Welding method and its parameters has an important effect on the formability and mechanical properties of tailor welded blanks(TWBs). In this study gas tungsten arc welding(GTAW) is used to joint aluminum TWBs. Aluminum TWBs consist of 6061 aluminum sheets with different thickness of 1mm and 2mm. Main parameters of GTAW consist of welding current, pressure of shielding gas, welding speed and di...

Evaluation of welding process such as metal inert gas welding and tungsten inert gas arc welding on tensile, bend and hardness properties of austenitic stainless steel SS347H(18Cr 10Ni 1Cb ), T22(21⁄4Cr Mo) and T91(9Cr 1Mo V) grades are studied. Tubes of 54 mm of outer diameter and 4 mm of wall thickness is used as a base material in the following combination SS347H VS T91 and T91 VS T22 is wel...

Friction stir welding and tungsten inert gas welding techniques were employed to weld armor grade aluminum alloy to investigate the effect of welding processes on tensile behavior of weld joints. Tensile tests, Vicker microhardness tests and optical microscopy were performed on developed weld joints and base metal. Welding process influenced tensile behavior and microstructure of weld joints. F...

Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) emitted during arc welding frequently causes keratoconjunctivitis and erythema. The extent of the hazard of UVR varies depending on the welding method and conditions. Therefore, it is important to identify the levels of UVR that are present under various conditions. In this study, we experimentally evaluated the hazard of UVR emitted in gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW...

This paper presents a new deposition process for directly building cylindrical parts of the 5356 aluminium alloy with variable polarity gas tungsten arc welding (VPGTAW). The relationship between the geometric sizes of the deposited layer and the welding parameters is investigated. A machine vision sensor is used to monitor and control the arc length that is a key welding parameter in the achie...

In this research article a comprehensive investigation has been carried out to determine the effect of thermal cycle on temperature dependent process parameters developed during gas tungsten arc (GTA) welding of high carbon (AISI 1090) steel butt joints. An experiment based thermal analysis has been performed to obtain the thermal history. We have focused on different thermophysical properties ...

This paper deals with weld pool oscillation during pulsed gas tungsten arc (GTA) welding of unalloyed steel. Experiments were carried out in which the weld pool was triggered into oscillation during both the base time and the pulse time by short current peaks, superimposed on the pulsed welding current. The arc voltage was continuously measured during welding and the oscillation frequency spect...

Modelling of the arc in electric arc welding is significant to achieve a better process understanding, thus gain better weld quality and a more efficient production process. It requires knowing the conditions at the surfaces of the anode and cathode. These conditions are very difficult to set from measurements and should be calculated. This requires modelling the complex physics of the electrod...

Gas tungsten arc welding is the primary process for precision joining. To develop a control system for this process, a novel sensor is proposed to measure the depth of the weld pool surface using a non-transferred arc. A flat surface is periodically established to provide a real-time reference. The main-arc-on period is selected as the system’s input. Because of possible large variations/ranges...

This paper presents a study on optimization of process parameters using particle swarm optimization to minimize angular distortion in 202 grade stainless steel gas tungsten arc welded plates. Angular distortion is a major problem and most pronounced among different types of distortion in butt welded plates. The process control parameters chosen for the study are welding gun angle, welding speed...