Author:
Shete Hanmant,Powar Vinayak
Abstract
Abstract
Welding technology has played a vital role in the manufacture of complicated structures in automobile, petrochemical, aerospace, power plant, and ship industries. Tungsten Inert Gas welding process is superior technique and produces high quality weld economically. Aluminum alloy 4043 is currently preferred material in automobile, kitchen utensils and aviation industry sector due to its lightweight properties. The effective TIG welding process for AA4043 material is not studied yet with regard to micro-hardness, impact strength properties in correlation with the microstructure. Hence, consequence of welding parameters, namely welding current, voltage, and weld speed on micro-hardness, impact strength is studied based on Taguchi method. As per the developed experimental matrix, the TIG welded samples of AA4043 plates are produced using the tungsten electrode and filler wire of AA4043 in pure argon as shielding gas. Micro-hardness, impact tests are performed on welded samples and microstructures of different zones of weld are evaluated. Weld zone has highest micro hardness compared to heat affected zone (HAZ) and base metal due to presence of small grain structure. As current increases, large amount of solute enrichment in weld zone and HAZ, whereas severe grain structure change is predominantly observed in transition zone. The optimal parameters are obtained as welding current of 180 A, the voltage of 45 V and welding speed of 3.5 mm/sec for maximum micro-hardness of weld zone and impact strength of weld joint.
Subject
Computer Science Applications,History,Education
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