EFFECT OF WELDING PROCESS PARAMETERS ON TENSILE OF LOW CARBON STEEL 283 G.C

In this study, three welding methods are used. The purpose to investigation the effects of SMAW, SAW, and gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) on the tensile stress of low carbon steel conforming to ASTM 283 c. 8mm thick plates are used as base material for butt welded joints. The tensile properties of the welded joints were evaluated and the results were compared by experts using the Taguchi method to design three levels of each parameter (current, voltage and displacement speed). From this research, it is found that compared to metal shielded arc welding and submerged arc welding, the pulling effect of the gas shielded welding joint of the tungsten electrode is the best. This is mainly due to the presence of The results of using analysis of variance (ANOVA) to estimate important parameters show that welding current and speed of the weld have a significant effect on tensile stress .the experimental results are in agreement with predicted results, and the maximum error is 3%..

Computer Intelligent Numerical Simulation of TIG Welding Using Platy Tungsten Electrode

In order to reveal the law of arc plasma flow and heat transfer in the process of flat tungsten electrode TIG welding as auxiliary heat source for hardfacing of cast iron surface. According to the free burning TIG arc using platy tungsten electrode, A three dimensional (3D) model for tungsten inert gas welding using platy tungsten electrode has been developed. The whole region of platy tungsten TIG arc, namely, platy tungsten cathode, arc plasma and anode surface is treated in a unified numerical model. By using fluent software to do the second development of equations source and solve these equations, the distribution of temperature, velocity and current density are obtained. The simulation results show that the current of flat tungsten electrode is more dispersed, and the heat generation of arc is more dispersed, which leads to the decrease of arc temperature; The current density on the cathode is much higher than that on the anode.

Towards Understanding the Cathode Process Mechanism and Kinetics in Molten LiF–AlF3 during the Treatment of Spent Pt/Al2O3 Catalysts

Electrochemical decomposition of spent catalyst dissolved in molten salts is a promising approach for the extraction of precious metals from them. This article reports the results of the study of aluminum electrowinning from the xLiF–(1-x)AlF3 melt (x = 0.64; 0.85) containing 0–5 wt.% of spent petroleum Pt/γ-Al2O3 catalyst on a tungsten electrode at 740–800 °C through cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. The results evidence that the aluminum reduction in the LiF–AlF3 melts is a diffusion-controlled two-step process. Both one-electron and two-electron steps occur simultaneously at close (or same) potentials, which affect the cyclic voltammograms. The diffusion coefficients of electroactive species for the one-electron process were (2.20–6.50)∙10−6 cm2·s–1, and for the two-electron process, they were (0.15–2.20)−6 cm2·s−1. The numbers of electrons found from the chronoamperometry data were in the range from 1.06 to 1.90, indicating the variations of the partial current densities of the one- and two-electron processes. The 64LiF–36AlF3 melt with about 2.5 wt.% of the spent catalysts seems a better electrolyte for the catalyst treatment in terms of cathodic process and alumina solubility, and the range of temperatures from 780 to 800 °C is applicable. The mechanism of aluminum reduction from the studied melts seems complicated and deserves further study to find the optimal process parameters for aluminum reduction during the spent catalyst treatment and the primary metal production as well.

Aging of the OT4-VT23, VT6-VT23, VT19-VT23 Titanium Welded Pairs

The structure, the phase composition and microhardness over the section of welded joints aged at 500 and 550 °C have been studied by means of structural and microdurometric analyzes. The welded joints of OT4-VT23, VT6-VT23 and VT19-VT23 titanium alloys pairs were obtained by the argon-arc welding with a nonconsumable tungsten electrode. It has been established that the aging at 500 °C for 8 hours promotes the decomposition of metastable phases (b, a”) which formed after welding in the welded joint of VT19-VT23 titanium alloys pair. The decomposition process leads to strengthening of the main zones of the welded joint (except for the parent metal of VT23 alloy) and provides a favorable smooth change of microhardness in the joint during the transition from one alloy to another. The aging at 500 and 550 °C during 8 hours of the welded joints of OT4-VT23, VT6-VT23 titanium alloys pairs also led to the development of the decomposition of metastable phases (b, a”, a’) in the weld and heat affected zones of the alloys being joined, but did not provide the required monotonic change in microhardness over the cross section of the joint.

Technology for Producing Fine Tungsten Carbide Powders

The article shows the advantage of electric arc synthesis and subsequent centrifugal spraying of tungsten carbide to obtain a high-quality highly dispersed powder. A tungsten electrode (anode) is fed to the surface of a rotating graphite electrode (cathode) until an electric arc occurs between the electrodes, and the cathode is made in the form of a ring. The angular speed of rotation of the annular graphite electrode is set in accordance with the calculated ratio, which provides fine-dispersed centrifugal atomization of the molten product particles. To prevent intense evaporation of tungsten and the formation of an excessive amount of fine particles, the power of the electric arc for melting the anode is limited to a set value.As a result, the uniformity of the powder increases and the dispersion of the particles of the main fraction decreases.

