Abstract: Methods for joining a first blank and a second blank, wherein the first blank and the second blank include a steel substrate with a coating including a layer of aluminum or an aluminum alloy. The method includes selecting a first portion of the first blank to be joined to the second blank, and selecting a second portion of the second blank to be joined to the first portion, and welding the first portion to the second portion. The welding includes using a laser beam and an arc welding torch, wherein the arc welding torch includes a wire electrode, wherein the wire electrode is made of a steel alloy including gammagenic elements, optionally a stainless steel alloy including gammagenic elements and displacing both the laser beam and the arc welding torch in a welding direction, and wherein in the welding direction, the arc welding torch is positioned in front of the laser beam.

Abstract: Methods for joining a first blank and a second blank, wherein the first blank and the second blank include a steel substrate with a coating including a layer of aluminum or an aluminum alloy. The method includes selecting a first portion of the first blank to be joined to the second blank, and selecting a second portion of the second blank to be joined to the first portion, and welding the first portion to the second portion. The welding includes using a laser beam and an arc welding torch, wherein the arc welding torch includes a wire electrode, wherein the wire electrode is made of a steel alloy including gammagenic elements, optionally a stainless steel alloy including gammagenic elements and displacing both the laser beam and the arc welding torch in a welding direction, and wherein in the welding direction, the arc welding torch is positioned in front of the laser beam.