Investigation on Weld Characteristic, Welding Position, Microstructure, and Mechanical Properties in Orbital Pulse Current Gas Tungsten Arc Welding of AISI 304L Stainless Steel Pipe
Orbital pipe welding is carried out in this study by Pulse Current Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (PC-GTAW) without metal filler (autogenous) of AISI 304L stainless steel pipe. The dimensions of the specimen are 114 mm outside diameter and the thickness of 3 mm. This study investigates the effect of p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universitas Indonesia
2022-07-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Technology |
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| Online Access: | https://ijtech.eng.ui.ac.id/article/view/3134 |
| Summary: | Orbital pipe welding is carried out in this
study by Pulse Current Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (PC-GTAW) without metal filler (autogenous)
of AISI 304L stainless steel pipe. The dimensions of the specimen are 114 mm
outside diameter and the thickness of 3 mm. This study investigates the effect
of pulse current parameters, weld position, and pulse width on the
characteristics of weld geometry, mechanical properties, and microstructure.
The welding method used in this study is the continuous current and pulse
current. The mean current of each parameter is the same at 100 ± 0.5 Amperes,
but in the pulse current, there are variations in peak current, base current,
peak current time, and the base current time. The welding speed used is
constant at 1.4 mm/s. The result of weld geometry on the outside of pipe has
shown that the flat (0°) position is concave and the overhead (180°) position
is convex due to the influence of gravity. The microstructure indicates that
the fine cellular dendritic structures appear at PC-GTAW. The PC-GTAW can
produce good mechanical properties such as the tensile strength and the
micro-hardness. The tensile strength of the specimen is reduced 14.23 % from
the base metal at parameter 65-B and the flat position. |
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| ISSN: | 2086-9614 2087-2100 |