected liquation cracking. These cracks continuously propagate from a solidification crack, particularly at highly misoriented and epitaxially grown solidification grain boundaries, and dominated by pipeline diffusion of impurities. Two novel metallurgical preconditions were identified which, if satisfied, ensure complete suppression of liquation cracking of 247LC superalloy welds. These preconditions are (i) the constitutional liquation of MC carbide at the heat-affected zone and (ii) pipeline diffusion of impurities at the fusion zone. It is also highly recommended that the welding is carried out in a single directionally solidified grain under scanning conditions, avoiding the formation of highly misoriented solidification grain boundaries.
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