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Study of Rotating Arc Welding Process for Joining of Pipes: An In-Depth Review

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Circumferential welding is most commonly used for joining of pipes in construction, fuel transportation, firefighting, automobile and power plant industry. This study is carried out for better understanding of a newly developed technique used for performing circumferential welding of tubes and pipes. The technique is termed as rotating arc welding or magnetically impelled arc butt (MIAB) welding. It is a unique welding process where an electric arc rapidly rotates on the periphery of the pipes because of electromagnetic force produced by the interaction of magnetic field and the arc current. This rotating arc is sufficient enough for generating uniform heat all around the periphery of the adjoining pipes. When welding temperature is reached on the faying surfaces, the upsetting pressure is applied on the pipes end to form a rigid joint. The joint will be formed in few seconds, which exhibits the strength similar to that of parent material. The joint is formed without the use of filler metal, flux material and shielding gases and is free from weld inclusions because of upsetting force which pushes out the impurities. Having many benefits, the process is under vast research to correctly identify and set the process parameters for welding of different materials. This paper explores an in-depth review of previous works carried out by the researchers that would provide information for the further development of the process to obtain quality weld.

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Muneem, A.A., Laxminarayana, P., Viquar Mohiuddin, M. (2023). Study of Rotating Arc Welding Process for Joining of Pipes: An In-Depth Review. In: Arockiarajan, A., Duraiselvam, M., Raju, R., Reddy, N.S., Satyanarayana, K. (eds) Recent Advances in Materials Processing and Characterization. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5347-7_25

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