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Jishnu V
Engineer
BHEL-ISG
1) INTRODUCTION
2) ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES OF
WELDED CONNECTIONS
3) TYPES OF WELDING PROCESSES
4) TYPES OF WELDED JOINTS
5) STRESSES & STRESS CONCENTRATION
FACTORS OF WELDED JOINTS
6) ANALYSIS OF UNSYMMETRICAL WELDED
SECTIONS WHICH ARE AXIALLY LOADED
7) SPECIAL CASES OF FILLET JOINTS
8) SOLVED EXAMPLES
The process of permanently joining two or
more metal parts by the fusion of edges of
the metals with or without applying pressure
and a filler material is called welding
If pressure is applied Forge welding
Without pressure, with a separate weld
metal Fusion welding
In a fusion welding, heat of melting is
obtained by two ways:- a) Gas heating b)
Electric arc
Advantages:-
1. Comparatively lighter than riveted
structures
2) Greater strength compared to riveted
joints
3) Addition and alterations can be done
easily
4) Better finish than riveted joints. Hence
maintenance costs and painting costs are less
5) Lesser time consuming
6) Tension members are not weakened in
welded joints compared to riveted joints
Disadvantages:-
1) Requires skilled labour
2) Possibility of additional stress
development due to uneven heating and
cooling. Or in other words, the members may
get distorted
3) Testing is difficult.
4) As there is no provision for expansion or
contraction of joints, cracks may develop
and propogate
1.1) Fusion welding is a welding in which
the parts to be jointed are held in position
while the molten metal is supplied to joint
The molten metal may come from the parts
themselves (ie parent metal) or filler metal
which normally have the composition of the
parent metal
The fusion welding can be classified into
three types based on the method of heat
generation. Viz Thermit welding, electric arc
resistance welding and gas welding
1.1.1) Thermit welding:
Thermit= Aluminium + Iron oxide
Thermit is heated, melted and then poured
into a mould made around the joint and
fuses with the parts to be welded
Advantages of thermit welding
- Simultaneous melting of thermit and parts
- Uniform cooling of molten metals and
thermit.
No residual stresses
Fundamentally, thermit welding= melting +
casting
Applications:- Fabrication of rails,
locomotive frames, stern frames, rudder
frames.
Repair applications:- Replace broken teeth,
weld necks on rolls or pinions, repair broken
shears.
Gas welding:
Applying flame of an oxy-acetylene or
hydrogen gas from a welding torch upon the
surfaces of the prepared joint
The intense heat at the white cone of the
flame heats up the local surfaces to fusion
point and using the welding rod supplies
metal for the weld
Heating rate is slow and hence is used for
thinner metals
Electricarc welding
Base metal is melted using arc stream
forming a pool of molten metal. This molten
metal is forced out of the pool by the blast
from arc
A small depression is formed in the base
metal and the molten metal is deposited
around the edge of this depression, which is
called arc crater
There are two types of arc welding
Unshielded arc welding:-Larger filler rod is
used
Here the weld metal in molten state mix
with oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere
forming a relatively weaker joint
It has lower ductility and corrosion resistance
Inshielded metal arc welding (SMAW), the
welding rods are coated with solid material