Determining the critical transition current for metal transfer in gas metal arc welding (GMAW)

It is of great significance to determine the critical transition current from globular transfer to spray transfer in gas metal arc welding (GMAW) because metal transfer modes affect the weld quality and welding productivity. In this study, a simple model is developed to calculate the critical transition current based on the analysis of various forces exerted on a pendent droplet at the electrode tip. It is found that the force exerted by the incoming molten metal from the wire on the drop, i.e., the term 相似文献   

Vision-based weld seam tracking in gas metal arc welding

A low-cost visual sensing system is developed to realize weld seam tracking in gas metal arc welding (GMAW). The system consists of a commercial CCD camera, narrow-band composite filter lens, an image capturing card, an industrial computer, a welding control unit, a GMAW power source, and a worktable. Images of root gap and its vicinity are captured in the GMAW welding process by the system. The captured images are processed by an algorithm on the basis of the analysis of gray characteristics of the root gap to get the offsetting information between torch and root gap centerline. The offsetting information is then used to realize weld seam tracking in the GMAW process. Welding seam tracking experiment is conducted by a simple proportional (P) controller. The results show that tracking error is basically less than ± 0.5 mm.     

Numerical investigations of arc behaviour in gas metal arc welding using ANSYS CFX

Current numerical models of gas metal arc welding (GMAW) are trying to combine magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) models of the arc and volume of fluid (VoF) models of metal transfer. They neglect vaporization and assume an argon atmosphere for the arc region, as it is common practice for models of gas tungsten arc welding. These models predict temperatures above 20 000 K and a temperature distribution similar to tungsten inert gas (TIG) arcs. However, current spectroscopic temperature measurements in GMAW arcs demonstrate much lower arc temperatures. In contrast to TIG arcs they found a central local minimum of the radial temperature distribution. The paper presents a GMAW arc model that considers metal vapour and which is in a very good agreement with experimentally observed temperatures. Furthermore, the model is able to predict the local central minimum in the radial temperature and the radial electric current density distributions for the first time. The axially symmetric model of the welding torch, the work piece, the wire and the arc (fluid domain) implements MHD as well as turbulent mixing and thermal demixing of metal vapour in argon. The mass fraction of iron vapour obtained from the simulation shows an accumulation in the arc core and another accumulation on the fringes of the arc at 2000 to 5000 K. The demixing effects lead to very low concentrations of iron between these two regions. Sensitive analyses demonstrate the influence of the transport and radiation properties of metal vapour, and the evaporation rate relative to the wire feed. Finally the model predictions are compared with the measuring results of Zielińska et al.     

Predicting of bead undercut defects in high-speed gas metal arc welding (GMAW)

In the gas metal arc welding (GMAW) process, when the welding speed reaches a certain threshold, there will be an onset of weld bead undercut defects which limit the further increase of the welding speed. Establishing a mathematical model for high-speedGMAWto predict the tendency of bead undercuts is of great significance to prevent such defects. Under the action of various forces, the transferred metal from filler wire to the weld pool, and the geometry and dimension of the pool itself decide if the bead undercut occurs or not. The previous model simplified the pool shape too much. In this paper, based on the actual weld pool geometry and dimension calculated from a numerical model, a hydrostatic model for liquid metal surface is used to study the onset of bead undercut defects in the high-speed welding process and the effects of different welding parameters on the bead undercut tendency.     

Numerical analysis of weld pool geometry in globular-transfer gas metal arc welding

The weld pool geometry and its dimension in the globular-transfer mode during gas metal arc welding (GMAW) were numerically analyzed by using the thermal conduction model, which considered the influence of the deformation of weld pool surface on heat flow in the quasi-steady state. According to the features of the globular-transfer mode, the additional heat energy from molten metal droplets was treated as a plane or volumetric heat source term to correspond to different welding conditions. The weld pool surface profile was predicted while considering the effect of droplet impingement on the depression of the weld pool. The bead-on-plate GMAW experiments were performed under different welding conditions to validate the model of numerical analysis. It has been found that the predicted results agree well with the measured ones.     

