Modeling of Weld Dilution in Gas Metal Arc Welding Process Using Taguchi's Design of Experiments

2011 ◽  
Vol 110-116 ◽  
pp. 2963-2968 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masood Aghakhani ◽  
Ehsan Mehrdad ◽  
Ehsan Hayati ◽  
Maziar Mahdipour Jalilian ◽  
Arash Karbasian

Gas metal arc welding is a fusion welding process which has got wide applications in industry. In order to obtain a good quality weld, it is therefore, necessary to control the input welding parameters. In other words proper selection of input welding parameters in this process contribute to weld productivity. One of the important welding output parameters in this process is weld dilution affecting the quality and productivity of weldment. In this research paper using Taguchi method of design of experiments a mathematical model was developed using parameters such as, wire feed rate (W), welding voltage (V), nozzle-to-plate distance (N), welding speed (S) and gas flow rate (G) on weld dilution. After collecting data, signal-to-noise ratios (S/N) were calculated and used in order to obtain the optimum levels for every input parameter. Subsequently, using analysis of variance the significant coefficients for each input factor on the weld dilution were determined and validated. Finally a mathematical model based on regression analysis for predicting the weld dilution was obtained. Results show that wire feed rate (W),arc voltage (V) have increasing effect while Nozzle-to-plate distance (N) and welding speed (S) have decreasing effect on the dilution whereas gas Flow rate alone has almost no effect on dilution but its interaction with other parameters makes it quite significant in increasing the weld dilution

In present experiment stainless steel and mild steel were joined together by the process of Gas Metal Arc Welding. To check effects of the process chosen we had set parameters like wire feed rate, welding speed, gas flow rate, distance of nozzle and the inclination of the plate. Taguchi’s robust design was used for the experiment and the parameters used were changed at each stage. After obtaining a satisfactory weld we decided to check the Tensile strength of the material using an ultimate tensile machine (UTM) and to determine which parameters are the best to obtain satisfactory quality of weld.


2013 ◽  
Vol 339 ◽  
pp. 700-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Lopez ◽  
Arturo Reyes ◽  
Patricia Zambrano

The effect of heat input on the transformation of retained austenite steels transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) was investigated in the heat affected zone (HAZ) of the Gas Metal Arc Welding GMAW process. The determination of retained austenite of the HAZ is important in optimizing the welding parameters when welding TRIP steels, because this will greatly influence the mechanical properties of the welding joint due to the transformation of residual austenite into martensite due to work hardening. Coupons were welded with high and low heat input for investigating the austenite transformation of the base metal due to heat applied by the welding process and was evaluated by optical microscopy and the method of X-Ray Diffraction (XRD). Data analyzed shows that the volume fraction of retained austenite in the HAZ increases with the heat input applied by the welding process, being greater as the heat input increase and decrease the cooling rate, this due to variation in the travel speed of the weld path.


2011 ◽  
Vol 341-342 ◽  
pp. 16-20
Author(s):  
Mongkol Chaisri ◽  
Prachya Peasura

The research was study the effect of gas metal arc welding process parameters on mechanical property. The specimen was carbon steel ASTM A285 grade A which thickness of 6 mm. The experiments with full factorial design. The factors used in this study are shielding gas and voltage. The welded specimens were tested by tensile strength testing and hardness testing according to ASME boiler and pressure vessel code section IX 2007. The result showed that both of shielding gas and voltage had interaction on tensile strength and hardness at 95% confidential (P value < 0.05). Factors affecting the tensile strength are the most carbon dioxide and 27 voltage were tensile strength 213.43 MPa. And hardness maximum of 170.60 HV can be used carbon dioxide and 24 voltage. This research can be used as data in the following appropriate parameters to gas metal arc welding process.


2021 ◽  
Vol 100 (01) ◽  
pp. 13-26
Author(s):  
RICHARD DERRIEN ◽  
◽  
ETHAN MICHAEL SULLIVAN ◽  
STEPHEN LIU ◽  
ELODIE MOINE ◽  
...  

Because formation of silicate islands during gas metal arc welding is undesirable due to decreased productivity and decreased quality of welds, it is important to understand the mechanism of the formation of these silicate islands to mitigate their presence in the weld. The effects of welding parameters on the silicate formation rate were studied. Results showed that the applied voltage and oxidizing potential of the shielding gas were the parameters that most strongly influenced the amount of silicates formed on the surface of the weld bead. High-speed video was used to observe the formation of silicate islands during the welding process, which showed that the silicates were present at each stage of the welding process, including the initial melting of the wire electrode, and grew by coalescence. A flow pattern of the silicate islands was also proposed based on video analysis. An electromagnetic levitation system was used to study the growth kinetics of the silicate islands. Silicate coverage rate was found to increase with increasing oxidizing time, increasing oxidizing potential of the atmosphere, and increasing content of alloying elements except for Ti.


