• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.57-63
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• 1998

This study deals with the friction weldability of machine structural carbon steel (SM45C) to Al-Mg-Si aluminium alloy (A6063). The bonding strength of friction welded joints, from all mechanical test, exceeded that of A6063 base metal, under the condition of friction time 1.5 sec, upset pressure 80MPa. The friction welded joints under these conditions exhibited tensile strength of 262MPa, bending angle of 90$^{\circ}$ without crack at weld interface and shear strength of 113MPa. Consequently, the friction weldability of SM4C to A6063 was very excellent, and that was possible without special preparation of weld surfaces.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.112-117
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• 2017

The arc, generated by Tungsten Inert Gas(TIG) welding, is stable and provides excellent quality of the weld. Since automation is difficult, a lot of work is performed by hand. In addition, to obtain the uniform weld quality is difficult when using a base metal having a nonuniform welding line, or when welding inside a pipe. Generally, TIG welding power has the characteristic of constant-current. The welding voltage is changed in proportion to the arc length. Hence, the automatic voltage control equipment should be applied at the TIG welding system. The automatic voltage control equipment has been designed using LabVIEW software. It consists of a manufactured voltage divider circuit, and jig for moving the torch. The voltage measurements and driving of the motor were performed through the algorithm implementation in LabVIEW. Welding was conducted while increasing the arc length. In this process, it was confirmed that the automatic voltage control equipment kept the arc length constant.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.402-408
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• 2006

Dissimilar friction welding were produced using 15(mm) diameter solid bar in chrome molybedenum steel(KS SCM440) to carbon steel(KS S45C) to investigate their mechanical properties. The main friction welding parameters were selected to endure good quality welds on the basis of visual examination, tensile tests, Vickers hardness surveys of the bond of area and H.A.Z and microstructure investigations. The specimens were tested as-welded and post-weld heat treated(PWHT). The tensile strength of the friction welded steel bars was increased up to 100% of the S45C base metal under the condition of all heating time. Optimal welding conditions were n=2,000(rpm), $P_1=60(MPa),\;P_2=100(MPa),\;t_1=4(s),\;t_2=5(s)$ when the total upset length is 5.4 and 5.7(mm), respectively. The peak of hardness distribution of the friction welded joints can be eliminated by PWHT. Two different kinds of materials are strongly mixed to show a well-combined structure of macro-particles without any molten material and particle growth or any defects.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.34-41
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• 2003

Weld quality monitoring and seam tracking along the butt-joint lengthwise to the tube axis are studied. The material of tube is 60kg/$\textrm{mm}^2$ grade steel sheet, and the longitudinal butt-joint is shaped by 2 roll bending machine. The tube with a thickness of 1.5mm, diameter of 105.4mm and length of 2000mm is successfully obtained by the $CO_2$ laser welding system equipped with a seam tracker and plasma sensor. Experimental results show that the developed welding system can be used for the precision seam tracking and the real-time monitoring of weld quality, and the laser welded tube can be used for car body md component after tubular hydroforming.

• 센서학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.179-184
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• 2024

In the car industry, welding is a fundamental linking technique used for joining components, such as steel, molds, and automobile parts. However, accurate inspection is required to test the reliability of the welding components. In this study, we investigate the detection of weld beads using 2D image processing in an automatic recognition system. The sample image is obtained using a 2D vision camera embedded in a lighting system, from where a portion of the bead is successfully extracted after image processing. In this process, the soot removal algorithm plays an important role in accurate weld bead detection, and adopts adaptive local gamma correction and gray color coordinates. Using this automatic recognition system, geometric parameters of the weld bead, such as its length, width, angle, and defect size can also be defined. Finally, on comparing the obtained data with the industrial standards, we can determine whether the weld bead is at an acceptable level or not.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.59-69
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• 2000

The purpose of the present study was to investigate weld metallurgical phenomena such as primary solidification mode, microstructural evolution and hot cracking susceptibility in nitrogen-bearing austenitic stainless steel GTA welds. Eight experimental heats varying nitrogen content from 0.007 to 0.23 wt.% were used in this study. Autogenous GTA welding was performed on weld coupons and the primary solidification mode and their microstructural characteristics were investigated from the fusion welds. Varestraint test was employed to evaluate the solidification cracking susceptibility of the heats and TCL(Total Crack Length) was used as cracking susceptibility index. The solidification mode shifted from primary ferrite to primary austenite with an increase in nitrogen content. Retained delta ferrite exhibited a variety of morphology as nitrogen content varied. The weld fusion zone exhibited duplex structure(austenite+ferrite) at nitrogen contents less than 0.10 wt.% but fully austenitic structure at nitrogen contents more than 0.20 wt.%. The weld fusion zone in alloys with about 0.15 wt.% nitrogen experienced primary austenite + primary ferrite solidification (mode AF) and contained delta ferrite less than 1% at room temperature. Regarding to solidification cracking susceptibility, the welds with fully austenitic structure exhibited high cracking susceptibility while those with duplex structure low susceptibility. The cracking susceptibility increased slowly with an increase in nitrogen content up to 0.20 wt.% but sharply as nitrogen content exceeded 0.20 wt.%, which was attributed to solidification mode shift fro primary ferrite to primary austenite single phase solidification.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.75-81
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• 2011

