Geometric Deformations of Welded Metallic Structures
Various research on the influence of different process parameters on quality characteristics of metallic structures assembled by welding have been accomplished [1 - 8, etc.]. The deformations of metallic structure components assembled by welding depend on the characteristics of the components, welded gap, welding speed, scheme and time of components fixing, etc. The paper presents the data and main results of an experimental research on the influence of two process parameters - the welding gap and the fixing time of the components - on the geometric deformations of certain metallic structure components in industrial conditions. Complex experiment and set-up including industrial welding robot and advanced measurement system have been designed and used. The geometric deformations of the welded metallic structure components are caused by forces and phenomenon heating - cooling, i.e. dilatation - contraction, respectively, acting during the periods of fixing - welding, fixing - cooling, cooling without fixing. Relevant dependences between the geometric deformation of welded structure and the considered influencing process parameters have been evidenced.