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Influence of process variables on weld bead quality in two wire tandem submerged arc welding of HSLA steel

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Title Influence of process variables on weld bead quality in two wire tandem submerged arc welding of HSLA steel
 
Creator KIRAN, DV
BASU, B
DE, A
 
Subject Tandem submerged arc welding
HSLA steel
Experimental investigation
Central composite rotatable design
MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES
MICROSTRUCTURE
METALS
JOINTS
SPEED
 
Description Two-wire tandem submerged arc welding process involves simultaneous depositions from two electrode wires with the leading wire usually connected to a DC power source and the trailing wire connected to a pulsed AC power source. The weld bead profile and mechanical properties in the tandem submerged welding are significantly affected by the leading and trailing wire current transients and the welding speed. We present here a detailed experimental study on the influence of leading wire current, trailing wire current pulses, and welding speed on the weld bead dimensions and mechanical properties in single-pass tandem submerged welding of a typical HSLA steel. It is realized that the weld bead penetration is primarily influenced by the leading wire current while the weld bead width and the reinforcement height are sensitive to the trailing wire current pulses. Greater magnitude of trailing wire current pulses and shorter negative pulse duration increase the weld pool volume leading to reduced cooling rate and poor mechanical properties as the formation of the strengthening phases like acicular ferrite is inhibited. In contrast, increase in welding speed reduces the rate of heat input thereby enhancing the cooling rate and the weld bead mechanical properties. A set of empirical relations are developed to estimate the weld bead dimensions and mechanical properties as function of the welding conditions. The predictions from the empirical relations and the corresponding measured results are observed to be in fair agreement. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
 
Publisher ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
 
Date 2014-10-16T06:27:38Z
2014-10-16T06:27:38Z
2012
 
Type Article
 
Identifier JOURNAL OF MATERIALS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY, 212(10)2041-2050
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2012.05.008
http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/jspui/handle/100/15432
 
Language en