Prediction of metal deposition from arc sound and weld temperature signatures in pulsed MIG welding

The weld deposition efficiency is an important economic factor like productivity and weld quality in gas metal arc welding (GMAW). There is a strong relationship between arc sound signals and arc stability (or deposition efficiency) in GMAW. In this work, the variation of weld deposition efficiency with various pulse parameters in pulsed metal inert gas welding was investigated. The arc sound signal along with current and voltage signals were acquired and analyzed in time domain as well as in frequency domain. The sound signal kurtosis and arc power were found to be highly correlated with welding process stability. The weld deposition efficiency was also related to weld surface peak temperature. Finally, an attempt was made to correlate the sound time domain as well as frequency domain features of sound signal with the deposition efficiency. The variation of pulse shape with the duty factor also influenced the deposition efficiency as evidenced by in fast Fourier transform analysis.     

Influences of post weld heat treatment on fatigue crack growth behavior of TIG welding of 6013 T4 aluminum alloy joint (Part 1. Fatigue crack growth across the weld metal)

The present study evaluates the influences of PWHT on FCG behavior and tensile properties of TIG butt welded Al 6013-T4 sheets. Crack propagation tests were carried out on compact tension (CT) specimens. The T82 heat treatment was varied in three artificial aging times (soaking) of 6, 18 and 24 hours. The results of T82 heat treatment with artificial aging variations were tested for their fatigue crack growth rates at the main metal zone, the heat-affected zone (HAZ), and the welded metal zone. It has been observed that the various agings in heat treatment T82 are sensitive to the mechanical properties (fatigue crack growth rate test, tensile test). The results show that PWHT-T82 for 18 hours aging is the highest fatigue resistance, while the aging 18 hours provided the highest tensile test result.     

Slag recycling in submerged arc welding and its influence on weld quality leading to parametric optimization

Slag generated during conventional submerged arc welding (SAW) has been recycled by mixing varying percentages of crushed slag with fresh flux to use in subsequent runs. The influence of using flux-slag mixture on various aspects of SAW weld parameters of bead geometry have been investigated in a quantitative basis. Slag has been reprocessed and reused in submerged arc welding to produce bead-on-plate weld on mild steel plates. Apart from conventional process parameters: voltage (OCV), wire feed rate, nozzle to plate distance (stick-out) and traverse speed, welding has been carried out using various percentages of flux-slag mixture; the % of fused flux in the mixture has been treated as a process parameter. Various bead geometry parameters viz. bead width; reinforcement, depth of penetration and depth of HAZ have been measured for each of weld prepared in the study. Using experimental data, a grey-based Taguchi approach has been applied for parametric optimization of this non-conventional SAW process. The aim was to reveal the optimal amount of slag-mix%, which could be applied in SAW process without imposing any adverse effect on features of bead geometry and HAZ. Optimal result has been checked through confirmatory test.     

Experimental study and numerical modeling of arc and weld pool in stationary GTA welding of pure aluminum

In this study, a 2D mathematical model was developed for both arc and weld pool in stationary GTA welding. In arc model, current continuity equation has been solved in both arc and cathode regions without any assumption of fixed current density on the cathode surface which was essential in most previous works. The results of arc model were presented for both copper and aluminum anodes to investigate the effect of anode material on arc properties. It was seen that aluminum anode has lower maximum anode current density and heat flux but the distributions are wider than copper anode. Furthermore, shear stress on anode surface is higher in the case of aluminum anode. Also, calculated results of this study were compared with other available theoretical and experimental results. It has been shown that the agreement between calculated and experimental results was fairly good. The necessary information to simulate the weld pool, including the anode current density and heat flux to the workpiece were taken from the arc model. In this model, due to high thermal conductivity of pure aluminum, fluid flow into the weld pool was ignored. Effects of arc variables, i.e., arc length, applied current and welding time on the shape and size of the weld pool were investigated as well. In order to check the validity of the weld pool model, a comparison between calculated results and the results of our experimental tests was conducted. Generally, these comparisons reveal an acceptable agreement between calculated results and experimental data.     

