Fusion-Welding and Solid State Welding Processes

Team 6:Christopher ChavezSteve De La Torre

David JawMatthew Witkowski

November 23, 2005ME260L

Topics:

General Safety

General Welding

OxyFuel Welding

Arc Welding

Solid-State Welding

Processes

Electron-beam Welding

(EBW)

Oxyfuel Cutting

Arc Cutting

Resistance Welding

General Welding Safety:

Every year approximately 500K Welding Accidents occur

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)•Standard 1910 Welding, Cutting and Brazing

Installation of equipmentEnvironmental ControlsExposure Limits (Fumes, Vapor, and Time)Operation and Maintenance

Common Accidents•Flash and Retinal Burns•Vapor Hazards•Electric Shock•Fires or Flammable accidents

General Welding Safety:

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Welder is properly grounded

Adequate ventilation

Work in a Firesafe zone

First-Aid kit

General Characteristics of Fusion Welding Processes:

Process Description•Welding is the process by which 2 metal parts are joined by melting the parts (application of heat) at the points of contact. Most frequently used methods are Oxy-Fuel and Electric Arc welding.

•There are more than 80 different types of welding operation in commercial use.

General Characteristics of Fusion Welding Processes:

General Characteristics of Fusion Welding Processes:

TABLE 27.1

Joining process Operation AdvantageSkill levelrequired

Weldingposition

Currenttype Distortion*

Cost ofequipment

Shielded metal-arc Manual Portable andflexible

High All ac, dc 1 to 2 Low

Submerged arc Automatic Highdeposition

Low tomedium

Flat andhorizontal

ac, dc 1 to 2 Medium

Gas metal-arc Semiautomaticor automatic

Most metals Low tohigh

All dc 2 to 3 Medium tohigh

Gas tungsten-arc Manual orautomatic

Most metals Low tohigh

All ac, dc 2 to 3 Medium

Flux-cored arc Semiautomaticor automatic

Highdeposition

Low tohigh

All dc 1 to 3 Medium

Oxyfuel Manual Portable andflexible

High All — 2 to 4 Low

Electron-beam,Laser-beam

Semiautomaticor automatic

Most metals Mediumto high

All — 3 to 5 High

* 1, highest; 5, lowest.

OxyFuel or OxyAcetylene Gas Welding:

OxyFuel Gas Welding is a term used to describe any welding process that uses a fuel gas with Oxygen.The oxy-acetylene flame is made by mixing oxygen and acetylene gases in a special welding torch or blowpipe, producing, when burned, a heat of 6,300 degrees, which is more than twice the melting temperature of the common metals. Oxygen and acetylene (typically), to produce the flames. Filler Metals which may be added to the joints while molten in order to give the weld sufficient strength and proper formChemical powders, called fluxes, which assist in the flow of metal and in doing away with many of the impurities and other objectionable features.

OxyFuel Gas Welding:

Torch Practice. The actual work of welding and cutting requires preliminary preparation in the form of heat treatment for the metals, including preheating, annealing and temperingOxygen, the gas which supports the rapid combustion of the acetylene in the torch flame, is one of the elements of the air. The equipment used for oxyacetylene welding consists of a source of oxygen and a source of acetylene from a portable or stationary outfit, along with a cutting attachment or a separate cutting torch.

OxyFuel Gas Welding:

This apparatus used in gas welding consists basically of a torch, two pressure regulators and twin flexible hoses.The regulators are attached to the fuel and to the oxygen sources. The regulators are attached to the tanks and drops the pressure from about 21000 kPa (3000 lbf/in² = 200 atm) to a lower pressure for the torch.

OxyFuel Gas Welding:

(a) General view of and

(b) Cross-section of a torch used in oxyacetylene welding. The acetylene valve is opened first; the gas is lit with a spark lighter or a pilot light; then the oxygen valve is opened and the flame adjusted.

(c) Basic equipment used in oxyfuel-gas welding. all threads on acetylene fittings are left-handed, whereas those for oxygen are right-handed. Oxygen regulators are usually painted green, acetylene regulators red.

