In the laser wire additive manufacturing process, the molten pool acts as the critical link between the wire and the deposited part. The heat transfer and flow behavior within the molten pool predominantly determine the quality of the final deposition. Under laser power ranging from 2400 to 3000 W, traverse speeds between 0.01 and 0.04 m/s, and wire feeding speeds from 0.03 to 0.08 m/s, three distinct flow states—single-swirl, double-swirl, and no-swirl—were observed with increasing heat input. Under the optimum process parameters, the molten pool with stable temperature distribution and orderly flow was obtained. In multilayer deposition, the implementation of a laser decay strategy mitigates steep temperature gradients, diminishes the Marangoni effect within the molten pool, and effectively reduces both heat accumulation and lateral flow. Consequently, the flow mode transitions from no-swirl to swirl, and the maximum flow velocity decreases by 40%.
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