2016 ◽  
Vol 1138 ◽  
pp. 101-106
Author(s):  
Gheorghe Amza ◽  
Gabriel Iacobescu ◽  
Dan Florin Niţoi ◽  
Cătălin Gheorghe Amza ◽  
Zoia Apostolescu

Paper presents the main pollutants that appear Gas metal arc welding, the main chemical reactions take place in the melting bath where results the pollutants, determining the impact on the working environment by calculating the coefficient of pollution. The optimization of welding process gives a coefficient of minimum pollution and determines the influence of welding parameters of the system on the appearance of major pollutants elements.


Author(s):  
Rudreshi Addamani ◽  
Ravindra Holalu Venkatadas ◽  
Ugrasen Gonchikar ◽  
Y. D. Chethan

The Pulsed Gas Metal Arc Welding (P-GMAW) process is used in high-technology industrial applications and it is one of the most significant arc welding processes. The quality, productivity and cost of welding will be affected by the P-GMAW welding input process parameters and are considered to the most important factors. It is necessary to determine the input and output relationship of the welding processes in order to understand and control the P-GMAW welding process parameters. P-GMAW is widely used process, especially in thin sheet metal industries. It offers an improvement in quality and productivity over regular Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW). The process enables stable spray transfer with low mean current and low net heat input. This paper describes the estimation and comparison of welding process parameters viz., current, gas flow rate and wire feed rate on ultimate tensile strength, yield strength, percentage of elongation and hardness. Experiments have been performed based on Taguchi’s L27 standard orthogonal array. Estimation of welding performances have been carried out using sophisticated mathematical models viz., MRA and GMDH, and, compared. The GMDH algorithm is designed to learn the process by training the algorithm with the experimental data. Three different criterion functions, viz., regularity, unbiased and combined criterions were considered for estimation in GMDH. Different GMDH models can be obtained by varying the percentage of data in the training set and the best model can be selected from these, viz., 50%, 62.5% and 75%. Estimation and comparison of welding performances were carried out using MRA and GMDH techniques.


2011 ◽  
Vol 341-342 ◽  
pp. 11-15
Author(s):  
Prachya Peasura ◽  
Mongkol Chaisri

The experimental observation reveals that the influence of gas metal arc welding process on physical properties. The specimen was carbon steel ss400 grade sheet of 6 mm. The experiments with 23 factorial design. The factors used in this study are voltage at 20 and 23 V, travel speed at 5 and 7 mm/sec and wire feed rate were set at 80 and 110 mm/sec. The welded specimens were tested by penetration, width of weld metal and high of weld metal. The result showed that the voltage, travel speed and wire feed rate had interaction on penetration, width of weld metal and high of weld metal at 95% confidential (P value < 0.05). Factors affecting the penetration are the most voltage of 23 V, travel speed 7 mm/sec and wire feed rate 110 mm/sec. were penetration of 31.68 mm. The width of weld metal was most at 9.9 mm. on voltage of 23 V, travel speed 5 mm/sec and wire feed rate 110 mm/sec. The factors affecting the high of weld metal are most voltage of 20 V, travel speed 5 mm/sec and wire feed rate 110 mm/sec. were penetration of 4.51 mm. This research can bring information to the foundation in choosing the appropriate parameters to gas metal arc welding process.


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (56) ◽  
pp. 84-93
Author(s):  
Saadat Ali Rizvi ◽  
Wajahat Ali

In this experimental works, the effect of GMA welding process parameters, such as arc voltage, wire feed speed, and gas flow rate on the mechanical quality of IS 2062 structural steel of grade A has been studied. Process parameters play an important role in determining the weld quality. In this research work response surface methodology (RSM) technique via design expert (DOE) 12 version software was applied to determining the weld quality and also to develop a mathematical model that can predict the main effect of the above said parameters on weld quality i.e. toughness and hardness. A set of experiments has been conducted to collect the data using a central composite design and ANOVA was used to predict the impact of welding parameters on toughness and hardness and Comparison also made between the actual result and predicted value and from the result that is clear that toughness and hardness of weldment is significantly affected by arc voltage, wire feed speed, and follow by gas flow rate.


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