Feasibility Study of Weld Metal Grain Refinement Using Pulsed Wire Feed Spray MIG Welding.

Abstract

In this work, the prospects of achieving an equiaxed or refined weld metal microstructure in ferritic steels using the pulsed wire feed spray MIG process have been investigated. Despite the large number of pulse conditions used, equiaxed solidification has in general been confined only to the weld root regions. It is suggested that the process is most likely to succeed at high pulse frequencies, but is prevented from doing so by thermal inertia effects at these frequencies. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA055734

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  • P. L. Threadgill

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arc Welding
  • Energy
  • Fluids
  • Frequency
  • Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
  • Heat Energy
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Metals
  • Modulation
  • Power Supplies
  • Stainless Steel
  • Submerged Arc Welding
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Waveforms
  • Weld Metal
  • Welds

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  • Materials science

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  • Electrical Engineering
  • Metallurgy