Effect of SiO2 flux on the depth of penetration, microstructure, texture and mechanical behavior of AA6063 T6 aluminum alloy using activated TIG welding

• Autorzy: Kumar Rajiv , Vettivel S. C. , Kumar Kansal Harmesh

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/bpasts.2020.136215

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Activated tungsten inert gas (ATIG) welding has a good depth of penetration (DOP) as compared to the conventional tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding. This paper is mainly focused on ATIG characterization and mechanical behavior of aluminum alloy (AA) 6063-T6 using SiO2 flux. The characterization of the base material (BM), fusion zone (FZ), heat affected zone (HAZ) and, partially melted zone is carried out using the suitable characterization methods. The weld quality is characterized using ultrasonic-assisted non-destructive evaluation. A-scan result confirms that the ATIG welded samples have more DOP and less bead width as compared to conventional TIG. The recorded tensile strength of ATIG with SiO2 is better than the conventional TIG welding. The failure mode is ductile for ATIG welding with larger fracture edges and is brittle in the case of conventional TIG welding.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

aluminum alloy; depth of penetration; tensile strength texture

PL

stop aluminium; głębokość penetracji; wytrzymałość na rozciąganie

• Wydawca: Polska Akademia Nauk, Wydział IV Nauk Technicznych
• Czasopismo: Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Technical Sciences
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: Vol. 69, nr 1
• Strony: art. no. e136215
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 18 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Kumar Rajiv

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, UIET, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India

autor

Vettivel S. C.

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology (Degree Wing), Chandigarh, India

autor

Kumar Kansal Harmesh

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, UIET, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2021).