R. Sasidharan, C. Rajendran, Tushar Sonar, Mikhail Ivanov
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Abstract
The advanced variant of gas metal arc welding (GMAW) known as cold metal transfer (CMT) developed by Fronius in Austria is used to overcome the heat input and fusion related issues such as porosity and cracking in welding of AA8011-H18 alloy sheets. The 3 mm thick sheets of AA8011-H18 alloy were welded using normal CMT-GMAW and pulsed CMT (PCMT-GMAW) processes. The microstructure of weld metal (WM) and heat affected zone (HAZ) was analysed using optical microscope. The tensile properties and hardness of joints were evaluated and compared. Results revealed that the PCMT-GMAW joints showed 26.45%, 48.97% and 40.42% improvement in tensile strength, yield strength and elongation compared to CMT-GMAW joints. The superior tensile performance of PCMT-GMAW joints compared to CMT-GMAW joints is due to the current pulsing effects along with wire retraction mechanism which aids in reducing the heat input and controlled droplet transfer.
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