Real-time observation of cathodic cleaning during variable-polarity gas tungsten arc welding of aluminium alloy

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

Volumn 223, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1143-1157

  Sarrafi, R ^a   Lin, D ^a   Kovacevic, R ^a  

^a Southern Methodist University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Cathodic cleaning; Cladding; Machine vision; Rapid prototyping; Welding

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM; ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; ARC CURRENT; CATHODIC CLEANING; CLADDING; DIFFERENT PROCESS; DIRECT CURRENT; GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING; MACHINE VISION; MACHINE VISION SYSTEMS; MOLTEN POOL; ON-LINE OBSERVATIONS; PROCESS CONDITION; PROCESS PARAMETERS; REAL TIME; REAL-TIME OBSERVATION; SOLID SURFACE; WELDING PROCESS; WELDING SPEED;

AIR CLEANERS; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CAVITY RESONATORS; CERIUM ALLOYS; CLEANING; COMPUTER VISION; CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC WELDING; GAS METAL ARC WELDING; GAS WELDING; JOB ANALYSIS; MACHINERY; OXIDES; RAPID PROTOTYPING; TUNGSTEN;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 70349221121     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544054JEM1355     Document Type: Article

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