Statistical aspects of fatigue crack growth life of base metal,weld metal and heat affected zone in FSWed 7075-T651 aluminum alloy

The statistical aspects of fatigue crack growth life of base metal (BM), weld metal (WM) and heat affected zone (HAZ) in friction stir welded (FSWed) 7075-T651 aluminum alloy has been studied by Weibull statistical analysis. The fatigue crack growth tests were performed at room temperature on ASTM standard CT specimens under three different constant stress intensity factor range controls. The main objective of this paper is to investigate the effects of statistical aspects of fatigue crack growth life on stress intensity factor ranges and material properties, namely BM, WM and HAZ specimens. In this work, the Weibull distribution was employed to estimate the statistical aspects of fatigue crack growth life. The shape parameter of Weibull distribution for fatigue crack growth life was significantly affected by material properties and the stress intensity factor range. The scale parameter of WM specimen exhibited the lowest value at all stress intensity factor ranges.     

Optimisation of the weld bead geometry in gas tungsten arc welding by the Taguchi method

In this paper, determination of the welding process parameters for obtaining an optimal weld bead geometry in gas tungsten arc welding is presented. The Taguchi method is used to formulate the experimental layout, to analyse the effect of each welding process parameter on the weld bead geometry, and to predict the optimal setting for each welding process parameter. Experimental results are presented to explain the proposed approach.     

断裂力学在焊接结构疲劳裂纹扩展研究中的应用

疲劳裂纹的产生以及扩展对结构件的安全使用存在着巨大的隐患,掌握疲劳裂纹扩展的基本规律和熟悉影响疲劳裂纹扩展的因素是非常必要的。对疲劳裂纹扩展的基本规律和影响因素进行了分析,并举例应用断裂力学的理论对焊接结构疲劳裂纹的扩展寿命进行了估算。     

Effect of shielding gas mixture on gas metal arc welding of HSLA steel using solid and flux-cored wires

In this work, gas metal arc welding of high strength-low alloy (HSLA) steel with solid- and flux-cored arc welding wires using different shielding gas compositions was performed. The composition of filler wire and shielding gas in gas metal arc welds of HSLA steel determines the inclusion characteristics, microstructure and mechanical properties. Thus, acceptable weld metal properties in HSLA steel using gas metal arc welding (GMAW) process could be achieved with the proper combination of filler wire and shielding gas composition.     

Prediction and optimization of weld bead geometry in oscillating arc narrow gap all-position GMA welding

The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology - Oscillating arc narrow gap all-position gas metal arc (GMA) welding is primarily applied for the construction of large metal...     

Genetic algorithm based optimization of the process parameters for gas metal arc welding of AISI 904 L stainless steel

The present study is focused on welding of super austenitic stainless steel sheet using gas metal arc welding process with AISI 904 L super austenitic stainless steel with solid wire of 1.2 mm diameter. Based on the Box — Behnken design technique, the experiments are carried out. The input parameters (gas flow rate, voltage, travel speed and wire feed rate) ranges are selected based on the filler wire thickness and base material thickness and the corresponding output variables such as bead width (BW), bead height (BH) and depth of penetration (DP) are measured using optical microscopy. Based on the experimental data, the mathematical models are developed as per regression analysis using Design Expert 7.1 software. An attempt is made to minimize the bead width and bead height and maximize the depth of penetration using genetic algorithm.     

16Mn钢焊接件疲劳裂纹扩展的微观特征研究

研究了在循环载荷作用下,16Mn钢焊接件疲劳裂纹的扩展情况.通过光学显微镜观察了裂纹扩展的微观特征,发现了裂纹在焊接结构不同部位的扩展路径方式并分析了显微组织对裂纹扩展的影响.裂纹在母材处为穿晶扩展,在热影响区和焊缝金属中的扩展为穿晶和沿晶混合型.     