이종합금인 알루미늄 합금 6061-T6와 알루미늄 합금 5083-O의 용접을 위해 마찰교반 용접기술을 사용하였다. 마찰교반 용접된 이종 접합부에 대하여 기계적 특성, 경도 및 조직변화를 관찰하였다. 용접재의 기계적특성은 후진 측에 위치한 알루미늄 합금의 교반영역에 형성되는 미세조직이 주요한 변수로 작용하였다. 이종 알루미늄 합금이 교차한 양파 모양 형상의 얇은 층을 이루었다. 미세조직관찰에서 공구회전방향과 무관하게 이종합금 접합부에 기공이 관찰되지 않았으나 6061-T6 쪽 열영향부 영역에서 결정립 조대화기 뚜렷하였다. 본 논문의 연구결과, 결함이 없는 최상의 용접조건은 Al 6061-T6를 공구 진행방향에 전진 측에, Al 5083-O를 후진 측에 위치하고, 이송속도 124 mm/min, 1250 rpm의 공구의 회전수, 5 mm의 프루브 직경, 4.5 mm의 프루브 길이, 20 mm의 공구어깨, $2^{\circ}$의 공구 경사각 이다. 이때 용접재의 최대인장강도는 231 MPa이였고, 항복강도는 121 MPa을 나타내었다.

• 한국압력기기공학회 논문집
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.20-27
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• 2010

In order to prevent the corrosion of component contacted primary water designed alloy 600 material in the nuclear power plant. But the primary water stress corrosion cracking(PWSCC) of alloy 600 and weld area occurs continuously due to the residual stress. The leakage accident resulted from PWSCC in the drain nozzle of the steam generator of domestic power plants. Heater sleeves of the pressurizer are welded with alloy 600 weld material and therefore exposed to the primary water environment. PWSCC occurred in heater sleeve material and weld area of many foreign power plants. The current issue of domestic nuclear power plants are consequently concentrated to PWSCC of similar material. In order to improve the detection and the sizing of the PWSCC in the welding sleeve of the pressurizer, the automatic UT system and multi-directions probe sets have been developed. The experimental studies have been performed using the mock-up block containing artificial reflectors(ID connected EDM notch) and semi-artificial cracks made from thermal fatigue. The automatic UT System is applied in the detection and the length sizing of the ID/OD on the tube and the J-groove weld area of the artificial reflectors and results of the detection and the sizing are compared respectively. Also, the developed automatic UT system is successfully accomplished to inspect the heater sleeve and the J-groove weld area on the pressurizer for the detection of PWSCC.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.303-312
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• 2016

최근에 스테인리스강의 우수한 연성과 내식성 등의 재료적 특성으로 건축물의 구조용 강재로 적용하기 위한 많은 연구들이 수행되어 오고 있다. 특히, 니켈을 거의 함유하고 있지 않은 페라이트계 스테인리스강은 재료비 측면에서 니켈을 함유하고 있는 오스테나이트계 스테인리스강에 비해 저렴하고 탄소강에 비해서는 월등한 내식성능과 구조성능을 제공하기 때문에 그 사용성이 증대되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 페라이트계 스테인리스강 용접접합부에 있어 용착금속이 아닌 모재 블록전단파단의 구조적 거동을 조사하기 위해 용접길이와 용접방법(아크, 티그)을 변수로 하여 단순인장 실험을 실시하였다. 용접접합부의 블록전단 거동은 용접에 의한 삼축응력효과 때문에 볼트접합부의 블록전단 거동과 상이하며, 현행설계기준식은 이러한 특성을 반영하지 못하고 있다. 티그용접 접합부의 변형능력과 최대내력이 아크용접 접합부보다 높게 나타났고, 현행기준식과 기존연구자에 의해 제시된 내력식에 의한 예측내력과 실험결과 최대내력을 비교 검토하였다.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.90-95
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• 2013

Pipe inside clad welding is mainly used to the flow pipe of sub-sea or chemical plant. For the inside clad welding to the medium pipe with the diameter of about 12", TIG welding is frequently applied with filler metal. In this case, the clad welding has the very broad weld area over $10m^2$. And, the non-destructive test (NDT) such as ultrasonic test (UT) or radiographic testing (RT) should be conducted on the broad weld area, and it costs very high due to the time-consuming work. Therefore, the present study investigated the variation of arc voltage to develop the in-line quality monitoring system for the pipe inside TIG cladding. The 4 experimental parameters (current, arc length, wire feed position, and shield gas flow rate) varied to observe the change of arc voltage and to establish the model for the monitoring. The arc voltage was decreased when the wire was fed to the backward eccentric position(over 2mm), and the shield gas flow rate was insufficient under 10L/min. In the case of the backward eccentric position over 2mm, the bead appearance was not good and the dilution ratio was increased due to deep penetration. When the shield gas flow rate was lower than 10L/min, the bead surface was oxidized.