Stability of Full Penetration, Flat Position Weld Pools
- Author:
- Nunes, Arthur C., Jr.
- Published:
- [1999].
- Physical Description:
- 1 electronic document
- Additional Creators:
- Coan, Al. B.
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- The dynamics of the dropthrough distance of a full penetration, flat position weld pool is described. Close to incipient root side penetration the dropthrough is metastable, so that a small drop in power can cause a loss of penetration if not followed soon enough by a compensating rise in power. The SPA (Soft Plasma Arc) process with higher pressure on top of the weld pool loses penetration more quickly than the GTA (Gas Tungsten Arc) process. 2195 aluminum-lithium alloy with a lower surface tension loses penetration more quickly than 2219 aluminum alloy. An instance of loss of penetration of a SPA weld in 2195 aluminum-lithium alloy is discussed in the light of the model.
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- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
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- Document ID: 20000004381.
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