CALCULATION OF t8/5 BY RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY FOR ELECTRIC ARC WELDING APPLICATIONS

Abstract

One of the greatest difficulties traditionally found in stainless steel constructions has been the execution of welding parts in them. At the present time, the available technology allows us to use arc welding processes for that application without any disadvantage. Response surface methodology is used to optimise a process in which the variables that take part in it are not related to each other by a mathematical law. Therefore, an empiric model must be formulated. With this methodology the optimisation of one selected variable may be done. In this work, the cooling time that takes place from 800 to 500ºC, t8/5, after TIG welding operation, is modelled by the response surface method. The arc power, the welding velocity and the thermal efficiency factor are considered as the variables that have influence on the t8/5 value. Different cooling times,t8/5, for different combinations of values for the variables are previously determined by a numerical method. The input values for the variables have been experimentally established. The results indicate that response surface methodology may be considered as a valid technique for these purposes.

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Dates

  • Submission Date2013-04-18
  • Revision Date2013-11-21
  • Acceptance Date2013-12-04
  • Online Date2013-12-22

DOI Reference

10.2298/TSCI130418162V

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