Modelling the transient behaviours of a fully penetrated gas-tungsten arc weld pool with surface deformation

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 219, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 99-110

  Zhao, P C ^a   Wu, C S ^a   Zhang, Y M ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Full penetration; Numerical simulation; Surface deformation; Transient behaviours; Weld pool

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; ELECTRIC ARCS; FUSION REACTIONS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; IGNITION;

FULL PENETRATION; GAS-TUNGSTEN ARC; SURFACE DEFORMATION; TRANSIENT BEHAVIORS; WELD POOL;

ELECTRIC ARC WELDING;

EID: 12844256388     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440505X8073     Document Type: Article

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