TUNGSTEN INERT GASWELDING

AND SUBMERGED ARC WELDING

BY T.MOHAN REDDY

GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING

TUNGSTEN ROD IS USED AS ELECTRODE INERT GAS USED FOR SHIELDING FUSION WELDING PROCESS FOR JOINING ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL GOOD WELD QUALITY

GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING

FILLER WIRE IS ADDED SEPERATELY IN MOLTEN WELD METAL POOL INDEPENDENT CONTROL ON HEAT INPUT AND FILLER WIRE ADDITION

ADVANTAGES OF TIG
WELDS ALMOST ALL METALS AND THEIR ALLOYS CAN BE USED WITH OR WITHOUT FILLER WIRE WELDING IN ALL POSITIONS POSSIBLE MANUAL, SEMI-MECHANISED OR FULY AUTOMATIC WELDING POSSIBLE ALLOWS EXCELLENT CONTROL OF ROOT PASS WELD PENETRATION

LIMITATIONS OF TIG
HIGHER EQUIPMENT COST AS COMPARED TO SMAW HIGHER OPERATING COST DUE TO COSTLY SHIELDING GAS LIKE Ar,He etc. LOWER DEPOSITION RATES AND WELDING SPEEDS THAN GMAW,SAW etc. HIGHER WELDER FATIGUE REQUIREMENT OF SKILLED WELDER

LIMITATIONS OF TIG
LESS ECONOMICAL THAN CONSUMABLE ELECTRODE ARC WELDING FOR THICK SECTIONS GREATER THAN 3 MM PROBLEMATIC IN DRAFTY ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE OF DIFFICULTY IN SHIELDING THE WELD ZONE PROPERLY.

SUBMERGED ARC WELDING

SAW
SAW IS AN ARC WELDING PROCESS IN WHICH THE ARC IS SUBMERGED BELOW A GRANULAR SHIELDING MEDIUM CALLED FLUX

CHARECTERISTICS
MECHANISED WELDING PROCESS MAKES USE OF CONTINUOUS WIRES RELATIVELY BIGGER DIAMETER WIRES USED SHIELDING PROVIDED BY GRANULAR FLUX SLAG PROVIDES SECONDARY SHIELDING

SPECIAL FEATURES
HIGH CURRENTS ARE USED HIGH DEPOSITION RATES ARE POSSIBLE DEEP PENETRATIONS ARE ACHIEVED HIGH WELDING SPEEDS CAN BE ACHIEVED PRODUCES CLEANER WELD PRODUCES LEAST FUMES REQUIRES LOW OPERATOR SKILL

SPECIAL FEATURES
NOT AFFECTED BY AIR DRAFT HIGH METAL RECOVERY NO SPATTER LOW OPERATOR FATIQUE CAN BE EASILY AUTOMATED PREFERRED FOR WELDING THICH SECTIONS(>25 MM)

LIMITATIONS
GENERALLY LIMITED TO DOWNHAND WELDING(HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL POSITIONS) HANDLING OF FLUX AND SLAG LIMITED TO WELDING OF STEELS ARC POSITION NOT VISIBLE TO THE OPERATOR RELATIVELY HIGHER COST OF EQUIPMENT

SUB-SYSTEMS
WIRE FEEDING SYSTEM FLUX FEEDING AND RECOVERY SYSTEM POWER SOURCE SYSTEM TO PROVIDE RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN WIRE AND ROD CONTROL SYSTEM WATER COOLING SYSTEM

TYPES OF EQUIPMENT
CARRIAGE TYPE(TROLLY) BEAM MOUNTED COLUMN AND BOOM SPECIAL PURPOSE EQUIPMENT

CURRENT RANGES
WIRE DIAMETER 1.6 MM 2.0 2.4 3.15 4.0 5.0 6.3 CURRENT RANGE 150-300 AMP 200-400 250-500 300-600 450-750 600-1000 700-1200

FUNCTIONS OF COPPER COPPER COATING

TO PREVENT RUSTING OF WIRE ENABLE EASY CURRENT TRANSFER REDUCE FRICTION IN WIRE GUIDES

FUNCTIONS OF FLUX
PROVIDE SHIELDING TO THE WELD ZONE CONTROL CHEMISTRY OF THE WELD METAL SCAVANGING OF IMPURITIES PROVIDE GOOD MECHANICAL PROPERTIES PROVIDE ARC STABILITY PRODUCE SELF PEELING SLAG

FUNCTIONS OF SLAG
REDUCE COOLING RATE PROVIDE SECONDARY SHIELDING CONTROL BEAD GEOMETRY CRUSHED SLAG IS USED AS A SHIELDING MEDIUM ON SELECTED APPLICATIONS

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