Weld penetration control in gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) process

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
YuKang Liu ◽  
YuMing Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Arc Welding ◽  
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding ◽  
Weld Penetration ◽  
Gas Tungsten Arc ◽  
Gtaw Process ◽  
Gas Tungsten ◽  
Penetration Control

scholarly journals Arc Characteristics and Weld Bead Microstructure of Ti-6Al-4V Titanium Alloy in Ultra-high Frequency Pulse Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (UHFP-GTAW) Process

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 426-431
Author(s):  
Wei LI ◽  
Gaochong LV ◽  
Qiang WANG ◽  
Songtao HUANG
Keyword(s):  
Titanium Alloy ◽  
Fusion Zone ◽  
Arc Welding ◽  
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding ◽  
Weld Bead ◽  
Gas Tungsten Arc ◽  
Arc Characteristics ◽  
Arc Pressure ◽  
Gtaw Process ◽  
Gas Tungsten

To resolve the problem of grain coarsening occurring in the fusion zone and the heat-affected zone during conventional gas tungsten arc welding(C-GTAW) welded titanium alloy, which severely restricts the improvement of weld mechanical properties, welding experiments on Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy by adopting ultra-high frequency pulse gas tungsten arc welding (UHFP-GTAW) technique were carried out to study arc characteristics and weld bead microstructure. Combined with image processing technique, arc shapes during welding process were observed by high-speed camera. Meanwhile the average arc pressure under various welding parameters were obtained by adopting pressure measuring equipment with high-precision. In addition, the metallographic samples of the weld cross section were prepared for observing weld bead geometry and microstructure of the fusion zone. The experimental results show that, compared with C-GTAW, UHFP-GTAW process provides larger arc energy density and higher proportion of arc core region to the whole arc area. Moreover, UHFP-GTAW process has the obviously effect on grain refinement, which can decrease the grain size of the fusion zone. The results also revealed that a significant increase of arc pressure while increasing pulse frequency of UHFP-GTAW, which could improve the depth-to-width ratio of weld beads.

In-Situ Neutron Diffraction Study of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding of a 1018 Plain Carbon Steel

2007 ◽  
Vol 1027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Gharghouri ◽  
Michael J Watson ◽  
David Dye ◽  
Ronald B Rogge
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Diffraction ◽  
Arc Welding ◽  
Neutron Diffraction Study ◽  
Plain Carbon Steel ◽  
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding ◽  
Gas Tungsten Arc ◽  
Gtaw Process ◽  
Gas Tungsten ◽  
In Situ Neutron Diffraction

AbstractIn-situ neutron diffraction measurements of a dynamic Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) process have been performed using a unique instrument that establishes steady-state conditions by translating and rotating a cylindrical specimen past a stationary weld torch. The fixed neutron sampling volume is at a constant location with respect to the torch as new material is brought into the fusion zone. We present maps of lattice spacing and integrated intensity as a function of location about the weld torch, which provide insight into the temperature and phase distributions around the weld.

Study of the Effect of Active Fluxes in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

2011 ◽  
Vol 189-193 ◽  
pp. 3579-3582
Author(s):  
Jian Hao ◽  
Zhen Luo ◽  
Xian Zheng Bu ◽  
Jian Wu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Thin Layer ◽  
Arc Welding ◽  
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding ◽  
Steel Plates ◽  
Angular Distortion ◽  
Deep Penetration ◽  
Weld Penetration ◽  
Gas Tungsten Arc ◽  
Gas Tungsten

In order to investigate the effect of active fluxes on weld penetration, angular distortion and weld morphology in gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), three types of oxide fluxes-CaO, TiO2and Al2O3-were used in the welding of 5mm think stainless steel plates. Those powders were applied through a thin layer of the flux to produce a bead on plate welds. The results showed that compared with conventional TIG welding, increased weld penetration and reduced angular distortion of the weld piece were obtained with the application of active fluxes. However, the weld morphology was not changed significantly when the powders were coated on the surface of steel. It was also found that each of the powders has a fittest range in penetration increment. Whether the rate of the coating run out of the range, the effects of these active fluxes on the increased weld penetration were not obvious. The CaO flux has a narrow effective range for deep penetration, while the Al2O3powder does have no effect on A-TIG penetration. The mechanism of those different performances has not been found out. According to the investment, the mechanism of active fluxes for the increased weld penetration and reduced angular distortion is related to the contraction of the arc.

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