OxyFuel Gas Welding:

Filler Metals• Filler rods or Wire, Copper

alloy filler rods and fluxes enable the joining of many

base metals. They are especially useful onsteel and cast iron.

Flux• The flux is to retard

oxidation of the surface of the parts being welding by generating a gaseous shield

OxyFuel Gas Welding:

Flames•Neutral flame•Welding is generally carried out using the neutral flame setting which has equal quantities of oxygen and acetylene. •Oxidizing Flame•The oxidising flame is obtained by increasing just the oxygen flow rate •Carburizing Flame•The carburising flame is achieved by increasing acetylene flow in relation to oxygen flow.

OxyFuel Gas Welding:

OxyFuel Gas Welding:

Arc Welding Process:

The term arc welding applies to a large and varied group of processes that use an electric arc as the source of heat to melt and join metals. In arc welding processes, the joining of metals, or weld, is produced by the extreme heat of an electric arc drawn between an electrode and the workpiece, or between two electrodes.

Metal Electrodes. In bare metal-arc welding, the arc is drawn between a bare or lightly coated consumable electrode and the workpiece. Filler metal is obtained from the electrode.

Arc Welding Process:

Various Types of Arc Welding•Nonconsumable-electrode or Gas Tungsten Arc

•GTAW or tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding, is a manual welding process that uses a non-consumable electrode made of tungsten, an inert or semi-inert gas mixture, and a separate filler material. Especially useful for welding thin materials such as Stainless Steel and light metals. •Used on Bicycle, aircraft and naval applications.

•Plasma Arc•PAW is an extension of the GTAW process. The arc is formed between an electrode (which is usually but not always made of a sintered tungsten) and the workpiece. The key difference from GTAW is that in PAW, by positioning the electrode within the body of the torch, the plasma arc can be separated from the shielding gas envelope.

Arc Welding Process:

•Gas Tungsten Arc

The gas tungsten-arc welding process, formerly known as TIG (for tungsten inert gas) welding.

Equipment for gas tungsten-arc welding operations. Source: American Welding Society.

Arc Welding Process:

•Plasma Arc

Two types of plasma-arc welding processes: (a) transferred, (b) nontransferred. Deep and narrow welds can be made by this process at high welding speeds.

Arc Welding Process:

•Electrodes for Arc Welding•Electrodes are identified by numbers and letters or by color code•Dimensions are in the range of 6 to 8 inches in length 1/16 to 5/16 in diameter.•Classified by strength, current and type of coating.

•www.AWS.org•A free information web site on any and all welding processes, procedures, equipments etc…

Arc Welding Process:

•Shielding Metal Arc•The arc is drawn between a covered consumable metal electrode and workpiece. •The electrode covering is a source of arc stabilizers, gases to exclude air, metals to alloy the weld, and slags to support and protect the weld.• Shielding is obtained from the decomposition of the electrode covering.• Pressure is not used and filler metal is obtained from the electrode.• Shielded metal arc welding electrodes are available to weld carbon and low alloy steels; stainless steels; cast iron; aluminum, copper, and nickel, and their alloys

Arc Welding Process:

•Shielding Metal Arc

Schematic illustration of the shielded metal-arc welding process. About 50% of all large-scale industrial welding operations use this process.

Schematic illustration of the shielded metal-arc welding operations (also known as stick welding, because the electrode is in the shape of a stick).

Arc Welding Process:

•Gas Metal Arc•In this process, coalescence is produced by heating metals with an arc between a continuous filler metal (consumable) electrode and the workpiece. •The arc, electrode tip and molten weld metal are shielded from the atmosphere by a gas. •Shielding is obtained entirely from an externally supplied inert gas, gas mixture, or a mixture o f a gas and a flux. •The electrode wire for MIG welding is continuously fed into the arc and deposited as weld metal.•Wire diameters 0.05 to 0.06 in. (0.13 to 0.15 cm) are average. Because of the small sizes of the electrode and high currents used in MIG welding, the melting rates of the electrodes are very high. •All commercially important metals such as carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and copper can be welded with this process in all positions by choosing the appropriate shielding gas, electrode, and welding conditions.