Prediction of crack tip plasticity induced due to variation in solidification rate of weld pool and its effect on fatigue crack propagation rate (FCPR)

Effect of solidification rate on crack tip plastic zone size at various crack lengths was calculated analytically and numerically by simplified Sih’s and Irwin’s models, respectively. Influence of plastic zone size is explained in terms of COD and elastic stress intensity factor within valid range of small scale yielding approximation. Up to plastic zone size range of 4–5 mm, a good agreement between numerical and analytical plastic zone size and elastic stress intensity factor for all weldments was observed. For high loads and greater crack lengths, experimentally obtained COD values were found 15–19 % more than simulation ones due to rapidly induced plasticity at high crack dimensions. Solidification rate showed a significant influence on FCPR, for solidification rates 13.75 °C/s, 6.97 °C/s and 4.32 °C/s the obtained fatigue strength was 35.29 MPa, 36.26 MPa and 41.32 MPa, respectively.     

Microstructures and mechanical properties of 30Cr-4Mo ferritic stainless steel joints produced by double-pulsed gas metal arc welding

The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology - Joining of medium-thick ferritic stainless steel (FSS) traditionally follows the protocol of multi-layer and multi-pass welding to...     

Corrosion effects on fatigue crack propagation of stainless steel and its heat affected zone in pH buffer solutions

A corrosion fatigue crack propagation test for 430 stainless steel and its heat affected zone was conducted in pH buffer solutions, and the results were compared with model predictions. The bare corrosion effect on fatigue crack propagation, particularly in corrosive environments was evaluated by means of a modified Forman equation. As shown in the results, the average corrosion rate determined from the ratio of corrosion induced crack length to the entire crack length under a cycle load was 0.11 and 0.37 for the base metal and heat affected zone, respectively, with a load ratio of 0.5, frequency of 0.5, and a pH 10.0 environment. The modeling and experimental processes demonstrate a step towards a methodology enabling the corrosion effects on fatigue crack propagation behavior to be determined.     

Corrosion fatigue characteristics in the weld of multi-pass welded A106 Gr B steel pipe

In order to investigate the corrosion fatigue characteristics in the weld of multi-pass welded A106 Gr B steel pipe, corrosion fatigue tests were performed under the various stress ratios and 3.5 wt% NaCl solution at room temperature. The corrosion fatigue characteristic curves were represented using crack closure concept. The obtained results are as follows ; when the load frequency is 1.0 Hz, the crack opening point is transited in the region of K_max=20-32 MPa-msu1/2. In the low stress intensity factor range, the crack opening point is higher than that in air. However, in the high stress intensity factor range, it is lower than that in air. In the cases of 0.1 Hz and 0.01 Hz, the crack opening point gradually decreases to K(min) with K_max increase.     

A study on the prediction of bead geometry in the robotic welding system

The gas metal are (GMA) welding is one of the most widely-used processes in metal joining process that involves the melting and solidification of the joined materials. To solve this problem, we have carried out the sequential experiment based on a Taguchi method and identified the various problems that result from the robotic GMA welding process to characterize the GMA welding process and establish guidelines for the most effective joint design. Also using multiple regression analysis with the help of a standard statistical package program, SPSS, on an IBM-compatible PC, three empirical models (linear, interaction, quadratic model) have been developed for off-line control which studies the influence of welding parameters on bead width and compares their influences on the bead width to check which process parameter is most affecting. These models developed have been employed for the prediction of optimal welding parameters and assisted in the generation of process control algorithms.     

在役Q345钢及焊缝金属力学性能试验研究

以在役Q345钢、埋弧焊焊缝金属为研究对象,进行了拉伸性能和断裂韧性测试,并进行了试验数据的分析研究。结果表明:材料当前的拉伸性能、条件断裂韧性的数值和不同概率水平下的最小断裂韧性值;Q345钢的抗拉强度要高于埋弧焊焊缝金属;埋弧焊焊缝金属的屈强比高于Q345钢,这预示着其抵抗局部应力偶然过载的能力较低。引入数学方法分析材料的断裂韧性,是必要可行的。