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Shielded metal arc welding
About: Shielded metal arc welding is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 4462 publications have been published within this topic receiving 40560 citations. The topic is also known as: manual metal arc welding & flux shielded arc welding.
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TL;DR: Personal exposures to welding-related metals and gases for production welders and non-welders in a large manufacturing facility were characterized and welding fume metal exposures were highly variable among similar types of welding while NO(2) and O(3) exposure were less variable.
Abstract: The objective of this study was to characterize personal exposures to welding-related metals and gases for production welders and non-welders in a large manufacturing facility. Welding fume metals and irritant gases nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)) and ozone (O(3)) were sampled for thirty-eight workers. Personal exposure air samples for welding fume metals were collected on 37 mm open face cassettes and nitrogen dioxide and ozone exposure samples were collected with diffusive passive samplers. Samples were analyzed for metals using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) and welding fume metal exposure concentrations were defined as the sum of welding-related metals mass per volume of air sampled. Welding fume metal exposures were highly variable among similar types of welding while NO(2) and O(3) exposure were less variable. Welding fume metal exposures were significantly higher 474 μg/m(3) for welders than non-welders 60 μg/m(3) (p=0.001). Welders were exposed to higher concentrations of NO(2) and O(3) than non-welders but the differences were not statistically significant. Welding fume metal exposure concentrations for welders performing gas metal arc welding (GMAW) and shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) were higher than welders performing gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW). Non-welders experienced exposures similar to GTAW welders despite a curtain wall barrier separating welding and non-welding work areas.
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12 Mar 1996TL;DR: In this article, a drawn arc stud welding process is described, where after ignition of the main current electric arc, the latter's voltage (U) is measured and, depending upon the measured voltage, the current flow of the continued maincurrent electric arc and/or the dipping movement of the parts which are to be welded together, is regulated or controlled.
Abstract: The invention relates to a welding process for drawn arc stud welding wherein after ignition of the main current electric arc, the latter's voltage (U) is measured and, depending upon the measured voltage, the current flow of the continued main current electric arc and/or the dipping movement of the parts which are to be welded together, is regulated or controlled.
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TL;DR: In this article, the deformation and fracture behavior of welded joints made from quenched and tempered steel closely conforming to AISI 4340 were investigated and an attempt was made to investigate the microstructure after ballistic testing on the weld metal zone consisting of the hard-faced interlayer.
Abstract: The deformation and fracture behavior of welded joints made from quenched and tempered steel closely conforming to AISI 4340 were investigated. Due to weld thermal cycles and under matching fillers, the welded armor steel joints showed poor ballistic performance compared with the base metal (BM). The problems encountered in the past were reduced by depositing a soft austenitic stainless-steel buttering layer in between the BM and the hardfaced layer. This method showed enhancement in ballistic performance and good weld integrity. In this investigation, an attempt is made to investigate the microstructure after ballistic testing on the weld metal zone consisting of the hardfaced interlayer. The results reveal the microstructural characteristics before and after ballistic testing of armor steel welds fabricated using the shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) process.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the metallurgical behavior during shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) and the slag detachability of the CaO-CaF2-SiO2 type ENiCrFe-7-covered electrodes was investigated.
Abstract: The metallurgical behavior during shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) and the slag detachability of the CaO-CaF2-SiO2 type ENiCrFe-7-covered electrodes was investigated. The results indicated that the slag detachability could be improved as the SiO2 in the flux coatings decreased. When the SiO2 in the flux coating was 10.9 pct, about 28.3 pct CaF2 resulted in the best slag detachability. The CaF2 and SiO2 in the flux coating interacted during SMAW to form gaseous SiF4 to be evacuated. In the reactions, one SiO2 consumed two CaF2, leading to the reduction of the ratio of CaF2/SiO2. After comparing the slag compositions, the best slag detachability was obtained at CaO:CaF2:SiO2 = 1.7:1.8:1, but the worst slag detachability appeared at CaO:CaF2:SiO2 = 1.3:0.9:1. The XRD analysis revealed that the oxides and fluorides in the slags preferred to gather together to form cuspidine and other complex phases. If the CaF2 was dominant in the slags, they intended to form homogenous porous microstructures that were relatively strong and would most likely detach from the weld metal in blocks, exhibiting good slag detachability. If the cuspidine phase was dominant, the slags exhibited a ‘rock strata’-like microstructure in the intergranular area. Such microstructure was very fragile and could be broken into fine powders that were easily embedded in the weld ripples, leading to slag adhesions. This work provides the researcher with a wealth of information and data, which will also be beneficial to the welding material producers and users.
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