Advances in the Welding of Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2025 | Viewed by 2717
Special Issue Editors
Interests: production engineering; manufacturing processes; material engineering; material characterisation; welding
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Interests: laser surface engineering; laser material processing; welding; coatings; the additive manufacturing of metal parts
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Welding is a strong branch within the industry, especially in regions with a high level of economic development. Welding includes the technologies of joining materials, surfacing, thermal spraying, soldering, and thermal cutting. Modern and advanced materials, with increasing strength, low density, and special properties, require the application of advanced methods and technologies of joining and processing. Structural steels with an increasingly high strength, even over 1700 MPa, are already used not only for structures such as crane booms, but also for car body structures. In addition, light metals and alloys, plastics, and composite materials are becoming more popular. Joining such materials and ensuring high-quality joints is difficult and requires the use of advanced welding methods and procedures.
This Special Issue aims to present the latest developments and advances in the field fusion, hybridity, electric resistance, and solid state welding of materials.
Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Advanced fusion and solid state welding technologies of materials;
- Advanced electric resistance welding;
- Advanced soldering and brazing technologies;
- Advanced thermal cutting technologies;
- Advanced surfacing technologies;
- Additive methods based on welding technologies;
- The characterization of welded materials (microstructure, mechanical properties, etc.);
- The welding of HSS and UHSS steel grades, non-ferrous alloys, plastics, or composites.
Dr. Agnieszka Kurc-Lisiecka
Prof. Dr. Aleksander Lisiecki
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- welding
- surfacing
- cladding
- thermal spraying
- thermal cutting
- brazing
- soldering
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Planned Papers
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Title: Technological, structural and strength aspects of high-frequency burried arc welding using the Rapid Weld process.
Authors: Dr hab. inż. Krzysztof Kudła; prof. PCz, dr inż. Krzysztof Makles
Affiliation: Czestochowa Technical University (Politechnika Częstochowska
Abstract: One of the prospective methods of robotic welding with a consumable electrode in the shield gases metal arc welding is the Rapid Weld process, in which welded joints with deep penetration welds are obtained thanks to the specially programmed welding characteristics of the arc. The work presents technological and structural aspects of producing welded joints from structural steel using a high-frequency burried arc.
As a result of microstructural research and strength tests, as well as image analysis of phenomena occurring in the welding arc and weld pool, assumptions were developed for the use of the Rapid Weld process, which is characterized by deep penetration welds without welding imperfections that reduce the quality of the welded joints and their strength. Welding conditions and parameters leading to welded joints characterized by high relative strength related to the weight of the used filler material were proposed.
As a result of the research, it was found that the use of welding processes with deep penetration leads to material savings related to reduced consumption of filler material while maintaining the required high strength of welded joints. Savings of filler materials reaching 80% were achieved compared to the ones used so far. At the same time the maximum load capacity of welding joints were maintained
