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A Study on the Optimal Welding Condition for Root-Pass in Horizontal Butt-Joint TIG Welding

수평자세 맞대기 TIG 초층용접에서 최적용접조건의 선정에 관한 연구

  • Received : 2016.10.13
  • Accepted : 2016.11.18
  • Published : 2017.04.01

Abstract

In this study, to investigate the shape of the back bead as a weld quality parameter and to select the optimal condition of the root-pass TIG welding of a horizontal butt-joint, an experimental design and the response surface method (RSM) have been employed. Three parameters are used as input variables, which include the base current, peak current, and welding speed. The back bead width is selected as an output variable representing the weld quality, the target value of the width is 5.4 mm. Conducting the experiments according to the Box-Behnken experimental design, a $2^{nd}$ regression model for the back bead width was made, and the validation of the model was confirmed by using the F-test. The desirability function was designed through the nominal-the-best formula for the appropriate back bead width. Finally, the following optimal condition for welding was selected using the RSM: base current of 0.9204, peak current of 0.8676, and welding speed of 0.3776 in coded values. For verification, a test welding process under the optimal condition was executed and the result showed the back bead width of 5.38 mm that matched the target value well.

본 연구에서는 수평 자세에서의 TIG 용접 시 반응표면법(RSM)을 이용하여, 최적의 이면비드 형상을 구하는 연구를 진행하였다. 입력변수로는 베이스 전류, 피크 전류, 용접속도를 선정하였고, 이면비드 폭을 용접품질에 관한 출력변수로 하여 목표값을 5.4 mm로 설정하였다. Box-Behnken 실험계획법에 따라 실험을 진행하였고, 비드 폭에 관한 2차 회귀모형을 구한 후, F-테스트를 이용하여 회귀모델을 검정하였다. 그리고 망목특성의 호감도 함수를 사용하여 이면비드 형상을 평가함으로써 최적화를 수행하였다. 이렇게 도출된 최적의 용접조건은 코드화된 값으로 베이스 전류; 0.9204, 피크 전류; 0.8676, 용접속도; 0.3776이었다. 검증실험 결과 목표값에 근접한 5.38 mm의 이면비드 폭을 얻을 수 있었다.

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