Effects of a constricted nozzle on the arc phenomena in the TIG welding process

Effects of a constricted nozzle on the arc phenomena in the tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding process are investigated by numerical simulation. the obtained results show that the temperature and velocity of the arc plasma are increased by attaching an additional gas nozzle, which is called the "constricted nozzle". As a result, the iron vapour does not diffuse upward but is transported outward. In addition, the heat transfer to the base metal surface is enhanced.     

Welding titanium with a constricted arc

The methods of similarity theory were used to study the conditions of the stable process of welding with a constricted arc of titanium and its alloys in the form of rolled sheets of different thicknesses. Taking into account the properties of titanium influencing the welding process, experiments were carried out to determine the main relationships for the selection of the optimum conditions of welding titanium and its alloys with a constricted arc.     

焊剂带约束电弧超窄间隙焊接根焊方法

超窄间隙焊接在对接焊接中有着独特的优势.在实际焊接工程中,对接焊有时要求采用单面焊双面成型的方法进行根焊.采用焊剂带约束熔化极电弧超窄间隙焊接的方法,结合在工件背面衬垫焊剂,并用铜板对焊剂加以支撑的背面焊缝强制成型方法进行熔化极电弧根焊试验.结果表明,通过焊剂带约束熔化极电弧,选择合适的焊接电压、焊接电流可以使坡口根部...     

超细颗粒焊剂约束电弧超窄间隙焊接1Cr18Ni9Ti不锈钢的焊缝成形分析

将超细颗粒焊剂约束电弧超窄间隙焊接用于1Cr18Ni9Ti奥氏体不锈钢,通过改变焊接速度、电弧电压、焊接电流对焊缝成形进行了研究.结果表明,在热输入为1.75 kJ/mm和深宽比为1.34的条件下,也不易形成"梨形"焊道裂纹,并且单道焊接时熔化焊丝在超窄间隙内的填充高度可达11.5 mm.在其它焊接参数确定的情况下,随着电弧电压的增加,1Cr18Ni9Ti奥氏体不锈钢超窄间隙焊缝依次呈"凸焊缝"、"凹焊缝"及"电弧攀升"的成形规律.适合于超细颗粒焊剂约束电弧超窄间隙焊接1Cr18Ni9Ti奥氏体不锈钢的电弧电压与焊接电流匹配范围分别约为26~32 V和200~320 A.     

焊接电弧与活性组元对TIG焊熔池形貌影响的数值模拟

通过对FLUENT软件进行二次开发,建立了焊接电弧和焊接熔池模型,模拟分析了不同活性组元O元素含量下定点和移动TIG焊熔池形貌变化,对比了氩弧和氦弧的电弧参量及其对熔池形貌的影响.结果表明,由活性组元O元素含量变化导致的熔池内Marangoin对流变化是熔深增加的主要因素;在氩弧下,来自于电弧的气体剪切力对熔池形貌有较大影响;与氩弧相比,氦弧明显收缩,电流密度更大,更多的热量传递到熔池,增大了电磁力引起的内对流运动,可获得更深熔深.焊缝深宽比的模拟结果与试验结果吻合较好.

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Welding arc and weld pool modeh were established by FLUENT software for spot and moving TIG welding of SUS304 stainless steel to investigate the effect of the surface-activating element oxygen on the weld shape and analyze the properties of argon arc and helium arc and their effects on the weld shape. The results show that the change of the Marangoni convection induced by different oxygen contents can be considered as one of the principal factors to increase penetration. The plasma drag force from the argon arc has obvious effect on the weld shape. Compared with the argon arc, the hehum arc is more constricted, the welding current density is much greater and the much more heat flux is transferred into the weld pool, which increase the inward convection induced by the electromagnetic force, thus the deeper weld depth can be obtained.The calculated weld D/W ratio agrees with that of the experiment.     

