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Metallurgy in Welding
By ndrilon 2009
What is WELDING
Resistance Welding
Types of ARC Welding
Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
Submerged Arc Welding (SAW)
Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW)
no shielding gas
- using flux core in the tubular consumable
electrode
uses a shielding gas
- gas that must be supplied by an external
supply. This is known informally as "dual shield"
welding.
Uses of FCAW
Mild and low alloy steels
Stainless steels
Some high nickel alloys
Some wear facing/surfacing
alloys
Advantages of FCAW
FCAW may be an "all-position" process with the right filler
metals (the consumable electrode)
No shielding gas needed making it suitable for outdoor
welding and/or windy conditions
A high-deposition rate process (speed at which the filler
metal is applied) in the 1G/1F/2F
Some "high-speed" (e.g., automotive applications)
Less pre cleaning of metal required
Metallurgical benefits from the flux such as the weld metal
being protected initially from external factors until the flux
is chipped away
Disadvantages of FCAW
Melted Contact Tip – happens when the electrode actually
contacts the base metal, thereby fusing the two
Irregular wire feed – typically a mechanical problem
Porosity – the gases (specifically those from the flux-core)
don’t escape the welded area before the metal hardens,
leaving holes in the welded metal
More costly filler material/wire as compared to GMAW
Less suitable for applications that require painting, such as
automotive body works.
Cannot be used in a rugged environment limited to shop
use only.
FCAW Equipment set up
TIG WELDING
GTAW or TIG process
GTAW Welding Equipment
TIG Welding Machine
TIG Torch
ADVANTAGES of GTAW
most popular method for welding aluminum stainless
steels, and nickel-base alloys.
Produces top quality welds.
No smoke or fumes
clean – no slag and spatter to be clean during
welding
reduced distortion in the weld joint because of the
concentrated heat source.
is very good for joining thin base metals because of
excellent control of heat input.
ADVANTAGES of GTAW
especially useful for joining aluminum and magnesium
which form refractory oxides,
excellent to use for the reactive metals like titanium
and zirconium, which dissolve oxygen and nitrogen and
become brittle if exposed to air while melting.
welding process by fusion alone without the addition
of filler metal.( non-consumable electrode)
Used in very critical service application and on very
expensive metal or parts.
Disadvantages of GTAW
EXPENSIVE
a. Arc travel speed and weld metal deposition
rates are lower.
b. high price of Inert gases for shielding such as
Argon and Helium.
c. price of Tungsten electrode is high.
d. Equipment costs are greater than that for
other processes, such as SMAW, which require less
precise controls.
MANY LIMITATIONS and cannot be used in
full welding operations
Limitations of GTAW
SLOWER WELDING PROCESS
slower than consumable electrode arc welding.
FAST CONTAMINATION
1. During transfer of molten tungsten from the
electrode to the weld.
2. tungsten inclusion(unbalance gas shielding the
inclusion is hard & brittle)
3. During exposure of the hot filler rod to air.
4. When there is improper welding techniques along
the line
GMAW or MIG
is an electric arc welding process which joins
metals by heating them with an arc established
between a continuous filler metal (consumable)
electrode and the work.
Expensive gas
Oxy-Acetylene Diagram
Welding Equipment
Complete Oxy-Acetylene
Welding Equipment
Resistance Welding
is a process in which the fusing temperature is
generated at the joint by the resistance to the flow of an
electrical current.
SPOT WELDING
SEAM WELDING
SPOT WELDING
A charge of electricity is
sent from one electrode
through the material to
the other electrode.
SEAM Welding
is
like spot welding
except that the
spots overlap each
other, making a
continuous weld
seam.