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Sreejith T.S. 212110019 Welding Engineering MME Department
OVERVIEW
Work plan Introduction 0bjective Mechanical properties of weld metal 1. Tensile test 2. impact test Result and discussion Reference
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Introduction
Generally discrete alternate supply of shielding gas is a new technology which alternately supplies the different kinds of shielding gases in weld zone This technology is capable of achieving better quality and high efficiency using the physical properties of welding arc In GMAW, mixtures of two or more gases are often used to shield the arc and the molten weld pool in order to improve the fusion process and weld quality. These mixed gases can be premixed at a filling plant and delivered in a cylinder for use at a job site or two gases can be mixed at the job site using a gas blender or mixer.
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Shielding gas is very important in GMAW and therefore any change in gas mix or flow parameters greatly affects the arc transfer characteristics and resultant weld quality. The shielding gas system thus greatly impacts productivity and cost-effectiveness. The problem with the current shielding gas systems is mixed cylinders are expensive and gas mixers are often inaccurate, therefore more efficient, alternative shielding gas technologies are of interest
In the case of alternate supply of Argon and CO2 in constant arc length, the welding current and the arc voltage increases and decreases discretely.
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Argon is supplied into welding arc, the welding current decreases, and the arc voltage increases. Conversely CO2 is supplied into welding arc, the welding current increases, and the arc voltage decreases The periodic change of gas and arc pressure, increase the fluidity of weld pool and reduce of surface tension of molten metal to make grain of weld zone refine
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OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this investigation is to study the effects of alternate supply of shielding gas on mechanical and metallurgical properties of carbon steel using gas metal arc welding process. The investigation will determine if the pulsing of two pure shielding gases create potential benefits relative to the use of conventional gas mixtures.
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MECHANICAL TESTINGS
1. TENSILE TEST
Equipment used Description of test item - UTE-60 - carbon steel all weld tensile specimen
Size of specimen -180mm*Dia18mm and diameter of reduced section 12.5+/-0.25mm ASTM A370 standard
UTS (MPa) 100% CO2 80% Ar&20%CO2 Alternate supply of shielding gas
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% elongation 29 31 31
2. IMPACT TEST
Test Standard: AWS B4
Testing Temperature : 270C Specimen Size: 10*10*55mm
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Work to be done
Chemical composition of weld metal APRIL 4-10 Microscopic Analysis APRIL 10-15 Quantitative analysis of the weld metal microstructures APRIL 15-25 Spectroscopy APRIL 25 Microscopic study of inclusion and Volume fraction of inclusion APRIL 25-30
Thesis preparation
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MAY 1- 25
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Reference
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