小孔等离子弧焊接能量分配及损失分析

通过公式计算对小孔等离子弧焊的等离子孤功率损失进行分析.等离子弧在焊接过程中的功率损失包括等离子弧通过喷嘴的功率损失、喷嘴出口到小孔的等离子弧功率损失、等离子弧穿过小孔的功率损失等.通过定量计算,研究了等离子弧在焊接过程中的功率损失以及在穿孔焊接过程中形成小孔所需要的等离子孤功率大小等问题.     

铝合金交流脉冲双面弧焊工艺试验及特点分析

通过工艺试验,详细分析了LYl2CZ铝合金板交流脉冲等离子弧（PA）-钨极氩弧（GTA）双面弧焊（DSAW）的工艺特点。通过与常规钨极氩弧焊和等离子弧焊工艺比较,发现该工艺可以显著增加熔深,减小焊后热变形,提高焊接生产效率。分别采用多孔喷嘴和单孔喷嘴进行了对比试验,其中采用多孔喷嘴能够有效防止双弧的产生,采用单孔喷嘴能够获得较大熔深。当采用小孔型交流脉冲双面弧焊工艺焊接铝合金时,由于小孔的存在,焊接过程中阴极雾化效果降低,影响焊缝成形及质量。     

The measurement of metal droplet temperature in GMA welding by infrared two-colour pyrometry

The temperature of metal droplets is essential for clarifying the phenomenon of metal droplet transfer and the melting behaviour of wire; also, it governs the emission of fumes. On the other hand, in situ measurement of the temperature of a metal droplet formed at the tip of a wire during welding was difficult. Hence, this temperature was obtained in many experiences of measurements by such a way that several numbers of metal droplets were collected in a calorimeter to measure the amount of heat content of metal droplet and the heat was converted to temperature. With this way, however, the reliability of the measurement is not necessarily high because the heat loss of the metal droplet during the time when detaching from the wire tip and entering into the calorimeter has to be estimated properly. In this research, two-colour pyrometry has been conducted to obtain the temperature of metal droplets, in which metal droplets have been photographed by a high-speed camera during arc welding, two wavelengths (950 and 980 nm) of light in the infrared range have been selected from the thermal radiation light emitted from the metal droplet at the instant of arc extinguishment by using an imaging spectroscope, and the temperature has been obtained from the intensity ratio of the two waves of light. Consequently, in CO₂ arc welding, it has been revealed that the constricted arc causes high-heat input density locally at the arc root portion of a metal droplet and thereby the arc root portion exhibits a higher temperature. By contrast, in MAG (80% Ar–20% CO₂) arc welding, it has been disclosed that because the arc covers metal droplets, the temperature distribution in a metal droplet is relatively uniform and the average temperature is lower than in CO₂ arc welding.     

真空磁压缩等离子弧焊接方法的研究

本文介绍了一种新的焊接方法——真空磁压缩等离子弧焊接。真空磁压缩等离子弧是将低真空中的自由电弧用与电极同轴向的磁场压缩后获得的。实验表明,随着气压的降低,自由电弧会越来越扩展,弧根区的电流密度越来越低,直至产生“旁弧”,不能稳定燃烧而熄灭。而且这种低真空自由电弧难以用和普通等离子弧相似的机械方法压缩。采用轴向磁场可以有效地压缩真空电弧。磁压缩的效果随气压的降低趋于明显,气压低于1.33×10~2Pa 时,几十分之一特斯拉(T)的磁场就可获得略粗于电极、上下直径近似相等的弧柱,我们称之为真空磁压缩等离子弧。使用真空磁压缩等离子弧作为热源,可以焊接一般金属和活泼金属,其熔透工件的能力可超过大气氩弧,并可用调节磁场强度的方法,调节电弧的能量分布。与常规氩弧焊、等离子孤焊、电子束焊相比,真空磁压缩等离子弧焊接有其独到的优点,可望在不久的将来获得广泛的应用。     

