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 Module
10Design of Permanent Joints
Version 2 ME , IIT Kharagpur
 
 Lesson
3Welded Joints: Typesand Uses
Version 2 ME , IIT Kharagpur
 
Instructional Objectives:
At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to know:
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.Different types of welded joints.
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Factors that affect strength of a welded joint.
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Symbols and specifications of welded joints.
1. Welded joints and their advantages:
Welding is a very commonly used permanent joining process. Thanks togreat advancement in welding technology, it has secured a prominent place inmanufacturing machine components. A welded joint has following advantages:(i) Compared to other type of joints, the welded joint has higher efficiency.An efficiency > 95 % is easily possible.(ii) Since the added material is minimum, the joint has lighter weight.(iii) Welded joints have smooth appearances.(iv) Due to flexibility in the welding procedure, alteration and addition arepossible.(v) It is less expensive.(vi) Forming a joint in difficult locations is possible through welding.The advantages have made welding suitable for joining components invarious machines and structures. Some typically welded machine componentsare listed below.
Pressure vessels, steel structures.
Flanges welded to shafts and axles.
Crank shafts
Heavy hydraulic turbine shafts
Large gears, pulleys, flywheels
Gear housing
Machine frames and bases
Housing and mill-stands.Version 2 ME , IIT Kharagpur
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Sai Kiran Reddy

thanks dude for this information

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