Comparison of operational performance and bead characteristics when welding with different tubular wires

Autor: Tadeu Messias Donizete Borba, Cícero Murta Diniz Starling, Paulo José Modenesi
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Welding International. 24:579-592
ISSN: 1754-2138
0950-7116
DOI: 10.1080/09507110903568810
Popis: The aim of this work was to make a comparative study of the characteristics of the weld bead produced by nationally manufactured tubular wires; all rutilic (ASME SFA-5.20: E71T-1/E71T-9/E71T-9M), basic (ASME SFA-5.20: E71T-5/E71T-5M) and ‘metal cored’ (ASME SFA-5.18: E70C-3M), 1.2 mm in diameter, intended for the welding of structural steels with low and medium levels of carbon. Welding tests were carried out, in the flat position, on thick plates (with a thickness of 12 mm) of common low-carbon steel using a source operating in ‘constant voltage’ mode, with monitoring of the current and voltage signals of the arc and feed speed (fusion) of the wire. The following were varied in welding with each type of tubular wire: the composition of the shielding gas (75%Ar–25%CO2 and 100%CO2) and the feed speed of the wire (7 and 9 m/min). The other parameters were kept fixed, including the polarity of the electrode (DC+) and the energized lengths of the electrode (16 mm) and of the arcs (3.5 mm). For the different t...
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