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The fatigue lifetime of the laser-MIG hybrid welded joint of 7075-T6 aluminum alloy was studied by in-situ observation. The results show that there exists a strong relationship between the fatigue crack initiation lifetime and fatigue failure lifetime. For the base metal specimens the ratio of fatigue crack initiation lifetime and fatigue failure lifetime is about 64.5%, while for the welded joint...