311 Results Found

This investigation explores the application of supervised machine learning regression approaches to predict various responses, including penetration, bead width, bead height, hardness, ultimate tensile strength, and percentage elongation in autogenou...

The welding experiments and numerical simulation analysis of dissimilar magnesium alloy AZ61-AM60 were carried out by TIG and A-TIG methods. The mathematical model of welding pool under three-dimensional transient moving heat source has been establis...

The present paper aims to compare the microstructural and mechanical properties of CK45 carbon steel plates, joined by friction stir (FSW) and tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding methods. Besides visual inspection, the welded joints and the base materia...

Tungsten inert gas (TIG) is currently one of the most widely applied welding technologies. However, the arc energy divergence and high heat input of conventional TIG can lead to welding defects in heat-input-sensitive alloys (such as Inconel 718). In...

Weld pores redistribution, the effectiveness of using tungsten inert gas (TIG) dressing to remove weld pores, and changes in the mechanical properties due to the TIG dressing of Ti-3Al-2.5V weldments were studied. Moreover, weld cracks due to pores w...

As a highly effective welding method, PPCA-TIG (Powder Pool Coupled Activating Flux–Tungsten Inert Gas) welding aims to achieve automated activation of TIG welding through the use of suitable activating fluxes. However, due to the unique transi...

The welding market is changing globally, becoming eco-friendly, robotized and automated. The tungsten inert gas welding (TIG) process is indispensable in industries that require high-quality welds with the absence of spatter and fumes. However, the p...

Tungsten inert gas-metal inert gas hybrid welding (TIG-MIG) combines the advantages of tungsten and metal inert gas welding. It can efficiently produce high-quality weld joints that meet modern manufacturing quality and efficiency requirements. Based...

In this article, a novel hybrid welding process called plasma-TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas welding) coupled arc welding was proposed to improve the efficiency and quality of welding by utilizing the full advantage of plasma and TIG welding processes. The...

Welds made with 304 austenitic stainless steel play an important role in high-pressure hydrogen storage systems. However, there are few investigations of the effect of heat input on the hydrogen embrittlement (HE) of tungsten inert gas (TIG) welded 3...

In this work, AA1070 aluminium alloy sheets are joined using TIG and MIG welding after three different edge preparations. Shearing, water jet and plasma-cut processes were used to cut sheets, subsequently welded using ER5356 and ER4043 filler metals...

The Q235 steel plate butt joint was successfully welded by the laser K-TIG hybrid welding method. The effects of hybrid welding process parameters such as welding current, the distance between heat sources, laser power, laser defocusing amount, and w...

Low pressure turbine rotors are manufactured by welding thick sections of 25Cr2Ni2MoV rotor steel using tungsten inert gas (TIG) backing weld, and submerged arc welding (SAW) filling weld. In this study, the microstructure of columnar grain zones and...

Due to their good mechanical and other properties, cobalt-chromium alloys (Co-Cr) are often used in prosthetic therapy. The metal structures of prosthetic works can be damaged and break, and depending on the extent of the damage, they can be re-joine...

Recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) modeling tools allows for envisaging that AI will remove elements of human mechanical effort from welding operations. This paper contributes to this development by proposing an AI tungsten inert gas...

Large residual stress of 2219 aluminum alloy induced by Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding decreases its service performances. Shot peening was adopted to decrease the residual stress of TIG welding. Numerical models of TIG welding and shot peening wer...

This paper aims to develop a novel tungsten inner gas (TIG) welding torch in order to join thin sheets efficiently. Using a narrowing nozzle (constricted nozzle) inside a conventional TIG torch can critically improve the position accuracy of the tung...

Dissimilar welding joints of Inconel 718 (IN718) nickel superalloy with low-carbon AISI 304L austenitic steel (SS304L) were conducted using the Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding process. The present investigation focuses on the effect of different wel...

Considering the problem of the weak bonding interface structure between the rolling mill oil and film bearing bushings of Babbitt alloy and steel substrate, a numerical simulation of the layered bimetallic ZChSnSb8Cu4/steel by tungsten inert gas (TIG...

Keyhole tungsten inert gas (keyhole TIG) welding is renowned for its advanced efficiency, necessitating a real-time defect detection method that integrates deep learning and enhanced vision techniques. This study employs a multi-layer deep neural net...

The main aim of this work was to evaluate the influence and optimize the factors of the TIG-MIG/MAG hybrid welding process on the geometry of the weld bead. An experimental design using the Taguchi methodology (robust design method) was used to condu...

Keyhole mode Tungsten Inert Gas (K-TIG) welding is a novel advanced deep penetration welding technology which provides an alternative to high power density welding in terms of achieving keyhole mode welding. In order to facilitate welding procedure o...

This study involves the validating of thermal analysis during TIG Arc welding of 1.4418 steel using finite element analyses (FEA) with experimental approaches. 3D heat transfer simulation of 1.4418 stainless steel TIG arc welding is implemented using...

This paper focuses on discerning the melting state of keyhole tungsten inert gas (K-TIG) welding, a promising welding technique still considered a novelty. In order to achieve this goal, a sensing system is established to collect voltage signals duri...

