• 한국레이저가공학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.19-26
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• 2003

6061 aluminum alloy sheets were I-square butt welded using a continuous wave Nd:YAC laser. Heat inputs were varied from 54.6 to 80 J/mm for butt welding using different sets of the laser power and the weld speed. I-square butt welds were also made with and without Ar shielding gas. The effect of Ar shielding gas and heat input on the mechanical properties and formability was investigated using Vickers hardness, transverse-weld tensile and bulge test. Porosity on the weld beads and sections and hot crack on the fracture surfaces of transverse-weld tensile test specimens were investigated using optical and scanning electron microscopy The experimental results showed that mechanical properties and formability of 6061 aluminum alloy laser welds were degraded compared to those of base metal. Mechanical properties and formability of 6061 aluminum alloy laser welds were not substantially changed when Ar shielding gas was supplied or heat inputs were varied.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.64-73
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• 1997

Deformations of structures due to welding appear much complicated and deformated modes are also complex. As parameters governing deformations are various and effect of parameters on deformations is not well known, precise prediction of deformation due to welding has been a difficult problem. Until now, many research papers as to welding deformation have been published, but the research results can explain only one aspect of welding deformation have been published, but the research results can explain only one aspect of welding deformation and are hard to be used in reasonable prediction of welding deformations in complicated structures. In this study, based on the accumulated results concerning to welding deformations, a practical method to predict complicated welding deformations of large structure is proposed. A simplified model to estimate residual plastic strains is suggested and main parameters affecting residual plastic strains are shown to be heat input and joint restaints. Inherent strain theory and experimental data are combined with the finite element method and welding deformations of large structures are calculated by elastic analysis. Comparison of calculated results with experimental data shows the accuracy and validity of the proposed method.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.87-94
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• 1996

It has been well known in GMA welding process that wire feeding speed (WFS) or deposition rate increases linealy with the increase of wire extension. In this investigation, however, such an well-known relationship was .reconsidered in terms of contact-tube to work distance (CTWD) instead of wire extension. To verify the proposed relationship between WFS and CTWD, bead-on-plate welding was performed with various CTWDs in the range of 15∼35mm under the condition of near-constant voltage and current As expected, the test results showed an excellent linear relation between WFS and CTWD. Furthermore, the value of the slope turned out to be quite similar to those of previous investigators obtained either theoretically or experimentally through the Precise measurement of electrode extension. Present result also demonstred that the increase of CTWD could be very practical measure for increaring deposition rate without any increase of heat input Depending on the tip recess the practical maximum of CTWD was appeared to be limited somewhere in 25∼30mm mainly due to the entrappment of porocity.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.108-111
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• 2014

Low arc weldability of aluminum alloy is enhanced by applying variable polarity TIG and the result is theoretically investigated to figure out the mechanism. Conventionally, it is well known fact that DCEP (reverse polarity) arc is effective on aluminum welding. The reason is due to oxide layer removal by plasma ion bombardment and therefore it is named as cleaning effect. Another fact of polarity characteristic is that DCEN shows higher heat input efficiency therefore conventional variable polarity arc used to apply DCEP portion as small as possible. However, higher DCEP portion shows bigger weldment in this research and it is explained by adopting a theory of arc concentration on oxide layer with tunneling effect which was not clearly mentioned before in several variable polarity TIG welding research. Disagreement between variable polarity TIG welding result and conventional arc polarity theory is rationally explained for the first time with help of electron emission theory.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.93-101
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• 1987

용접부(鎔接部)에서 잔류응력(殘留應力)은 용접열(鎔接熱)에 의한 국부(局部) 가열(加熱)과 불규칙적(不規則的)이고 비교적(比較的) 급속(急速)한 냉각(冷却)으로 유발(誘發)되는 열응력(熱應力)과 구조물(構造物)의 강성(剛性) 및 재료(材料) 등에 의하여 발생(發生)되며, 잔류응력(殘留應力)의 존재(存在)는 취성파괴강도(脆性破壞强度), 피로강도(疲勞强度), 좌굴강도(挫屈强度), 진동특성(振動特性), 부식저항(腐蝕抵抗) 등에 영향(影響)을 미치는 궁극적(窮極的) 요인(要因)으로 간주(看做)됨으로 본(本) 연구(硏究)는 구조물(構造物)의 강도(强度)를 저하(低下)시키고 기능(機能)에 악영향(惡影響)을 끼치는 잔류응력(殘留應力)의 기구학적(機構學的) 특성(特性)을 파악(把握)하기 위하여 SWS 58 강판(鋼板)을 X홈 용접(鎔接)하여 이것을 4단계(段階) 즉 $350^{\circ}C$, $500^{\circ}C$, $650^{\circ}C$, $800^{\circ}C$로 열처리(熱處理)하여 hole drilling method를 사용(使用)하여 잔류응력(殘留應力)을 측정(測定)한 결과(結果), 다음과 같은 결론(結論)을 얻었다. 잔류응력(殘留應力)을 제거(除去)시키는 가장 효과적(效果的)인 온도(溫度)는 $650^{\circ}C$ 정도(程度)이었고, 구멍의 직경(直經)이 구멍의 깊이와 일치할 때 구멍바로 근처(近處)의 소성변형(塑性變形)은 완전(完全)히 해방(解放)되었으며, 경도시험(硬度試驗)을 통(通)해 열처리(熱處理) 후(後) 열영향부(熱影響部)의 높은 경도(硬度)가 모두 삭감(削減)되는 것을 알 수 있었으며 또한 잔류응력(殘留應力)에 끼치는 용접입열(鎔接入熱)의 영향(影響)은 입열량(入熱量)의 표준(標準)보다 1/4 이상(以上), 이하(以下)인 경우 잔류응력(殘留應力)은 용접입열(鎔接入熱)에 큰 영향(影響)이 없음을 알았다.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1560-1565
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• 2005

