scholarly journals Numerical Simulation Mode of Spot Contact Welding Processes

2021 ◽  
pp. 85-91
Author(s):  
А.С. Угловский ◽  
И.М. Соцкая ◽  
Е.В. Шешунова
Keyword(s):  
Spot Welding ◽  
Low Carbon Steel ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Detailed Data ◽  
Welding Quality ◽  
Welding Processes ◽  
Contact Welding

Цель рассмотрения численного метода заключалась в получении подробных данных, позволяющих оценить проведение сварочного процесса: изменение объёма сварного шва, радиуса сварного шва, радиуса зоны термического влияния. При проведении моделирования авторами выведены зависимости параметров точечной сварки низкоуглеродистой стали толщиной до 3,2 мм. Данные зависимости будут определять качество сварных швов. Соответствующее сочетание параметров точечной сварки обеспечит прочное соединение и хорошее качество сварки. The purpose of the numerical method consideration was to obtain detailed data allowing evaluating the performance of the welding process: changing the volume of the weld, the radius of the weld, the radius of the weld-affected zone. During the simulation the authors have derived dependencies of the parameters of spot welding of low-carbon steel up to 3.2 mm thick. These dependencies will determine the quality of the welds. The correct combination of spot welding parameters will ensure a firm joint and good welding quality.

scholarly journals Resistance Spot Welding of dissimilar Steels

10.14311/1548 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ladislav Kolařík ◽  
Miroslav Sahul ◽  
Marie Kolaříková ◽  
Martin Sahul ◽  
Milan Turňa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spot Welding ◽  
Low Carbon Steel ◽  
Dissimilar Materials ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Spot Welds ◽  
Resistance Spot ◽  
Dissimilar Steels ◽  
Resistance Spot Welds

This paper presents an analysis of the properties of resistance spot welds between low carbon steel and austenitic CrNi stainless steel. The thickness of the welded dissimilar materials was 2 mm. A DeltaSpot welding gun with a process tape was used for welding the dissimilar steels. Resistance spot welds were produced with various welding parameters (welding currents ranging from 7 to 8 kA). Light microscopy, microhardness measurements across the welded joints, and EDX analysis were used to evaluate the quality of the resistance spot welds. The results confirm the applicability of DeltaSpot welding for this combination of materials.

Optimizing spot welding parameters in a sheet metal assembly by neural networks and genetic algorithm

2007 ◽  
Vol 221 (7) ◽  
pp. 1175-1184 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Hamedi ◽  
M Shariatpanahi ◽  
A Mansourzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Spot Welding ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Welding Current ◽  
The Body ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Automotive Body ◽  
Body In White ◽  
Assembly Operations

Deformation of the spot-welded sub-assemblies in assembly operations and the gap between the matching sub-assemblies have been quality concerns specifically in the automotive industry. Overall quality of the car body and its sub-assemblies, apart from quality of each stamped part, depends markedly on the welding process. This paper considers optimization of three important process parameters in the spot welding of the body components, namely welding current, welding time, and gun force. In this research, first the effects of these parameters on deformation of the sub-assemblies are experimentally investigated. Then neural networks and multi-objective genetic algorithms are utilized to select the optimum values of welding parameters that yield the least values of dimensional deviations in the sub-assemblies. Welding sub-assemblies with the optimized set of parameters brought all of them into the tolerance range. The proposed approach can be utilized in manufacturing sub-assemblies that can fit and match better with adjacent parts in the automotive body. It enhances quality of the joint and will result in improving overall quality of the body in white.

Analysis of Welds Made by Delta Spot Method

2015 ◽  
Vol 818 ◽  
pp. 229-232
Author(s):  
Ján Viňáš ◽  
Luboš Kaščák
Keyword(s):  
Spot Welding ◽  
Welded Joint ◽  
Galvanized Steel ◽  
Metallographic Analysis ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Resistance Spot ◽  
Steel Sheets ◽  
Resistance Spot Welds ◽  
Welding Processes

Resistance spot welding has been widely used in sheet fabrication for several decades. Development of new materials leads to innovation of welding processes. The paper describes the principle of innovative welding method known as Delta Spot and evaluates the properties of Delta Spot joints made by combination of galvanized steel sheets H220PD (a0 = 0.9 mm) and TRIP 40/70+Z100MBO (a0 = 0.77 mm). The quality of welded joints was evaluated by tensile test and metallographic analysis. The influence of the welding parameters on the structure of welded joint was observed too. The properties of Delta Spot joint were compared to the properties of standard resistance spot welds.

An Improved Numerical Modeling for Resistance Spot Welding Process and Its Experimental Verification

1998 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. P. Gupta ◽  
Amitava De
Keyword(s):  
Resistance Spot Welding ◽  
Spot Welding ◽  
Hsla Steel ◽  
Low Carbon Steel ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Current Density Distribution ◽  
Mechanical Analysis ◽  
Electrode System ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Resistance Spot

A numerical model of resistance spot welding with spherical tip electrode is developed to incorporate the electro-thermal aspect as well as thermo-elasto-plastic behaviour inherent in this process. The electro-thermal aspect includes the Joule’s resistive heating along the contact surfaces and within the sheet-electrode system due to nonuniform current density distribution in the sheet-electrode. The elasto-plastic deformation of the sheet-electrode interface at higher temperature is included in the thermo-mechanical analysis. The interdependence of those two analyses has been taken care of The model is used to simulate the spot welding in low-carbon steel sheets of 1 mm and 2 mm thickness and HSLA steel sheet of 1 mm thickness. The results are compared with experimental data obtained as a part of this work and also with literature data. The comparison has shown a good agreement in all the cases. The results are later used to draw the thermal cycle curves at different location along the faying surface.