In this paper, 8 mm thickness 2205 duplex stainless steel (DSS) plates were successfully welded using keyhole tungsten inert gas welding (K-TIG) welding, and numerical simulations were performed applying the finite element method. Three models of com...

This research investigates the application of activated tungsten inert gas (A-TIG) welding on boiler grade SA516 Grade 70 carbon steel using nano titanium dioxide (TiO2) nano flux to enhance weld penetration depth, microstructure, and mechanical prop...

Laser-TIG (tungsten inert gas) hybrid welding process is applied to produce stable back beads in the first layer during one-side multilayer welding. To explain why stable back beads can be formed, a comparison is conducted between single TIG and lase...

Inconel 600 alloy has gained consideration as a favourable material for heat and power applications, particularly in turbine blades, due to its superior mechanical behaviour encompassing strength, toughness, oxidation resistance, and ductility. Tungs...

This work aimed to compare the quality and properties of the welded joints of AMg6 aluminium alloy produced via conventional TIG welding with the properties of those produced with flux backing tape. This study focussed on the relative length of oxide...

Stainless steel welding plays a critical role in industrial manufacturing due to its superior corrosion resistance and structural reliability. The keyhole tungsten inert gas (K-TIG) welding, renowned for its high efficiency, high precision, and cost-...

Components made of aluminum alloys operating under cavitation erosion conditions have low performance and therefore a reduced lifetime. The degradation of these components is a consequence of the repetitive implosion of cavitation bubbles adjacent to...

This paper presents an original design of a test apparatus for calorimetric measurements of arc efficiency η and melting efficiency ηm in welding processes. The construction and principle of operation of a new flow calorimeter are described,...

Selecting an economically suitable welding technique and optimizing welding parameters to obtain high joint quality is considered a challenge for expanding the 5xxx aluminum alloy series in various industrial applications. This work aims to investiga...

A longitudinal magnetic field provides a new method for regulating the plasma velocity, pressure field, and temperature field of the TIG welding arc. However, the mechanism of action of the longitudinal magnetic field remains poorly understood. In or...

The P91 martensitic steel and 304L austenitic stainless steels are two mainly used structural steels in power plants. The major problem in conventional multipass tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding of P91/304L steel is high heat input and joint distorti...

This study investigated the use of the linear regression algorithm (LRA) for estimating the cost of tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding of dissimilar metals, specifically, stainless steel 304 and aluminum 2024. Various cost analysis parameters, includin...

The Ti-4Al-2V (wt. %) titanium alloy has garnered widespread applications across diverse fields due to its exceptional strength-to-weight ratio, high toughness, specific strength, and corrosion resistance. The welding of Ti-4Al-2V titanium alloy comp...

The new alloying concept of multi-element systems with defined entropy (HEA—high-entropy alloy; MEA—medium-entropy alloy) is gaining increasing importance in materials research. Significantly improved properties or combinations of propert...

The usage of AISI/SAE 304L austenitic and 420 martensitic stainless steels is receiving greater interest especially in the defence and navy industries. 304L stainless steels exhibit excellent resistance to oxidizing media, while martensitic 420 alloy...

The fabrication of welded joints in steel sheets has become a focal point, especially in meeting the demands for interconnections within battery packs for electric vehicles (EVs). This study delves into the impact arising from the initiation arc duri...

Reduced hot cracking susceptibility is essential to ensure the flawless manufacturing of nickel superalloys typically employed in welded aircraft engine structures. The hot cracking of precipitation strengthened alloy 718 mainly depends on chemical c...

Cavitation erosion degrades the surface of engineering components when the material is exposed to turbulent fluid flows. Under conditions of local pressure fluctuations, a nucleation of gas or vapor bubbles occurs. If the pressure suddenly drops belo...

Visual inspection through image processing of welding and shot-peened surfaces is necessary to overcome equipment limitations, avoid measurement errors, and accelerate processing to gain certain surface properties such as surface roughness. Therefore...

In this paper, 8.0 mm thickness 2205 duplex stainless steel (DSS) workpieces were welded with a keyhole tungsten inert gas (K-TIG) welding system under different welding speeds. After welding, the morphologies of the welds under different welding spe...

Automated and robotic welding have become standard practices in manufacturing, requiring precise control to maintain weld quality without relying on skilled welders. In Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding, monitoring the weld pool is crucial for ensurin...

The paper investigates the arc behavior and molten metal flow during Keyhole tungsten inert gas (K-TIG) welding of dissimilar materials, Invar 36 and stainless steel (types 304, 316, 309, and 310) specifically. A high-speed camera was used to capture...

For a low cost, there are industrial infrared monitoring systems used for imperfection detection and identification in welded joints. The key drawback that impedes real life industrial applications is the low spatial resolution, as well as the tempor...

Duplex stainless steels are gaining greater interest due to their increasing amounts of application fields. Accordingly, there is a need for awareness of problems associated with improper microstructural distributions such as δ-ferrite (delta-ferrite...

The tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding method most commonly used to weld ferrous metals, nonferrous metals, and other metals since it is simple, easily implemented, and achieves consistent high-quality welds. In this study, butt joints produced between...

The article presents results of comparative A-TIG welding tests involving selected unalloyed and fine-grained steels, as well as high-strength steel WELDOX 1300 and austenitic stainless steel AISI 304L. The tests involved the use of single ingredient...