Metal transfer modes of twin-wire indirect arc welding

Metal transfer modes of twin-wire indirect arc welding are studied and the effects of welding parameters on transfer modes are investigated in this paper. The progress of transition is captured by a high speed camera system with a xenon lamp as light source in order to remove the intense arc light. An oscilloscope is used to record the values of the parameters. Results show that anode and cathode have different transfer modes under certain conditions because of different melting rates. All the transfer modes are classified as short-circuiting transfer and free-flight transfer. The latter could be subdivided into globular transfer, projected transfer, streaming transfer, etc. The metal transfer modes of TWIAW are influenced by the welding current, arc voltage and shielding gas. With an increase in welding current and arc voltage, the transition frequency increases and droplets become smaller. Images indicate that the metal transfer modes influence arc shape periodically because of the detaching force and retainable force changing periodically.     

Real-time monitoring of abnormal conditions based on Fuzzy Kohonen clustering network in gas metal arc welding

A real-time monitoring system based on through-the-arc sensing is developed for detecting abnormal conditions in gas metal arc welding. The transient signals of welding voltage and current during the welding process are sampled and processed by statistical analysis methods. It is found that three statistical parameters (the standard deviation, variance, and kurtosis of welding current) show obvious variations during the step disturbance, which is intentionally introduced into the T-joint test pieces by cutting a gap in the vertical plane. A Fuzzy Kohonen clustering network (FKCN) is put forward to monitor the abnormal conditions in real-time. Ten robotic welding experiments are conducted to verify the real-time monitoring system. It is found that the correct identification rate is above 90%.     

不同焊接条件下TIG焊接紫铜厚板的热效应研究

为改善紫铜厚板的焊接性,采用商业有限元软件Marc对钨极气体保护焊接紫铜厚板的温度场进行模拟,并详细讨论了焊接电流以及预热温度对熔池和热影响区的影响.结果表明,熔池和热影响区均随着预热温度和焊接电流的增加而增加,因此,在采用不同的预热温度和焊接电流的组合可以得到相同尺寸的熔池,但热影响区尺寸差别很大;在20℃时采用He或N2气保护焊得到的熔池尺寸与Ar气保护预热400℃时得到的熔池尺寸基本一致,但热影响区的尺寸窄于Ar气保护预热400℃时得到的热影响区尺寸.     

Effects of activating flux on the welded joint characteristics in gas metal arc welding

This paper presents the effect of each welding parameter on the weld bead geometry, and then sets out to determine the optimal process parameters using the Taguchi method to determine the parameters. Three kinds of oxides, Fe₂O₃, SiO₂, and MgCO₃, were used to investigate the effect of activating flux aided gas metal arc welding (GMAW) on weld bead geometry, angular distortion and mechanical properties in AISI 1020 carbon steel. During welding, a charge coupled device (CCD) camera system was used to observe and record images of the welding arc and analyze the relationship between penetration increase and arc profile. The experimental results showed that activating flux aided GMAW increased the weld area and penetration and tended to reduce the angular distortion of the weldment. The MgCO₃ flux produced the most noticeable effect. Furthermore, the welded joint presented better tensile strength and hardness.     

Predicting of bead undercut defects in high-speed gas metal arc welding (GMAW)

In the gas metal arc welding (GMAW) process, when the welding speed reaches a certain threshold, there will be an onset of weld bead undercut defects which limit the further increase of the welding speed. Establishing a mathematical model for high-speed GMAW to predict the tendency of bead undercuts is of great significance to prevent such defects. Under the action of various forces, the transferred metal from filler wire to the weld pool, and the geometry and dimension of the pool itself decide if the bead undercut occurs or not. The previous model simplified the pool shape too much. In this paper, based on the actual weld pool geometry and dimension calculated from a numerical model, a hydrostatic model for liquid metal surface is used to study the onset of bead undercut defects in the high-speed welding process and the effects of different welding parameters on the bead undercut tendency.     

