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(c) T joint
Relibility
Ease of Maintenance
Visual Inspection
Cost
Method
Arc welding
1
2 3 1
Resistance welding 1
2 1 1
Brazing
1
1 1 1
Bolts and nuts
1
2 3 1
Riveting
1
2 3 1
Fasteners
2
3 3 1
Seaming, crimping 2
2 1 3
Adhesive bonding
3
1 1 2
Note: 1, very good; 2, good; 3, poor.
Tolerances
Large Parts
Small Parts
Design Variability
Strength
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
1
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
3
3
2
3
1
2
General Summary
Joining
Process
Shielded
metal arc
Submerged
arc
Gas metal
arc
Gas tungsten arc
Flux-cored
arc
Oxyfuel
Operation
Manual
Automatic
Semiautomatic
or automatic
Manual or
automatic
Semiautomatic
or automatic
Manual
Electron
Semiautomatic
beam, laser or automatic
beam
1, highest; 5, lowest
Advantage
Portable
and flexible
High deposition
Works with
most metals
Works with
most metals
High deposition
Portable
and flexible
Works with
most metals
Skill Level
Required
High
Welding
Position
All
Low to
medium
Low to
high
Low to
high
Low to
high
High
Medium to
high
Current
Type
ac, dc
Distortion
1 to 2
Cost of
Equipment
Low
Flat and
horizontal
All
ac, dc
1 to 2
Medium
dc
2 to 3
All
ac, dc
2 to 3
Medium to
high
Medium
All
dc
1 to 3
Medium
All
2 to 4
Low
All
3 to 5
High
1260C
(2300F)
Inner cone
3040 to 3300C
(5500 to 6000F)
Outer envelope
(small and narrow)
Outer
envelope
Acetylene
feather
Bright luminous
inner cone
Inner cone
(pointed)
(b) Oxidizing flame
Blue
envelope
Gas mixture
Filler rod
Welding torch
Molten
weld metal
Flame
Base metal
Solidified
weld metal
(d)
FIGURE 12.2 Three basic types of oxyacetylene flames used in oxyfuel gas welding and cutting
operations: (a) neutral flame; (b) oxidizing flame; (c) carburizing, or reducing, flame. (d) The principle of
the oxyfuel gas welding operation.
Manufacturing Processes for Engineering Materials, 5th ed.
Kalpakjian Schmid
2008, Pearson Education
ISBN No. 0-13-227271-7
Torch
withdrawn
Torch
Flame heating
of surfaces
Upsetting
force
Clamp
(a)
(b)
FIGURE 12.3 Schematic illustration of the pressure gas welding process; (a) before, and
(b) after. Note the formation of a flash at the joint, which can later be trimmed off.
Specific Energy, u
J/mm3 BTU/in3
2.9
41
7.8
112
6.1
87
4.2
59
2.9
42
9.8
142
9.1-10.3
128-146
9.3-9.6
133-137
14.3
204
TABLE 12.3
Approximate specific energy
required to melt a unit volume of commonly
welded materials.
Heat input
H
VI
=e
l
v
Welding speed
VI
v=e
uA
Arc
Solidified slag
Electrode
holder
Coating
Electrode
Electrode
Work
Shielding
gas
Base metal
Electrode
cable
Weld metal
Arc
FIGURE 12.4 (a) Schematic illustration of the shielded metal arc welding process. About one-half of all
large-scale industrial welding operations use this process. (b) Schematic illustration of the shielded
metal arc welding operation.
7
5
4
1
2
3
6
8
Voltage-pickup
leads (optional)
Weld backing
Ground
FIGURE 12.6 Schematic illustration of the submerged arc welding process and equipment. Unfused
flux is recovered and reused.
