Experimental Investigation on Parametric Optimization of MIG welding process on Mild Steel E34 by using Taguchi Technique

The present work analyses MIG in terms of strength and consumption of energy during joining of similar AISI 1018 Mild Steel plates. Sustainable manufacturing is the creation of various manufactured products that generally use different processes that will minimize negative impact on environment, conserve natural resources and energy, are also safe for the employees, consumers and communities as well as economically sound. Sustainable manufacturing highlights on the necessity of an energy effective process that optimize consumption of energy. AISI 1018 mild steel is extensively used in automotive industries for pins, worms, dowels gears, non-critical tool components etc. Main important output responses are Tensile Strength and energy consumption during MIG Welding Process by taking Current, Travel Speed and Voltage as effective input variables. The main objective is to optimize energy consumption as well as tensile strength also determination of main influential process parameters on energy Consumption and tensile strength by using Taguchi Method. Contour plot has been also shown.

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OPTIMIZATION OF DISSIMILAR MATERIALS ON STAINLESS STEEL (316L) AND MILD STEEL (IS2062) IN MIG WELDING PROCESS

International Journal of Recent Trends in Engineering and Research ◽

10.23883/ijrter.2018.4211.52gpy ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 94-101 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

Stainless Steel ◽

Mild Steel ◽

Welding Process ◽

Dissimilar Materials ◽

Mig Welding ◽

Stainless Steel 316L

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Improvement of Joint Integrity in MIG Welded Steel: A Review

Volume 2: Advanced Manufacturing ◽

10.1115/imece2018-86788 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Timothy Odiaka ◽

Nkosinathi Madushele ◽

Stephen Akinlabi

Keyword(s):

Parametric Optimization ◽

Welding Process ◽

Mig Welding ◽

Welded Steel ◽

Experiment Method ◽

Alternative Means ◽

Metal Inert Gas Welding ◽

Steel Joints ◽

Joint Integrity

Metal Inert Gas Welding is one of the most widely used welding methods in manufacturing industries. A significant challenge in any welding process is the achievement of high quality welds. This has led to a host of welding techniques designed with the goal of maintaining weld integrity by improving its mechanical and structural properties. This study looks at the application of various methods to improve the integrity of welded steel joints with attention to MIG welding. The systematic approach to the review considered in detail, the works done by numerous researchers in improving the integrity of welded steel joints through parametric optimization. This included several research works which adopted Taguchi’s Design of Experiment method. A few other notable methods of improving weld quality apart from parametric optimization were also reviewed and were not exclusive to MIG welding. The study showed that the bulk of research embarked on, in the improvement of weld integrity involved parametric optimization. This also proved to be the simplest method. However, some other suggestions such as Post Weld Heat Treatment, Pulsed Current, Hybrid welding and Vibratory Welding were discovered to be alternative means of improving weld integrity. The use of reinforcing powders was also discovered, and it was suggested that the quality of MIG welded steel joints could be improved by using titanium alloy powder as weld joint reinforcement.

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