Experimental investigation on the effects of process parameters of GMAW and transient thermal analysis of AISI321 steel

Gas metal arc welding (GMAW) develops an arc by controlling the metal from the wire rod and the input process parameters. The deposited metal forms a weld bead and themechanical properties depend upon the quality of the weld bead. Proper control of the process parameters which affect the bead geometry, the microstructures of the weldments and the mechanical properties like hardness, is necessary. This experimental study aims at developing mathematical models for bead height (HB), bead width (WB) and bead penetration (PB) and investigating the effects of four process parameters
viz: welding voltage, welding speed, wire feed rate and gas flow rate on bead geometry, hardness and microstructure of AISI321 steel with 10 mm thickness. The transient thermal analysis shows temperature and residual stress distributions at different conduction and convection conditions.     

焊接电流对不锈钢焊条熔滴过度及熔滴中夹杂物的影响

采用水中收集熔滴、光学显微分析、电子扫描能谱分析、计算机图象分析及平板堆焊等试验方法,研究了焊接电流对Ｅ３０８－１６不锈钢焊条熔滴中夹杂物的影响,结果表明,焊接电流增大时,焊条的熔滴质量比和熔滴的平均质量减小,熔滴的过渡频率增高,熔滴中非金属夹杂物含量增大,焊缝中的气孔率与熔滴中夹杂物含量之间不存在严格的规律性对应关系;熔滴中非金属夹杂物是熔滴区化学反应的产物,属“内生”性质。     

Hybridization of filler wire in multi-pass gas metal arc welding of SA516 Gr70 carbon steel

In the present investigation, multi-pass gas metal arc welding (GMAW) of SA516 Gr70 carbon steel was carried out by different filler wires such as solid, metal cored and flux cored, wherein, other process parameters were kept constant. The hybrid approach of multi-pass filler wires was applied to obtain three different welds. The root pass was filled by a solid wire for all three cases while the subsequent filler pass was applied through solid, flux-cored and metal cored filler wires, respectively. Metallographic, mechanical and metallurgical analyses such as macrograph study, optical microscopy, tensile testing and hardness variations were performed to address the quality of weld. The results revealed that defect-free sound welds were produced by the hybrid approach of different filler wires in multi-pass GMAW. Overall cost and time reduction can be achieved through hybrid filler welds, without affecting their mechanical strength. Angular distortion was reported minimum at hybrid weld of solid and metal cored filler wire. Maximum reinforcement with higher penetration was observed at weld of solid and metal cored filler wire. Impact toughness was reported higher in case of hybrid weld of solid and flux cored filler wire. Higher macro hardness was reported at weld of solid and flux cored filler wire.     

Numerical investigation of droplet impact on the welding pool in gas metal arc welding

A transient three‐dimensional model that describes physical phenomena inside a welding pool during gas–metal arc welding process is presented. The model considers such phenomena as heat‐mass transfer, electromagnetics, hydrodynamic processes and deformation of the weld pool free surface. The fluid flow in the weld pool is induced due to the presence of the mechanical impact of the droplets, thermo‐capillary surface tension, thermal buoyancy and electromagnetic forces. The weld pool surface deformation is calculated by considering arc pressure and droplet impact force. A comparative analysis of the impact of the electric current of the welding arc and different force factors causing the motion of liquid metal in the weld pool on the shape of the welded seam was carried out and discussed.     

Effect of Welding Parameters on Dilution and Weld Bead Geometry in Cladding

The effect of pulsed gas metal arc welding （GMAW） variables on the dilution and weld bead geometry in cladding X65 pipeline steel with 316L stainless steel was studied. Using a full factorial method, a series of experiments were carried out to know the effect of wire feed rate, welding speed, distance between gas nozzle and plate, and the vertical angle of welding on dilution and weld bead geometry. The findings indicate that the dilution of weld metal and its dimension i.e. width, height and depth increase with the feed rate, but the contact angle of the bead decreases first and then increases. Meantime, welding speed has an opposite effect except for dilution. There is an interaction effect between welding parameters at the contact angle. The results also show forehand welding or decreasing electrode extension decrease the angle of contact. Finally, a mathematical model is contrived to highlight the relationship between welding variables with dilution and weld bead geometry.     