scholarly journals On-Line Spot Welding Quality Prediction with Analysis of Welding Parameters

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-140
Author(s):  
Emin Cantez ◽  
İsmail Atalay ◽  
Oğuz Alper İsen ◽  
Serkan Aydın
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Spot Welding ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Quality Prediction ◽  
Welding Quality ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Machine Learning Methods ◽  
On Line

Spot welding is one of the metal joining technologies and has an important place especially in the automotive industry. A passenger car has average 5000 spots. Destructive inspection is carried out at certain periods to check these spots. However, not all parts can be checked. In this work, welding parameters were collected and analyzed. By applying different machine learning methods, the quality of the spot welding was tried to be estimated and the results were compared.

scholarly journals Performance Evaluation of the Effects of Post Weld Heat Treatment on the Microstructure, Mechanical and Corrosion Potentials of Low Carbon Steel

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isiaka Oluwole Oladele ◽  
Davies Babatunde Alonge ◽  
Timothy Olakunle Betiku ◽  
Emmanuel Ohiomomo Igbafen ◽  
Benjamin Omotayo Adewuyi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Carbon Steel ◽  
Low Carbon Steel ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Post Weld Heat Treatment ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Corrosion Properties ◽  
Mechanical And Corrosion Properties ◽  
Weld Heat

The effect of Post Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT) on the microstructure, mechanical and corrosion properties of low carbon steel have been investigated. The welding process was conducted on butt joint using Manual Metal Arc Welding (MMAW) techniques at a welding voltage of 23 V and welding current of 110 A with the use of E6013 and 3.2 mm diameter as filler material. Heat treatment through full annealing was carried out on the welded low carbon steel. The mechanical properties (hardness, impact toughness and tensile properties) of the AW and PWHT samples were determined. The microstructure of the AW and PWHT samples was characterized by means of an optical microscopy. Corrosion behavior of the sample was studied in3.5 wt.% NaCl environment using potentiodynamic polarization method. The results showed that the AW samples has good combination of mechanical and corrosion properties. The microstructure revealed fine grains of pearlite randomly dispersed in the ferrite for the AW base metal (BM) sample while agglomerated and fine particle of epsilon carbide or cementite randomly dispersed on the ferritic phase of the heat affected zone (HAZ) and weld metal (WM), of the AW, respectively. The PWHT samples shows that the annealing process allow diffusion and growth of the fine grains into partial coarse grains of ferrite and pearlite which did not encourage improvement of the properties. Therefore, it was concluded that the welding parameters put in place during welding of the low carbon steel are optimum for quality weld.

A Simulation of Spot Welding Process

2014 ◽  
Vol 657 ◽  
pp. 226-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viorel Cohal
Keyword(s):  
Process Parameters ◽  
Growth Curve ◽  
Spot Welding ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Process Parameter ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Welding Machine

The paper presents the optimization of spot welding parameters using offline simulation. The procedure of making simulation with SORPAS® is similar to the procedure of doing practical welding process, which can be divided into the following three steps:Data preparation - the materials and geometries of the workpieces and electrodes are defined, the type of welding machine is selected and the process parameters are specified.Running simulation of welding - the parts are welded in the selected welding machine with the specified process parameter settings. The simulations can be carried out in four ways: single simulations, batch simulations, automated optimizations and weld planning.Evaluation of results - the results of welding and quality of weld are evaluated thus the design and parameter settings are verified. With the optimization procedures the weld growth curve can be obtained.

scholarly journals Representation of gas metal arc pulsed welding process behavior on bead geometry: a study of leading variables

2021 ◽  
Vol 2139 (1) ◽  
pp. 012008
Author(s):  
J L Lázaro Plata ◽  
C S Sánchez Rincón
Keyword(s):  
Welding Process ◽  
Weld Bead ◽  
Structural Quality ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Bead Geometry ◽  
Automatic Welding ◽  
Cored Wire ◽  
Experimental Development ◽  
Welding Processes

Abstract Gas metal arc welding is one of the most influential processes in the production and repair of structures and equipment; therefore, the need to improve the productivity and quality of welded joints has led to the development of techniques for good control of welding parameters. Also, the development of semi-automatic welding processes led to the control of one of the variables such as pulsed current; this technique is characterized by a lower heat input and lower energy expenditure, which directly influences the structural quality of the welded joint and the geometry of the weld bead. This work focused on evaluating the effects of various welding operating parameters using the central composite design tool based on the response surface methodology; next, the experimental development employed an inverter type power source for weld depositions, a commercial grade Stargold clean 96% Ar and 4% CO2 shielding gas at the rate of 15 L/min stationary arc, a 1.2 mm metal cored wire for welding deposit and a carbon steel base plate with a thickness of 6 mm. During the welding process, the torch was kept at a 90° inclination and a 16 mm stroke. To examine the adequacy of the empirical models and the significance of the regression coefficients, the variance analysis was employed. Consequently, the graphs were obtained through the determination of the model; from the statistical results obtained, it was shown that the above models were adequate to predict the weld width, bead height, and penetration within the range of variables studied. Furthermore, it was observed that the wire feed rate it has a very marked effect on weld bead geometry, followed by frequency pulse and peak current; finally, the effectiveness of employing these methodologies for the management of variables attributing to the execution of welding tasks with higher accuracy was demonstrated.

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