Finite Element Simulation of A-TIG Welding of Duplex Stainless Steel 2205 Using SYSWELD

2014 ◽  
Vol 592-594 ◽  
pp. 374-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Korra Nanda Naik ◽  
K.R. Balasubramanian ◽  
M. Vasudevan

Bead on plate activated tungsten inert gas (A-TIG) welding of duplex stainless steel (DSS) 2205 was performed to determine the thermal history, temperature distribution and the weld bead geometry. Finite element (FE) simulations were carried out using the software, SYSWELD considering the temperature dependent thermal and mechanical properties of the base material. A 3D double ellipsoidal heat source was employed for the non-linear thermal analysis. The transient temperature distribution, weld bead profile, weld bead dimensions, depth of penetration and bead width were calculated by FE simulation. The simulated weld bead profile was compared with the experimentally measured profile and found to be in agreement.

Author(s):  
Akash Deep ◽  
Vivek Singh ◽  
Som Ashutosh ◽  
M. Chandrasekaran ◽  
Dixit Patel

Abstract Austenitic stainless steel (ASS) is widely fabricated by tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding for aesthetic look and superior mechanical properties while compared to other arc welding process. Hitherto, the limitation of this process is low depth of penetration and less productivity. To overcome this problem activated tungsten inert gas (A-TIG) welding process is employed as an alternative. In this investigation the welding performance of conventional TIG welding is compared with A-TIG process using TiO2 and SiO2 flux with respect to weld bead geometry. The experimental investigation on A-TIG welding of ASS-201 grade shows TiO2 flux helps in achieve higher penetration as compared to SiO2 flux. While welding with SiO2 the hardness in HAZ and weld region higher than that of TIG welding process.


Author(s):  
Ashish Kumar ◽  
Kuntal Maji

This paper presents numerical and experimental investigations on wire arc additive manufacturing for deposition of 430L ferritic stainless steel. Finite element analysis was used to predict temperature distribution for deposition of multiple layers in wire arc additive manufacturing. The transient temperature distribution and predicted by finite element simulation was in good agreement with the experimental results. A wall type structure was fabricated by deposition of multiple layers vertically, and deposited material was characterized by tensile testing and microstructure study. The microstructure of the deposited wall structure was investigated through optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with EDS. The microstructure of deposited material was changed from fine cellular grains structure to columnar dendrites structure with the formation of secondary arm. It was found that the YS, UTS, and EL of the deposition direction were better than the build direction. The mechanical properties of the WAAM manufactured material was found comparable to that of the wire metal.


Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 530
Author(s):  
Jerzy Niagaj

The article presents results of comparative A-TIG welding tests involving selected unalloyed and fine-grained steels, as well as high-strength steel WELDOX 1300 and austenitic stainless steel AISI 304L. The tests involved the use of single ingredient activated fluxes (Cr2O3, TiO2, SiO2, Fe2O3, NaF, and AlF3). In cases of carbon and low-alloy steels, the tests revealed that the greatest increase in penetration depth was observed in the steels which had been well deoxidized and purified during their production in steelworks. The tests revealed that among the activated fluxes, the TiO2 and SiO2 oxides always led to an increase in penetration depth during A-TIG welding, regardless of the type and grade of steel. The degree of the aforesaid increase was restricted within the range of 30% to more than 200%.


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