Ti3C2/Cu(Al)金属陶瓷的无焊料氩弧焊接

采用氩气保护无焊料电弧焊接方法,实现了以Ti3AlC2和Cu为原料反应复合的Ti3C2/Cu(Al)金属陶瓷材料之间的牢固连接.研究了在氩气保护下焊接电流、拉弧时间和接合压力的施加条件,并对焊缝及其影响区的显微组织进行了观察和分析.结果表明:在适当的焊接电流、拉弧时间和接合压力下,焊接面之间形成了良好的熔合,焊缝及影响区的致密度显著增大.在较低的Ti3C2陶瓷相含量情况下,焊缝区的Ti3C2相形态没有显著变化,焊接件的三点弯曲强度达到母材强度的110%,断裂大多发生在焊缝及其影响区之外.在较高的Ti3C2陶瓷相含量情况下,焊缝区内Ti3C2颗粒明显变细,形成细小的Ti3C2颗粒均匀弥散于Cu(Al)合金网络结构的特殊显微形貌,焊接件的三点弯曲强度达到母材强度的93%,断裂基本发生在焊缝或影响区与母材的交界处附近.     

Hybrid (plasma + gas tungsten arc) weldability of modified 12% Cr ferritic stainless steel

This paper deals with the hybrid (plasma + gas tungsten arc) welding properties of 12 mm thick modified 12% Cr ferritic stainless steel complying with EN 1.4003 and UNS S41003 steels with a carbon content of 0.01% to improve the weldability. The root passes of the butt welds were produced with plasma arc welding (PAW) without filler metal while gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) was used to accomplish filler passes with 309 and 316 austenitic stainless steel type of consumables, respectively. The joints were subjected to tensile and bend tests as well as Charpy impact toughness testing at −20 °C, 0 °C and 20 °C. Examinations were carried out in terms of metallography, chemical analysis of the weld metal, ferrite content, grain size and hardness analyses. Although 309 consumables provided higher mean weld metal toughness values compared to 316 (90 J vs. 75 J), 316 type of consumables provided better mean HAZ toughness data for the joints (45 J vs. 20 J) at −20 °C. Toughness properties of the welds correspond with those of microstructural features including grain size and ferrite content.     

Phase transition in copper(II) pyrovanadate

A new phase Cu₂V₂O₇ synthesized, exhibits phase transitions between 475°C and 500°C. These phase transitions are reversible with ease in contrast toα →β phase transition at 712°C of Cu₂V₂O₇ phase reported earlier. These phase transitions are identified by DTA technique and characterized by detailed XRD investigations at different temperatures. The crystal structures of these Cu₂V₂O₇ phases are related to either thortveitite (Sc₂Si₂O₇) type or a modification of it.     

Gamma (γ) phase transformation in pulsed GTAW weld metal of duplex stainless steel

The cooling rate and large undercooling significantly affect the fusion zone microstructure in pulsed GTAW weldment under the same heat input condition. The weld pool solidified at fast cooling rate about 139 °C/s superimposed a relative amount of undercooling has a desired higher γ content of about 37 vol.% without tradition nitrogen addition or post-weld heat treatment. The final structure of the pulsed weld metal at 7 °C plate consists of a great amount of desirable intra-granular austenite γ^′₂ (IGA) inside the grain matrix, besides Widmannstätten austenite γ^′₂ (W) and grain boundary austenite γ₂ (GBA). It results in the weldment with an uniform microhardness distribution and a homogeneous mechanical property.     

Structure and superconductivity of Bi-(Pb)-Ca-Sr-Cu-O ceramics processed by arc melting

The Bi-(Pb)-Ca-Sr-Cu-O ceramics of typical cation composition 2 (0.4) 223, presintered at 800°C, are formed by arc melting and rapidly cooling the 2021 superconducting phase, CaO, and Cu₂O. The arc-melted samples sintered in air at 840°C exhibit a solid-state structural transformation of the components and a mixture of 2122 and 2223 superconducting phases, and small amounts of Ca₂CuO₃, Ca₂PbO₄, and CuO appear. When the arc melting is used as an intermediate stage in the preparation of the high-T _c superconductors in this system, a significant increase in density (from 3.7 to 5.7 g/cm³) and in critical current density (from 28 to 60 A/cm² in zero field and at liquid-nitrogen temperature) is observed, while the critical temperature remains practically unchanged (–104 K).