Droplet detachment and plate fusion characteristics in pulsed current gas metal arc welding

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 254-s

  Rajasekaran, S ^a,b   Kulkarni, S D ^c   Mallya, U D ^a   Chaturvedi, R C ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b AMRITA SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^c BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Arc Length; Arc Stability; Droplet Detachment; Metal Transfer; Parametric Zones; Plate Fusion; Pulse Parameters; Pulsed Current GMAW; Weld Characteristics; Weld Quality

Indexed keywords

DROP FORMATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; LIQUID METALS; WELDS;

DROPLET DETACHMENT; PLATE FUSION CHARACTERISTICS; PULSED CURRENT GAS METAL ARC WELDING;

CARBON DIOXIDE ARC WELDING;

EID: 0032098479     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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