Effect of shielding gas parameters on weld metal thermal properties in gas metal arc welding
Ley, F.H. and Campbell, Stuart and Galloway, Alexander and McPherson, Norman (2015) Effect of shielding gas parameters on weld metal thermal properties in gas metal arc welding. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 80 (5). pp. 1213-1221. ISSN 0268-3768
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Abstract
This study considered the effect of shielding gas parameters (composition, supply method and flow rate) on the post weld thermal properties (thermal expansion, specific heat capacity, thermal diffusivity and thermal conductivity) of the weld metal in gas metal arc welding. This is of importance as the thermal properties influences the temperature distribution and therefore the residual stresses and distortion present within the final structure. Due to the lack of accurate thermal data, computational modelling techniques (such as FEA, CFD, etc.) used for modelling the welding process generally make assumptions regarding the material thermal properties, and it is often the case that the parent material thermal properties are extended to the weld metal, introducing errors to the simulation. It was determined that the weld metal posses considerably different thermal properties to the DH36 grade steel parent material, and that the shielding gas parameters significantly alter key thermal properties of the solidified weld metal. A lower shielding gas flow rate exhibited beneficial properties including a lower thermal expansion, and higher specific heat capacity and thermal conductivity than a higher shielding gas flow rate.
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Ley, F.H., Campbell, Stuart, Galloway, Alexander
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0143-8314 and McPherson, Norman ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4008-8724;
Item type: Article ID code: 52436 Dates: DateEventSeptember 2015Published16 April 2015Published Online30 March 2015AcceptedKeywords: GMAW, weld metal thermal properties, thermal expansion, specific heat, thermal diffusivity, thermal conductivity, Mechanical engineering and machinery, Mining engineering. Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Metals and Alloys Subjects: Technology > Mechanical engineering and machinery
Technology > Mining engineering. MetallurgyDepartment: Faculty of Engineering > Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 01 Apr 2015 10:55 Last modified: 21 Mar 2021 01:32 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/52436
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