Fracture and Structural Integrity e-ISSN 1971-8993 Open access
Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022)

Al2O3 and TiO2 flux enabling activated tungsten inert gas welding of 304 austenitic stainless steel plates

Author and affiliation details
  • Hiralal S. Patil Corresponding author Mechanical Engineering Department, GIDC Degree Engineering College, Abrama, Navsari, Gujarat, India hspatil12@rediffmail.com
  • D. C. Patel Mechanical Engineering Department, GIDC Degree Engineering College, Abrama, Navsari, Gujarat, India
DOI
10.3221/IGF-ESIS.61.04
Pages
59-68
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Abstract

Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) is important in those manufacturing where it is significant to control the mechanical and metallurgical characteristics and its weld bead geometry. This work has been committed to study the influence of oxide fluxes on welding of 4 mm thick 304 austenitic stainless steel plates. The Al2O3 and TiO2 were used as an oxide flux in powder form and are mixed with the acetone. The prepared mixture is applied on bead plate without any joint preparation and without filler wire addition. The Taguchi method with L9 orthogonal array is used to determine the optimal parameters. The current work aims to explore the influence of weld parameters on weld bead geometry (i.e. weld bead width, penetration and angular distortion), and mechanical & metallurgical characteristics for 304 stainless steel welds. The oxide flux seems to narrow the arc and thereby the current density increases at the anode spot, that results in high weld depth.

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Hiralal S. Patil

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APA

Patil, H. S., & Patel, D. C. (2022). Al2O3 and TiO2 flux enabling activated tungsten inert gas welding of 304 austenitic stainless steel plates. Fracture and Structural Integrity, 16(61), 59–68. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.61.04

IEEE

H. S. Patil and D. C. Patel, “Al2O3 and TiO2 flux enabling activated tungsten inert gas welding of 304 austenitic stainless steel plates,” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 16, no. 61, pp. 59–68, 2022, doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.61.04.

MLA

Patil, Hiralal S., and D. C. Patel. “Al2O3 and TiO2 flux enabling activated tungsten inert gas welding of 304 austenitic stainless steel plates.” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 16, no. 61, 2022, pp. 59–68. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.61.04.

Chicago

Patil, Hiralal S., and D. C. Patel. 2022. “Al2O3 and TiO2 flux enabling activated tungsten inert gas welding of 304 austenitic stainless steel plates.” Fracture and Structural Integrity 16 (61): 59–68. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.61.04.

Harvard

Patil, H.S. and Patel, D.C. (2022) ‘Al2O3 and TiO2 flux enabling activated tungsten inert gas welding of 304 austenitic stainless steel plates’, Fracture and Structural Integrity, 16(61), pp. 59–68. doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.61.04.

Vancouver

Patil HS, Patel DC. Al2O3 and TiO2 flux enabling activated tungsten inert gas welding of 304 austenitic stainless steel plates. Fracture and Structural Integrity. 2022;16(61):59-68. doi:10.3221/IGF-ESIS.61.04

BibTeX

@article{patil2022, author = {Patil, Hiralal S. and Patel, D. C.}, title = {Al2O3 and TiO2 flux enabling activated tungsten inert gas welding of 304 austenitic stainless steel plates}, journal = {Fracture and Structural Integrity}, year = {2022}, volume = {16}, number = {61}, pages = {59--68}, doi = {10.3221/IGF-ESIS.61.04}, url = {https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.61.04}, issn = {1971-8993} }

RIS

TY - JOUR AU - Patil, Hiralal S. AU - Patel, D. C. TI - Al2O3 and TiO2 flux enabling activated tungsten inert gas welding of 304 austenitic stainless steel plates JO - Fracture and Structural Integrity T2 - Fracture and Structural Integrity PY - 2022 DA - 2022/06/19 VL - 16 IS - 61 SP - 59 EP - 68 DO - 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.61.04 UR - https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.61.04 SN - 1971-8993 ER -

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