Arc Welding Process:

•Submerged-Arc•Basically, in submerged arc welding, the end of a continuous bare wire electrode is inserted into a mound of flux that covers the area or joint to be welded. An arc is initiated, causing the base metal, electrode, and flux in the immediate vicinity to melt. The electrode is advanced in the direction of welding and mechanically fed into the arc, while flux is steadily added. The melted base metal and filler metal flow together to form a molten pool in the joint. At the same time, the melted flux floats to the surface to form a protective slag cover.

Arc Welding Process:

•Submerged-Arc

Schematic illustration of the submerged-arc welding process and equipment. The unfused flux is recovered and reused. Source: American Welding Society.

Arc Welding Process:

Electron-beam Welding (EBW)

-heat generated by high velocity narrow-beam electrons

-the kinetic energy of the electrons is converted into heat

• Almost any metal can be welded by this process

• Depth-to-width ratios range between 10 and 30

• Distortion and shrinkage are minimal

• Weld quality is good and of very high purity

Laser-beam Welding (LBW)

• High-power laser beam as the source of heat which produces a fusion weld

• Deep-penetrating capability

• Laser beam is pulsed for spot welding thin materials

• Continuous laser beam is used for deep welds on thick materials

Advantages of LBW over EBW

• A vacuum is not required

• Process is easier because laser beams can be shaped and manipulated

• Do not generate x-rays

• Quality is better: less tendency for incomplete fusion, porosity, and distortion

Cutting

Oxyfuel-gas and Arc Cutting

Oxyfuel-gas Cutting (OFC)

• The heat source is used to remove material instead of weld it

• Preheat the workpiece with fuel gas

• The higher the carbon content of the steel, the higher the preheating temperature

• Cutting takes place after the oxidation (burning) of the steel

Underwater Cutting

• Torches create a blanket of compressed air between the flame and the surrounding water

Arc Cutting

• Air carbon-arc cutting (CAC-A)

– A carbon electrode is used, and the molten metal is blown away by a high-velocity air jet

Plasma-arc cutting (PAC)-Produces the highest temperatures

-used for rapid cutting of nonferrous and stainless-steel plates

• 3 distinct zones in a weld joint1. Base metal

2. Heat-affected zone

3. Weld metal

Heat-affected zone (HAZ)

• Within the base metal• The properties and microstructure of the HAZ depend on

the rate of heat input and cooling and the temperature to which this zone was raised

Weld Quality• Porosity

– Caused by gases released during melting of the weld area but trapped during solidification

– Chemical reactions during welding– Contaminants

Slag Inclusions

• Compounds such as oxides, fluxes, and electrode-coating materials trapped in the weld zone

Incomplete fusion and penetration• Incomplete fusion produces poor weld beads

• Incomplete penetration occurs when the depth of the welded joint is insufficient

Underfilling, Undercutting, and Overlapping

Cracks

• Types of cracks: longitudinal, transverse, crater, underbead, and toe cracks

• Lamellar Tears develop because of shrinkage of the restrained components of the structure during cooling

• Residual Stresses caused by expansion and contraction of the weld area during heating and cooling

Weld Testing

• Destructive testing– Tension test: longitudinal and transverse tension tests

are performed on specimens removed from actual welded joints

– Tension-shear test: used so the shear strength of the weld metal and the location of fracture can be determined

– Bend Test: determines the ductility and strength of welded joints

– Fracture toughness test: use impact testing techniques

Fracture toughness test

Non-destructive testing techniques

-Visual-Radiographic (x-rays)-Magnetic-particle-Liquid-penetrant-Ultrasonic

Used instead of destructive for critical applications where weld failure can be catastrophic

Joint Design and Process SelectionSelect a type of weld and joint that is most practical for your application

Solid-State Welding Processes

Introduction

• Solid-State Welding – a process in which joining takes place without fusion at the interface of the two parts to be welded.