Shielding gas
Current conductor
Travel
Nozzle
Shielding gas
Arc
Feed control
Control system
Gas out
Gun control
Workpiece
Wire
Gas in
Gun
Shielding-gas source
Voltage control
Wire-feed
drive motor
Welding machine
Contactor control
110 V supply
(b)
Solidified slag
Molten slag
Arc
Base metal
Molten
weld metal
FIGURE 12.8 Schematic illustration of the flux-cored arc welding process. This
operation is similar to gas metal arc welding.
Control panel
Drive rolls
Wire reel
Electrode conduit
Welding wire
Gas
Wire-feed drive
Oscillator
Welding gun
Electrode lead
Oscillation (optional)
Water
Gas
Water out
Welding wire
Water in
Fixed shoe
Gas
Water out
Water in
Gas box
Consumable
guide tube
Molten slag
Supplementary
shielding gas
Work
Moveable shoe
Workpiece
(ground) lead
Retaining shoe
Water in
Water out
Filler wire
Inert-gas
supply
Cooling-water
supply
or DC
welder
AC
Torch
Filler rod
Drain
Workpiece
Foot pedal (optional)
(b)
Shielding gas
Power
supply
Power
supply
+
+
(a)
(b)
FIGURE 12.12 Two types of plasma arc welding processes: (a) transferred and (b)
nontransferred. Deep and narrow welds are made by this process at high welding
speeds.
Laser welds
(a)
(b)
Original
structure
Fusion zone
(weld metal)
Heat-affected
zone
Base metal
Temperature
(a)
(b)
Original
temperature
of base metal
1 mm
0.1 mm
0.43 mm
145
155
260
330
355
Hardness (HV)
(a)
Melt zone
Heat-affected
zone
(b)
Fusion Defects
FIGURE 12.18 Intergranular corrosion of a weld
joint in ferritic stainless-steel welded tube, after
exposure to a caustic solution. The weld line is at
the center of the photograph. Source: Courtesy
of Allegheny Ludlum Corp.
Weld
Weld
Incomplete fusion in a
groove weld
(b)
(c)
Weld
Base
metal
Crack
Base metal
Inclusions
Incomplete
penetration
(a)
Good weld
Overlap
Undercut
Porosity
Lack of
penetration
(b)
(c)
Weld
Toe crack
Transverse
crack
Longitudinal
crack
Crater
cracks
Base metal
Underbead
crack
Weld
Weld
Transverse
crack
Longitudinal
crack
Base
metal
Base
metal
(a)
Toe crack
(b)
Weld Crack
FIGURE 12.22 Crack in a weld bead, due to the fact that the two components
were not allowed to contract after the weld was completed. Source: Courtesy of
Packer Engineering.
Distortion in Welds
Weld
Weld
Transverse shrinkage
Weld
Longitudinal
shrinkage
(b)
Angular distortion
(a)
Weld
Neutral axis
(c)
(d)
Residual stress
Compressive
Base
metal
Tensile
(a)
(b)
Contraction
Melt
(pushed
out)
Internal
(residual)
tensile
stress
No shape
change
Distortion
(a)
(b)
(c)
FIGURE 12.25 Distortion of a welded structure. (a) Before welding; (b) during welding, with
weld bead placed in joint; (c) after welding, showing distortion in the structure. Source: After
J.A. Schey.
Tension-Shear Testing
Root bend
Longitudinal
tension-shear
Clamp
Roller
Face bend
Weld
Side bend
Transverse
tension-shear
(a)
(b)
(c)
FIGURE 12.26 (a) Types of specimens for tension-shear testing of welds. (b) Wraparound bend test method.
(c) Three-point bending of welded specimens. (See also Fig. 2.21.)
(a)
1.
Raised nugget
2.
(b)
(d)
FIGURE 12.27 (a) Tension-shear test for spot welds; (b) cross-tension test; (c) twist
test; (d) peel test.
Mass
Cladding metal
Transducer
Transducer
Base metal
Toolholder
DC
polarization
supply
Coupling
system
Roller
Rolls
Workpiece
Tip
Direction of
vibration
Workpiece
AC
power
supply
Anvil
(a)
(b)
Friction Welding
Force
1.