不锈钢PA-GTA双面弧焊工艺特点分析

详细分析了不锈钢等离子弧(PA)-钨极氩弧(GTA)双面弧焊(DSAW)的工艺特点,该工艺可以增加熔深,减小焊后热变形,尤其适用于中厚板的焊接.当小孔效应建立后,PA-GTA双面弧焊过程中的电弧均得到了不同程度的压缩,两焊枪之间的电弧电压出现下降趋势,节省了能源.形成小孔后,电弧穿过工件从工件内部进行加热,提高了热效率.表面张力、电弧吹力和电磁搅拌力均有利于获得较大的熔深,浮力有利于增加焊缝中间部位的宽度.     

焊剂带约束电弧在超窄间隙焊接中的加热特性

利用焊剂带约束的电弧进行超窄间隙焊接,通过测量不同焊接参数下的焊缝截面相关尺寸,并根据截面尺寸的变化规律分析了受约束电弧的加热特性.结果表明,对超窄间隙中的电弧加以有效约束,有利于防止电弧攀升,并能保证两侧壁可靠熔合;电弧形态是决定侧壁熔合的主要因素,增加焊接电流或送带速度,可使电弧的加热位置下移,电弧直接加热侧壁的高度减小,以至电弧能量密度提高,更有利于电弧对侧壁根部的加热;增加电弧电压,可使阴极斑点的活动范围增加,有利于增强弧柱和阴极斑点对侧壁根部的加热效果;电弧电压、焊接电流和送带速度三者间的合理匹配,有利于获得合适的电弧形态,使电弧在间隙的三个方向有效加热.     

激光-等离子弧复合焊温度场的数值模拟

利用峰值热流随深度衰减的高斯体热源与高斯面热源相结合的方法,建立了激光等离子弧复合焊三维运动热源模型,重点考虑了由热源间距引起的激光束与等离子弧之间相互作用对热源模型的影响.基于所建立的热源模型对2 mm厚1420铝锂合金板的激光等离子弧复合焊接温度场进行了有限元分析,得到了不同热源间距条件下焊接区域的温度场分布.结果表明,仿真结果与试验结果相符合,证明了该热源模型是反映了客观实际的.此工作对于激光电弧复合焊接传热及工艺研究具有指导意义.     

Correlation between laser-wire distance and Nd：YAG laser ＋ P-GMA hybrid welding heat input parameters

In laser+P-GMA hybrid welding,laser-wire distance is an important parameter to describe the distance from laser spot to the center of the pulsed gas metal arc.The experiments results show that the optimal laser-wire distance with the deepest weld penetration increases with welding current and laser power being increased and decreases with welding speed being increased.Welding current,laser power and welding speed determine the hybrid welding heat input in laser+arc hybrid welding process,so there is a correlation between the optimal laser-wire distance and the hybrid heat input welding parameters for the deepest weld penetration: the optimal laser-wire distance increases with the heat input being increased.The positive correlation between the optimal laser-wire distance and the hybrid welding heat input is induced by the characteristics of the limited influence of P-GMA welding process on laser transmission and the dependence of weld penetration of hybrid welding on laser power.     

激光-微束等离子弧复合焊接过程的结构负载声发射信号表征

采用脉冲YAG激光焊、微束等离子弧焊和激光-微束等离子弧复合焊对304不锈钢进行焊接试验,实时采集焊接过程中的结构负载声发射信号,研究声发射信号对焊接过程的表征. 结果表明,激光离焦量为-2 mm的激光-微束等离子弧复合焊接,热源复合效果更好,焊缝表现出更显著的复合热源焊接特征. 焊缝获得了更好的表面成形和熔深、熔宽. 热源复合效果更好的焊接过程,其声发射信号波形表现出更大振幅,且更为均匀,并与激光热源的周期性相符,呈现出明显的复合热源焊接周期性. 因此可以利用焊接过程检测到的结构负载声发射信号表征激光和微束等离子弧两种热源复合效果特征.     