• Involves one or more of the following phenomena:

Diffusion

Pressure

Relative Interfacial Movements

Cold Welding

• Pressure is applied to the work pieces throw dies or rolls

• Can be used to join small work pieces made of soft ductile metals

• Example: Wire stock and electrical connections

Roll Bonding

• Pressure is applied through a pair of rolls

• This process can be carried out at high temperatures

Ultrasonic Welding

• The faying surfaces of the two components are subjected to a static normal force and oscillating shearing stresses.

• Frequency of oscillation is generally between 10kHz and 75kHz

• The shearing stresses cause plastic deformation at the interface of the two components.

• The temperature generated in the weld zone is usually in the range of one-third to one-half of the melting point.

Friction Welding

• Heat required for welding is generated from friction.

• One of the work piece components remains stationary while the other is places in a chuck and rotated at high speed.

Resistance Welding

• Resistance Welding- process in which heat required for welding is produced by means of electrical resistance across the two components being joined

• Advantages not requiring consumable electrodes, shielding gases, or flux.

• Similar or dissimilar materials can be joined• Resistance welding require specialized

machinery. Mostly Computer Controlled

Resistance Spot Welding

• Resistance Spot Welding the tips of two opposing solid, cylindrical touch a lap joint and resistance heating produces a spot weld.

• Advantages limited work piece deformation, high production rates, easy automation, and no required filler materials

• Simplest and most commonly used of the resistance welding processes.

• Widely used in fabricating sheet-metal parts.

• Weld strength is significantly lower than with other welding methods, making the process suitable for only certain applications

• Different machines for specific tasks

• Rocker-arm type typically for smaller parts

• Press-type used for larger work pieces

Resistance Seam Welding

• Similar to spot welding with electrodes being replaced by wheels or rollers.

• Continuous AC power supply is used.

• Able to create continuous seam that is liquid tight

• Roll spot welding current applied intermittently to create series of welds.

• Process used in making cans, mufflers, gasoline tanks.

High-Frequency resistance welding

• Process similar to seam welding except with high frequency current.

• High frequency current used is up to 450 kHz• Used in making tubing, I-beams, wheel rims.

Resistance projection welding

• In resistance projection welding high electrical resistance is developed by embossing one or more projections.

• Produces many welds in one pass, prolongs electrode life, capable of welding metals of different thicknesses.

Flash Welding

• Flash Welding also referred to as flash butt welding, heat is generated by the arc created by two members, when proper temperature is reached force is applied and weld is formed by plastic deformation of the joint.

• This process produces high quality welds.

• Used in end in end joining, joining sheets of metal, this is the process used for creating most rings.

Stud Welding

• Stud welding similar to flash welding however used with a metal stud and a smaller part, often a rod.

• A ceramic ferrule in order to concentrate heat and prevent oxidation.

• Used in automobile construction, electrical panels and building construction.

Explosion Welding

• Explosive welding is a solid state welding process, which uses a controlled explosive detonation to force two metals together at high pressure

• The resultant composite system is joined with a durable, metallurgical bond.

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Diffusion Bonding

• Process in which the strength of the bond results primarily from diffusion and secondly from deformation of the surfaces.

• Bonded interface will essentially have the same physical and mechanical properties as the base metal.

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Diffusion bonding/Superplastic forming

• Sheet metal structures can be formed by combing diffusion bonding and super plastic forming.

• First diffusion bonded and expanded in a mold.

• Used in aircraft and aerospace applications.

Questions:

1. What is one type of PPE is

required for Welding?

a. Eye Protection

b. Hearing Protection

c. Lent free Gloves

d. Respirator

2. What best describes “A Neutral

Flame” in a Oxy-Fuel welding

process?

a. Equal amount of oxygen and

acetylene

b. More oxygen than acetylene

c. More acetylene than oxygen

3. Resistance Spot Welding is known for its:

a. Limited work piece deformation

b. High production rate and easy automation

c. No need for filler metals

d. All of above

4. Oxyfuel cutting is used

a. Steel

b. Aluminum

c. None of the above

5. Solid State Welding involves healing

material to a molten state

a. True

b. False

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