Laser beam welding is increasingly being used in welding of structural steels. The laser welding process is one of the most advanced manufacturing technologies owing to its high speed and deep penetration. The thermal cycles associated with laser welding are generally much faster than those involved in conventional arc welding processes, leading to a rather small weld zone. Experiments are performed for 304 stainless steel plates changing several process parameters such as laser power, welding speed, shielding gas flow rate, presence of surface pollution, with fixed or variable gap and misalignment between the similar and dissimilar plates, etc. The following conclusions can be drawn that laser power and welding speed have a pronounced effect on size and shape of the fusion zone. Increase in welding speed resulted in an increase in weld depth/ aspect ratio and hence a decrease in the fusion zone size. The penetration depth increased with the increase in laser power.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.17-18
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• 2006

Laser welding of metals has been widely used to improve a wear resistance and a corrosion resistance of the industrial parts. The objective of this research works is to investigate the influence of the process parameters, such as the welding for metals with CW Nd:YAG lasers. The bead-on-plate welding tests are carried out for several combinations of the experimental conditions. In order to quantitatively examine the characteristics of the butt welding, the welding quality of the cut section, stain-stress behavior and the hardness of the welded part are investigated. From the results of the investigation, it has been shown that the optimal welding condition without defects in the vicinity of the welded area and with a good welding quality is 1400W of the laser power, 0.8m/min, 0.9m/min of welding speed and $4{\ell}$ in of pressure for shielding gas.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.15-21
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• 2014

FCAW(Flux Cored Arc Welding), SAW(Submerged Arc Welding), EGW(Electro Gas Welding), and three-pole SAW are applicable in manufacturing the offshore wind tower. In this paper, mechanical properties of these welded-joints for TMCP steels were evaluated in all above welding processes. The tensile strength of welded-joints for all the welding methods satisfied the standard guideline (KS D 3515). No cracking on weldment was found after the bending test. Changes of weldedments hardness with welding processes were observed. In a weld HAZ (heat-affected zone), a softened HAZ-zone was formed with high heat input welding processes (SAW and EGW). However, the welded-joint fractures were found in the base metal for all cases and small decrease in welded-joint strength was caused by a softened zone. The multi-pole SAW welds exhibited similar mechanical properties comparing to the one with one-pole SAW process.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.47-55
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• 2006

Laser welding of dissimilar metals has been widely used to improve a wear resistance and a corrosion resistance of the industrial parts. The objective of this research is to investigate the influence of the process parameters, such as the welding for SM45C and STS304 with CW Nd:YAG lasers. The bead-on-plate welding tests are carried out for several combinations of the experimental conditions. In order to quantitatively examine the characteristics of the dissimilar welding, the welding quality of the cut section, stress-strain behavior and the hardness of the welded metal are investigated. From the results of the investigation, it has been shown that the optimal voiding condition without defects in the vicinity of the welded area and with a good welding quality is 1600W of the laser power, 0.85m/min of welding speed and $4{\ell}/min$ of pressure for shielding gas.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.75-84
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• 1995

In GMA welding of sheet metal, the short circuit metal transfer mdoe is preferred because of its low heat input and capability of bridging the root gap. The molten electrode is transferred to the workpiece during repectitive short circuit in the model. The waveform of welding current or voltage and the frequency of short circuiting are affected by a number of factors including: magnitude of welding current and voltage, root gap, electrode extension, power supply characteristics, and so on. In this study experimental models were proposed, which are able to determine the relationship between the root gap and short circuit frequency and the relationship between the root gap and appropriate welding speed that produces the good quality of back bead without burn through. Using the experimental models, the root gap can be obtained from measuring the short circuit frequency, and then the appropriate weldig speed to the root gap can be determined. Thus a back bead control system was constructed by controlling the welding speed for maintaining the quality of back bead. The developed system has shown the successful capability of back bead control.