Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli – 620 015

MT 602 – Welding Metallurgy
Assessment – I
Answer All Questions (5 x 4 = 20 Marks)
Time: 1 Hr Date: 01.03.2021
1. Large aluminium sheets 1.6 mm thick are butt welded using GTAW with
alternating current. The current, voltage, and welding speed are 100A, 10V,
and 2mm/s, respectively. Calculate the peak temperatures at distance of 1.0
and 2.0 mm from the fusion boundary. Assume 50% arc efficiency.

2. Estimate the HAZ width of the carbon steel weldment for the following
welding conditions.
V = 20V, I =200A, s= 5 mm/s, preheating temperature = 200oC and Tempered
Temperature = 430oC, Tm = 1510oC, t = 5 mm/sec, ρC = 0.0044 J/mm3 oC,
η =0.9.

3 Predict the cooling rate of the following welding conditions.

V = 25V, I = 250A, s = 7 mm/s, t = 12 mm, η =0.9, ρC = 0.0044 J/mm 3 oC,
k = 0.028 J/mm oC s.

4. (a) Will decreasing welding speed help reduce weld porosity in gas–tungsten
arc welds of aluminium if the source of hydrogen is on the workpiece surface?
(b) What about if the source of hydrogen is in the shielding gas? Explain why
or why not.

5. A steel container was welded by SAW with a filler wire containing 1.38% Mn
and 0.05% Si and a flux containing 11.22% SiO2 and 1.15% MnO. Is the
electrode tip Mn content expected to be greater or smaller than the wire Mn
content and why? What about the Si content?

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