In this paper, a three-dimensional finite element model has been developed to simulate the laser-TIG hybrid welding (HLAW) of stainless steel 1.4418 with thickness of 4 mm. Transient temperature profile and dimensions of the fusion zone and heat affected zone (HAZ) during welding process are calculatedusing finite element method (FEM) and were solved in the ABAQUS/Standard software.The heat sou...

Gas tungsten arc welding is a popular process in those applications requiring a high degree of quality and accuracy. However, this process has a big disadvantage against the substantially high productivity welding procedures. Hence, many efforts have been made to improve its productivity. One of these efforts is the use of activating flux (A-TIG welding). In this study, the performance of A-TIG...

J. Cárcel-Carrasco; M. Pascual; M. Pérez-Puig; F. Segovia. ITM-Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain). Camino de vera s/n, 46022 Valencia (Spain). Corresponding author, Email: [email protected] This work compares the weldability of ductile iron when: (I) a root weld is applied with a tungsten inert gas (TIG) process using an Inconel 625 source rod and filler welds are subsequently applie...

In this paper, a three-dimensional finite element model has been developed to simulate the laser-TIG hybrid welding (HLAW) of stainless steel 1.4418 with thickness of 4 mm. Transient temperature profile and dimensions of the fusion zone and heat affected zone (HAZ) during welding process are calculatedusing finite element method (FEM) and were solved in the ABAQUS/Standard software.The heat sou...

Primljeno (Recieved): 2011-07-13 Prihvaćeno (Accepted): 2011-11-15 Original scientific paper This paper presents welding current influence on spreading of electromagnetic field in TIG welding process. The quality of welding is analyzed by „Fast Fourier Transformation“ (FFT) on recorded current. Electric and magnetic field are measured using an instrument „Macshek ESM – 100 3D Fieldmeter“ [1]. W...

Introduction Balancing mechanisms Application on TIG welding Paralleling IR standard speed IGBTs Full Bridge Inverter Power circuit Half-Bridge Inverter Output inverter stages Transient voltage and output rectifier Multi-process welding Advantages of paralleling IGBTs Mounting instructions Current and temperature unbalance ESD and correct handling Thermal runaway Discrete devices approach Concl...

This paper explains an integrated method of using genetic algorithm on the experimental data for optimizing the process parameters for height to width ratio and use of artificial neural network techniques for predicting the effects on the four weld bead geometric descriptors (front height, front width, back height and back width) by the five controlling weld process variables (welding speed, wi...

Experiments have been conducted to investigate the influence of cusp external magnetic field (EMF) on deposition rate two-electrode tungsten insert gas (T-TIG) welding. T-TIG arc parameters such as shape, voltage, pressure, and plasma information were acquired respectively. Results showed that compared TIG a higher welding current could be allowed for due its low pressure characteristic. Under ...

In this experimental work, Manganese oxide (MnO2), Zinc oxide (ZnO), Iron oxide (Fe2O3) and Magnesium chloride (MgCl2) were used as activating flux to investigate the effects for SS 304 in tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding. Ultimate tensile strength, percentage elongation, Penetration depth and width were studied of material SS 304. The experimental results indicated that the MnO2 and Fe2O3 flux...