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The arc characteristics of cold metal transfer welding with AZ31 magnesium alloy wire
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In this article, a high-speed CCD camera and an electrical signal acquisition system were used to obtain welding arc images and electrical signals, and the arc characteristics of cold metal transfer (CMT) welding with AZ31 magnesium alloy wire were investigated.About:
This article is published in Journal of Manufacturing Processes.The article was published on 2016-10-01. It has received 31 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Gas metal arc welding & Submerged arc welding.read more
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Microstructure and mechanical properties of wire and arc additive manufactured AZ31 magnesium alloy using cold metal transfer process
TL;DR: In this article, the relationship between the microstructure and mechanical properties of a thin-walled deposit of columnar dendrite arrays, including dendritic α-Mg matrix, interdendritic eutectics, and some dispersive η-Al8Mn5 phases, is analyzed.
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Effect of process parameters on the quality of aluminium alloy Al5Si deposits in wire and arc additive manufacturing using a cold metal transfer process
TL;DR: In this paper, a 3D print device using a cold metal transfer arc welding station to melt a metallic filler wire is developed to build aluminium part by optimising the process parameters.
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Heat source management in wire-arc additive manufacturing process for Al-Mg and Al-Si alloys
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors have studied Al-5Mg, Al-3Si alloys as demonstrators, from both experimental and modelling perspectives, to benchmark different deposition parameters and provided guidelines for optimising the process conditions.
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Characterization the contribution and limitation of the characteristic processing parameters in cold metal transfer deposition of an Al alloy
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of characteristic parameters on the energy input characteristic, metal transfer behavior, weld geometry, and microstructure of deposited weld metal were investigated, and some limitations for characteristic parameters to achieve stable CMT process were identified.
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Arc characteristics and droplet transfer process in CMT welding with a magnetic field
TL;DR: In this paper, an external axial magnetic field hybrid cold metal transfer process was used to join Al6061-T6 and TC4 alloys in an attempt to investigate the welding process under magnetic field.
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Magnesium: Properties — applications — potential
B.L Mordike,T Ebert +1 more
TL;DR: Magnesium is the lightest of all metals used as the basis for constructional alloys and it is this property which entices automobile manufacturers to replace denser materials, not only steels, cast irons and copper base alloys but even aluminium alloys by magnesium based alloys as discussed by the authors.
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Characterisation of the cold metal transfer (CMT) process and its application for low dilution cladding
TL;DR: In this article, the process characteristics of the synergic cold metal transfer (CMT) process have been examined for welding aluminium alloy using a simple backlighting system and through the arc monitoring the droplet transfer modes were identified.
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The CMT short-circuiting metal transfer process and its use in thin aluminium sheets welding
Jicai Feng,Hongtao Zhang,Peng He +2 more
TL;DR: In this article, the wave control characteristics and its droplet transfer process were analyzed by sensing and image method, and the results show that it can realize no-spatter welding and low heat input during welding process.
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Cold metal transfer joining aluminum alloys-to-galvanized mild steel
TL;DR: In this article, the cold metal transfer (CMT) welding-brazing process provides a potential method to join dissimilar metals, and it is feasible to join aluminum alloys-to-galvanized mild steel using CMT.
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Welding of aluminum alloy to zinc coated steel by cold metal transfer
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of the pre-setting gap at the interface of aluminum alloy sheet and steel sheet as well as the offset distance of the electrode torch from the aluminum alloy edge on the weld qualities were investigated.