Mechanical properties improvement of weldments using vibratory welding system
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture
Published online on May 19, 2014
Abstract
From the last few decades, vibratory welding techniques have been used for improving the mechanical properties of weldments. Previous results showed that welded test specimens under vibratory conditions exhibited improvements in mechanical properties than the conventional arc welding. In this present work, vibratory set-up has been developed for inducing mechanical vibrations during welding operation. The designed vibratory set-up produces the required frequency with amplitude and acceleration in terms of voltages. In the current investigation, weld specimens were prepared while varying the two input parameters: voltage and time of vibration. And the remaining process parameters such as travel speed, current, and other electrode parameters were kept constant. Metallurgical properties showed that refined microstructure has been achieved for the vibratory welded specimens. The refined grain structure is responsible for the improvement in flexural strength, ultimate tensile strength, impact strength, and hardness of the vibratory weld pieces.