Studying the oxidation behavior on the molten pool surface during laser spot welding in an atmospheric environment is important for developing molten pool protection strategies and for understanding the laser-induced optical-to-thermal energy conversion at the vapor–liquid interface. This study shows that, under a fixed laser exposure duration, as the laser power increases, the solid-phase heating stage is markedly shortened, the melting stage first lengthens and then shortens, and the vaporization stage continues to extend. Meanwhile, the total laser absorptivity of the metal exhibits a non-monotonic trend, decreasing first and then increasing, and the absorptivity in air is consistently higher than that in argon. Under atmospheric conditions, surface oxidation of the molten pool occurs predominantly during the melting stage, where oxidation of the liquid surface can significantly enhance absorptivity. At low laser power without a vaporization stage, the prolonged melting stage leads to a peak absorptivity of the liquid surface in air that is approximately 14.7% higher than that in argon. At high laser power, laser-induced evaporation suppresses further surface oxidation, causing the absorptivity of the vapor–liquid interface to decrease with increasing power. In addition, the shortening of the melting stage with increasing high laser power is a primary reason why both the extent of surface oxidation and the corresponding absorptivity increment become negligible under atmospheric conditions. Overall, this work elucidates the stage-dependent roles of vapor–liquid interfacial oxidation during laser spot welding and provides a theoretical basis for improving energy coupling efficiency and for designing optimal molten pool protection strategies in high-precision laser melting manufacturing applications.
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