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Parametric analysis of the stringer bead reinforcement area and prediction of the number of beads in a single-V butt joint, using the robotic Flux-cored arc welding technique

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In the present study, a new-developed method which leads to the determination of the number of beads in the single-V butt weld joint, is introduced and applied to robotic Flux-cored arc welding technique. The correlation between the wire feed rate, the wire variables, the torch welding speed, and the bead reinforcement area is investigated and determined via a mathematical formula. The investigation includes a theoretical section where the method is analyzed and several confirmation experiments where the theoretical function of the bead reinforcement area is verified. Moreover, the method is applied to a multipass weld of steel plates with preselected welding parameters, through the determination of a proposed weld profile based on the fundamental principles, standards, and rules of the welding technology. The methodology can be also expanded in the case of multipass welding joints with a different edge preparation such as J, U, or double-V in butt and tee weld joints.

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  1. Shipbuilding Technology Laboratory, School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Iroon Polytechiou 9, Zografos, Athens, Greece

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Kazasidis, M., Pantelis, D.I. Parametric analysis of the stringer bead reinforcement area and prediction of the number of beads in a single-V butt joint, using the robotic Flux-cored arc welding technique. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 88, 1003–1012 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-016-8762-6

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