A way to weld sheet metal with double-electrode GMAW

Guohong Ma, Yuming Zhang

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Abstract

This paper designed a double-electrode GMAW(gas metal arc welding) system. This system includes main arc and bypass arc. Main arc (Base metal current: Ibm) is supplied with Constant Current power (CC mode) and bypass arc (bypass current: Ibp) is Constant Voltage power (CV mode). Main arc electrode used common carbon wire, bypass arc electrode used water cool copper. Welding experiment shows this DE-GMAW can change common metal transfer into spray transfer with lowest critical total current (Itotal) 200 amps. When Ibm decreases and bypass voltage increases, this critical current will increase and it is less than 230 amps when keeping spray transfer. High speed video proved that metal transfer is changed from spray transfer to globular transfer.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2012 International Conference on Engineering Materials, ICEM 2012
Pages333-337
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event2012 International Conference on Engineering Materials, ICEM 2012 - , Singapore
Duration: Dec 30 2012Dec 31 2012

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume651
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference2012 International Conference on Engineering Materials, ICEM 2012
Country/TerritorySingapore
Period12/30/1212/31/12

Keywords

  • Double-electrode
  • GMAW
  • Sheet metal
  • Spray transfer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Engineering (all)

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