Beginning of flash
2.
Force
increased
Speed
3.
Flash
Force
4.
gth
Upset len
Time
(c) Optimum
Shouldered
non-consumable
tool
Probe
Weld
FIGURE 12.32 The principle of the friction stir welding process. Aluminum-alloy plates
up to 75 mm (3 in.) thick have been welded by this process. Source: TWI, Cambridge,
United Kingdom.
1. Pressure
applied
2. Current
on
3. Current off,
pressure on
4. Pressure released
(a)
Electrodes
Electrode
Electrode tip
Indentation
Sheet
separation
Weld nugget
Workpiece
Workpiece
(a)
(b)
Heat-affected zone
Electrode
(b)
(a)
Weld
Sheet
(b)
(c)
(d)
Force
Weld
nuggets
Flat electrodes
Sheet
FIGURE 12.36
Schematic illustration of
resistance projection welding: (a) before and (b)
after. The projections on sheet metal are
produced by embossing operations, as described
in Section 7.5.2.
Manufacturing Processes for Engineering Materials, 5th ed.
Kalpakjian Schmid
2008, Pearson Education
ISBN No. 0-13-227271-7
Product
Workpiece
Projections
Force
(a)
(b)
FIGURE 12.37 Flash welding process for end-toend welding of solid rods or tubular parts. (a)
Before and (b) after.
(a)
(b)
Push
Pull
Push
Stud
Ceramic
ferrule
Molten
weld
metal
Arc
Workpiece
(base metal)
1.
2.
Weld
3.
4.
Explosion Welding
Detonator
Explosive
Detonator
Clad metal
(flyer)
Explosive
Buffer
Clad metal
Constantinterface
clearance
gap
Angular-interface
clearance gap
Base plate
(a)
Base plate
FIGURE 12.39
Schematic
illustration of the explosion
welding process: (a) constant
interface clearance gap and (b)
angular interface clearance gap.
(b)
(a)
(b)
Diffusion Bonding
Stop off
1. Core sheet
Bonding pressure
2. Diffusion bonding
Gas
pressure
for forming
Die
Die
3. Superplastic forming
4. Final structure
FIGURE 12.41
Sequence of operations in diffusion bonding and
superplastic forming of a structure with three flat sheets. See also Fig. 7.46.
Source: After D. Stephen and S.J. Swadling.
Filler
metal
(a)
Base Metal
Aluminum and its alloys
Magnesium alloys
Copper and its alloys
Ferrous and nonferrous alloys (except
aluminum and magnesium)
Iron-, nickel-, and cobalt-base alloys
Stainless steels, nickel- and cobaltbase alloys
Sh
gth
ear
stren
gth
Joint clearance
(b)
en
str
Flux
sile
Torch
n
Te
Base
metal
Filler Metal
Aluminum-silicon
Magnesium-aluminum
Copper-phosphorus
Silver and copper alloys,
copper-phosphorus
Gold
Nickel-silver
Brazing Temperature ( C)
570-620
580-625
700-925
620-1150
900-1100
925-1200
Filler-metal
wire
(a)
(b)
Solder Joints
(a) Flanged T
Bolt
or rivet
Crimp
PC board
Wire
TABLE 12.5
applications.
(i) Crimped
(j) Twisted
Solder
Tin-lead
Tin-zinc
Lead-silver
Cadmium-silver
Zinc-aluminum
Tin-silver
Tin-bismuth
Typical Application
General purpose
Aluminum
Strength at higher than room temperature
Strength at high temperatures
Aluminum; corrosion resistance
Electronics
Electronics
Screen material
Paste
Emulsion
Contact area
Copper land
Copper land
Plating or
coating
FIGURE 12.48
(a) Schematic
illustration of the wave soldering
process. (b) SEM image of a wave
soldered joint on a surface-mount
device. See also Section 13.13.
