WELDING PROCEDURE FOR HUB & PIPE

 Hub material shell is “weld able steel casting” En8 to be used

according to mechanical property.
 2no’s Hub to be machined.
 Keep some material in ID for maching after spoke welding (due to
huge spoke welding pipe may get distortion in shape).
 All spokes to be welded as per degree on Hub OD.
 Spokes material shall be pressed or rolled as per drawing.
 Seating curve to be cut as per drawing and bevel to be prepared.
 Place it on Hub OD as per angularity back held all three spokes on OD
of the HUB.
 Check the degree as per drawing and make root run check DP test and
complete full weld.
 Re-machine ID of Hub ( if necessary) and joint to pipe shaft
(OD 273).

 First middle hub as per drawing root DP test to be carried out. If DP

test found ok, complete the weld.
  Use MIG wire (SG2)/flux cored wire 71T1 or E7018 electrode for hub
to pipe welding. If material thickness more than 18mm a pre-heat of
100°C (212°F) in order to prevent cracking. Use low H2 welding
consumables to avoid unacceptable hardening and cold cracking. Post
weld heat treatment may be required to meet hardness limitations, if
any specified.
 All spokes to be weld before welding the HUB on pipe shaft.
 Before welding the spokes with Hub end pipe shaft dummy to be weld
to avoid distortion of shaft ID.

WELDING SEQUENCE FOR HUB WITH SHAFT:

 First insert the middle hub.

 Second insert bottom hub.
 Third insert top flange.

WELDING PROCEDURE FOR TOP FLANGE & SHAFT:

 Pre machine the top flange except mouting hole.

 Keep material on register dia on top flange face.
 Fix the Top Flange on drive end without face out with respect to
pipe axis.
 Weld stiffener plate on pipe ID for centering and lefting the
 Top flange welding with pipe shaft and machining to be done
before hub and spokes welding pipe shaft otherwise machining will
be complicated.

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