Brazing of metals – consumables,technologies and standardisation

For predicting welding distortion and residual stress generated by laser–arc hybrid welding, a series of experiments and analyses were carried out. A bead-on-plate welding was performed on SM490 steel by using a fibre laser and CO₂ arc welding by changing their heat input ratio. The experiment was simulated by thermal elastic–plastic analysis with the proposed simulation model considering the penetration shape by laser and arc separately. By using this model, the experimental results could be simulated with high accuracy. Therefore, the validity and generality of the numerical simulation model could be verified. The tendency and magnitude of angular distortion varied with the heat input ratio of laser and arc. The results indicated the possibility of the ideal heat input ratio of laser and arc for controlling angular distortion generated by hybrid welding. On the other hand, it was confirmed that the heat input ratio of laser and arc did not affect residual stress generated by hybrid welding.     

等离子电弧力的研究

从等离子电弧力的角度 ,探讨了等离子弧焊接工艺参数及其匹配的内在联系与规律性。在不同工艺条件下 (焊接电流、等离子气流量、电极内缩量以及喷嘴高度 )对等离子电弧轴向力进行了测量。并通过显著性分析 ,定量地认识和描述了各工艺参数对电弧轴向力的作用和影响。进而指出了获得稳定的小孔型等离子弧焊接过程的必要条件。本文的工作对于等离子弧焊接工艺参数的匹配及其过程的优化有重要的指导意义。     

绝缘片约束TIG电弧在窄间隙中的加热特性

采用坡口侧壁放置绝缘片的方式约束电弧,在4 mm宽的I型坡口内进行窄间隙TIG焊接试验,通过分析坡口截面各区域熔化面积及其所占比例的变化,研究绝缘片约束TIG电弧的加热特性.结果表明,窄间隙中依靠绝缘片对弧根的固壁约束作用能够将电弧加热区域限制在坡口底部,增强电弧对坡口底部和底角的加热效果,防止电弧集中于侧壁燃烧;弧长、绝缘片对弧根的约束程度和焊接电流三者匹配时,可使坡口底角获得可靠熔合;弧长过长会导致电弧直接向侧壁攀升,且无法依靠绝缘片将电弧控制在坡口底部;绝缘片对弧根约束过多以及采用较大的焊接电流,均会导致电弧将绝缘片熔化,造成电弧燃烧不稳定.     

新型高速旋转电弧窄间隙MAG焊接

研究开发了一种新型窄间隙MAG焊接系统。在该系统中，焊丝穿过电机的空心轴后从导电嘴的偏心孔进出，电机带动导电杆和偏心导电嘴旋转，从而使焊丝端部的电弧以一定直径高速旋转．以保证窄间隙焊接接头具有足够的侧壁熔深。焊接试验结果表明，这种旋转电弧焊接系统能在不同的旋转速度和旋转直径下稳定可靠地工作。并且明显地改善了窄间隙焊缝侧壁熔透，避免了接头底部指状熔深的出现，同时提高了焊接熔敷效率。     

耦合电弧钨极GPCA-TIG焊工艺

将耦合电弧钨极和GPCA焊方法结合,形成了耦合电弧钨极GPCA-TIG焊方法,该方法可实现深熔深高速度焊接.对比分析了在较高焊接速度时常规TIG焊、耦合电弧钨极TIG焊和耦合电弧钨极GPCA-TIG焊的焊缝表面成形和截面形貌,发现耦合电弧钨极GPCA-TIG焊可避免咬边和驼峰焊道的产生,并且焊缝熔深有所增加.耦合电弧钨极GPCA-TIG焊工艺试验表明,焊缝熔深和熔宽随焊接速度的减小和外喷嘴位置的升高而增大,随着弧长和外层氧气流量的增加先增加后略有减小;随着焊接速度的减小,弧长和外层氧气流量的增大,焊缝咬边减轻,外喷嘴相对高度变化时焊缝均未出现咬边.