Weld Properties of Low Carbon Steel Using Shielded Metal Arc Welding

Abstract:

Welding is basic part of the most modern assembly and manufacturing operations. Shielded metal Arc Welding process has hard facing and fabrication job application due to low cost electrode, increasing alloy transfer efficiency and low dilution with substrate without losing production capacity. SMAW electrode is coated with metal mixture called flux, which on decompose produce gases to restrict weld contamination, generating deoxidizers to disinfect the weld. The choice of electrode for SMAW lies on a number of factors, like weld material, welding direction and the preferred weld properties. The present paper investigate the microstructure and hardness properties of the Low carbon steel pipe welded using shielded metal arc welding with different electrode combinations.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 813-814)
• Pages: 486-490
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.813-814.486
• Online since: November 2015
• Authors: Amandeep Singh*, Neel Kanth Grover
• Keywords: Electrode, Fluxes, Heat Affected Zone (HAZ), Microstructure, Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Weld Metal

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