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Improvement of Gap Bridging Ability in $CO_2$ Laser-GMA Hybrid Welding (조선용 강재의 $CO_2$레이저 GMA 하이브리드 용접에서 갭 브리징 능력 향상기술 개발)

  • Chae, Hyun-Byung;Kim, Cheol-Hee;Kim, Jeong-Han;Rhee, Se-Hun
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.24 no.5
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    • pp.49-56
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    • 2006
  • For laser welding in shipbuilding industry, gap bridging capability is one of the most important characteristics to achieve the high productivity and good weld quality. Recently, laser-GMA hybrid welding process is regarded as a distinctive method to overcome the tight gap tolerance with improving the productivity. In this study, the influence of process parameters on the bead formation was experimentally analyzed and the relationship between the process parameters and geometric imperfections was investigated. It was revealed that undercut, excessive weld metal, excessive penetration and incompletely filled groove were the major geometric imperfections. The optimized wire feeding and arc pressure were necessary to ensure the gap bridging ability. The approach to select the process parameters was conducted for butt welding with up to 2mm joint gap, in which the sound weld beads were generated without changing the welding speed.

Influence of the Groove Angle on Arc Characteristics in Pulsed GMA Weaving Welding (펄스 GMA 위빙 용접에서 그루브형상에 따른 아크특성에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Kwang-Deok;Cho, Won-Ik;Kim, Cheol-Hee;Na, Suck-Joo
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.67-72
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    • 2009
  • In this paper, arc characteristics of V groove joints using pulsed GMA welding were found out. The bevel angles of $22.5^{\circ}$ and $30.0^{\circ}$ were chose to make the V groove configuration with the groove angles of $45^{\circ}$ and $60.0^{\circ}$, respectively. In the experiment, the arc current waveform measurement and the high speed photography were taken to investigate the arc characteristics for a single-beveled asymmetric workpiece. Consequently, the welding current was changed abnormally around the edge of groove. As the arc moved close to the groove face, the welding current was increased rapidly because the welding arc was affected by the inclined surface. Also the welding current waveforms were measured for the double-sided symmetric workpiece to verify the previous measurements for the single-beveled workpiece, and similar current waveforms were found.

A Study on the Back Bead control by Using Short Circuit Frequency in GMA Welding of Sheet Metal (박판 GMA 용접에서 단락 주파수를 이용한 이면비드의 제어에 관한 연구)

  • 안재현;김재웅
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.75-84
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    • 1995
  • In GMA welding of sheet metal, the short circuit metal transfer mdoe is preferred because of its low heat input and capability of bridging the root gap. The molten electrode is transferred to the workpiece during repectitive short circuit in the model. The waveform of welding current or voltage and the frequency of short circuiting are affected by a number of factors including: magnitude of welding current and voltage, root gap, electrode extension, power supply characteristics, and so on. In this study experimental models were proposed, which are able to determine the relationship between the root gap and short circuit frequency and the relationship between the root gap and appropriate welding speed that produces the good quality of back bead without burn through. Using the experimental models, the root gap can be obtained from measuring the short circuit frequency, and then the appropriate weldig speed to the root gap can be determined. Thus a back bead control system was constructed by controlling the welding speed for maintaining the quality of back bead. The developed system has shown the successful capability of back bead control.

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