In fusion arc welding the final weld shape is influenced by welding parameters, mode of metal transfer, number of welding wires used and their arrangement in the contact tube, type of material to be welded, type of shielding medium and similar. In some articles, descriptions of investigations on the influence of the kind of material and the type of shielding medium used on the weld shape and si...

Pulse-echo ultrasonic signal is used to detect weld defects with high probability. However, utilizing echo signal for defects classification is another issue that has attracted attention of many researchers who have devised algorithms and tested them against their own databases. In this paper, a study is conducted to score the performance of various algorithms against a single echo signal datab...

This thesis presents the Order of Magnitude Scaling methodology and uses it to determine the con guration and dominant forces in the weld pool during high productivity arc welding. This methodology was developed to consistently address problems for which experimental and mathematical treatment is di cult, yet the governing equations and some general characteristics are known. The results genera...

An improved welding electrode for producing weld metal having low amount of hydrogen therein so that hydrogen assisted cracking in weld zone is minimised. This is especially beneficial for welding high strength steel having tensile strengths of about 70000 psi or above. The reduction of slag /metal reaction temperature during welding have been found to have additional advantage of reducing the ...

The common commercial charge coupled device (CCD) camera is combined with a composite light filter to form a vision sensing system of low cost. It can capture the whole image of a weld pool clearly during constant-current gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW). Based on the imageprocessing algorithm, the edges of the weld pool under different welding conditions can be extracted. Calibration is made to...

Weld residual stresses often approach, or exceed, the yield strength of the material, with serious implications for the integrity of engineering structures. It is not always feasible to measure residual stresses, so integrity assessments often rely heavily on numerical models. In ferritic steels, the credibility of such models depends on their ability to account for solid-state phase transforma...