Prospective metal hydride hydrogen storage and purification technologies

To develop metal hydride reactors for storage and purification hydrogen of various types. Integrate metal hydride hydrogen storage and purification devices with a fuel cell (FC) and an electrolyzer with a solid polymer electrolyte. METHODS. For the melting of samples of intermetallic compounds (IMC), the method of melting in an electric arc furnace with a non-consumable tungsten electrode on a water-cooled copper crystallizer in an argon atmosphere is used. The study of the integral characteristics of metal hydride devices and the study of the processes during the extraction of hydrogen from a mixture of gases is carried out using thermal mass flow meters and a thermoconductometric gas analyzer. RESULTS. The results of the development and creation of metal hydride reactors for the storage and purification of hydrogen of various types are presented. The results of experimental studies of the system integration of metal hydride reactors, fuel cells, and an electrolyzer are presented. CONCLUSION. The accumulation of energy in hydrogen makes it possible to use the lowest possible gas pressure in the reactor, thereby obtaining the maximum safety during operation of the device, as well as avoiding mandatory safety certification and training of personal personnel on working with high-pressure cylinders. The use of the metal hydride method of flow purification shows high rates of hydrogen extraction for subsequent accumulation and use in the fuel cell at high volume hydrogen contents in the mixture (≥10% vol.), while the method of periodic evacuation of accumulated impurities is most effective at low hydrogen contents in the mixture (<10% vol.). Experimental power plants H>2Bio and H2Smart with an electric power of 200 W and 1 kW are developed, the results of the main operating modes of power plants are presented.

A fully adapted headstage for electrophysiological experiments with custom and scalable electrode arrays to record widely distributed brain regions

ABSTRACTElectrophysiological recordings lead amongst the techniques that aim to investigate the dynamics of neural activity sampled from large neural ensembles. However, the financial costs associated with the state-of-the-art technology used to manufacture probes and multi-channel recording systems make these experiments virtually inaccessible to small laboratories, especially if located in developing countries. Here, we describe a new method for implanting several tungsten electrode arrays, widely distributed over the brain. Moreover, we designed a headstage system, using the Intan® RHD2000 chipset, associated with a connector (replacing the expensive commercial Omnetics connector), that allows the usage of disposable and cheap cranial implants. Our results showed high-quality multichannel recording in freely moving animals (detecting local field, evoked responses and unit activities) and robust mechanical connections ensuring long-term continuous recordings. Our project represents an open source and inexpensive alternative to develop customized extracellular records from multiple brain regions.

Forming Coatings from Self-Fluxing Powder Based on Steels of Austenite Class Adding Molybdenum

The paper presents a study of the effect of adding Mo and MoS2 on the microstructure and properties of a powder coating based on austenitic steels. The coatings have been studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), a Vickers hardness tester, and abrasion wear resistance has been determined by the Pin on disk method. The results show that a coating that does not contain Mo and MoS2 consists of the phases g(Fe), M7(C, B)3 and (Fe, Cr)2B. The addition of Mo and MoS2 leads to the formation of phases M23(C, B)6, Mo2(B, C) and Fe3Mo3(C, B), where M = Fe, Cr, Mo. The main goal of these studies was to study characteristics of Mo and MoS2 distribution and the effect of their addition on the microstructure, hardness, and abrasion wear resistance of an alloy coating based on austenitic steels. Composite materials based on austenitic steels obtained by diffusion alloying (Aus0Mo), which has a nearly spherical shape with a diameter of 50–100 μm, have been used for deposition. 3–7 wt. % of Mo powder and 1.0–1.5 wt. % of MoS2 powder with a diameter less than 50 μm have been added in the powder of the composite material based on austenitic steels (Aus3Mo, Aus5Mo, Aus7Mo). Surfacing methods, including gas arc welding with a tungsten electrode, arc welding in shielding gas, plasma surfacing (PTA) and laser surfacing are widely used in industry to increase wear resistance of surfaces. The most important differences between these methods are deposition rate, applicability of materials, substrate dilution, microstructure and hardness stability after exposure to high temperatures, as well as manufacturing cost. Among the methods described above, plasma spraying followed by fusion is a good alternative to other surfacing processes. The coating should not be overheated until it is completely melted, since in this case the primary crystals of chromium carbides and borides pass into a liquid solution and upon subsequent crystallization, form a coarser structure, worsening the quality of the coating. This is precisely what does not occur during plasma spraying followed by reflow; in addition, the method is cheap, coatings are of high quality, competitive wear resistance and high stability of properties at high temperature.