Wetted solder
coat
Oil or air
Flux
Residues
Turbulent zone
(oil prevents dross)
Oil mixed in
Turbulent zone
(dross formed
in air)
(a)
(b)
Adhesive Bonding
Single taper
Single
Beveled
Double taper
Double
Radiused
Radiused
Increased thickness
Beveled
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Simple
Simple
Beveled
FIGURE 12.49 Various configurations for adhesively bonded joints: (a) single lap, (b)
double lap, (c) scarf, and (d) strap.
Peeling
force
(a)
(b)
Properties of Adhesives
Impact resistance
Tension-shear
strength, MPa
(103 psi)
Peel strength , N/m
(lb/in.)
Substrates bonded
Epoxy
Poor
15-22
(2.2-3.2)
Polyurethane
Excellent
12-20
(1.7-2.9)
Modified Acrylic
Good
20-30
(2.9-4.3)
Cyanocrylate
Poor
18.9
(2.7)
Anaerobic
Fair
17.5
(2.5)
14,000 (80)
5250 (30)
1750 (10)
Most
Most smooth,
nonporous
Most smooth,
nonporous
Metals, glass,
thermosets
Service temperature
-55 to 120
-40 to 90
-70 to 120
range, C ( F)
(-70 to 250)
(-250 to 175)
(-100 to 250)
Heat cure or mixing
Yes
Yes
No
required
Solvent resistance
Excellent
Good
Good
Good
Moisture resistance
Good-Excellent
Fair
Good
Poor
Gap limitation, mm
None
None
0.5 (0.02)
0.25 (0.01)
(in.)
Odor
Mild
Mild
Strong
Moderate
Toxicity
Moderate
Moderate
Moderate
Low
Flammability
Low
Low
High
Low
Note: Peel strength varies widely depending on surface preparation and quality.
TABLE 12.6
adhesives.
-55 to 150
(-70 to 300)
No
Excellent
Good
0.60 (0.025)
Mild
Low
Low
Standard loop
Flat clinch
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Nonmetal
Metal channel
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
FIGURE 12.53 Stages in forming a doublelock seam. See also Fig. 7.23.
1.
2.
3.
4.
(a)
(b)
Snap Fasteners
Spring clip
Nut
Push-on
fastener
Rod-end attachment
to sheet-metal part
(a)
(b)
(c)
Deflected
Sheet-metal cover
Sheet-metal cover
(d)
(e)
Rigid
(g)
Poor
Good
Good
Load
Load
(a)
(b)
Cut not
square
Deburred
edge
Burr
90
(c)
(d)
Surface to be machined
(e)
(f)
FIGURE 12.56 Design guidelines for welding. Source: Bralla, J.G. (ed.)
Handbook of Product Design for Manufacturing, 2d ed. McGraw-Hill, 1999.
Weld Designs
Poor
Good
FIGURE 12.57
welding.
Moment, M
3M
Intermittent
welds
Continuous
weld
Welds
(b)
(a)
Double V groove
(c)
Brazing Designs
Good
Poor
Comments
Too little joint
area in shear
Improved design
when fatigue
loading is a factor
to be considered
Insufficient
bonding
Good
Very good
(b)
(c)
Adhesive
(a)
Adhesive
Rivet
Adhesive
Spot weld
(d) Combination joints
Poor
Good
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
FIGURE 12.61 Design guidelines for riveting. Source: Bralla, J.G. (ed.)
Handbook of Product Design for Manufacturing, 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill, 1999.
Case
Study: Monosteel
Pistons
Oil gallery
Friction
welds
(a)
(b)
FIGURE 12.62 The Monosteel piston. (a) Cutaway view of the piston, showing the oil gallery
and friction welded sections; (b) detail of the friction welds before the external flash is removed
by machining; note that this photo is a reverse of the one on the left.