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Title: Welding current and melting rate in GMAW of aluminium

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OSTI ID:442966
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  1. Indian Inst. of Tech., New Delhi (India)
  2. Univ. of Delhi (India)

Studies on GMAW of aluminium and its alloy 5083, revealed that the welding current and melting rate were affected by any change in wire feed rate, arc voltage, nozzle to plate distance, welding speed and torch angle. Empirical models have been presented to determine accurately the welding current and melting rate for any set of these parameters. These results can be utilized for determining accurately the heat input into the workpiece from which reliable predictions can be made about the mechanical and the metallurgical properties of a welded joint. The analysis of the model also helps in providing a vital information about the static V-I characteristics of the welding power source. The models were developed using a two-level fractional factorial design. The adequacy of the model was tested by the use of analysis of variance technique and the significance of the coefficients was tested by the student`s t test. The estimated and observed values of the welding current and melting rate have been shown on a scatter diagram and the interaction effects of different parameters involved have been presented in graphical forms.

OSTI ID:
442966
Report Number(s):
CONF-950682-; ISBN 0-87170-567-2; TRN: IM9712%%391
Resource Relation:
Conference: 4. international conference on trends in welding research, Gatlinburg, TN (United States), 5-9 Jun 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Trends in welding research: Proceedings of the 4. international conference; Smartt, H.B.; Johnson, J.A. [eds.] [Idaho National Engineering Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)]; David, S.A. [ed.] [Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)]; PB: 836 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English