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Effect of process parameters on ferrite number in cladding of 317L stainless steel by pulsed MIG welding

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In the current scenario cladding process are used in many engineering industries to enhance the corrosion resistance surface and wear resistance of the base material in chloride environment. Cladding of stainless steel results in formation of ferrite number content on cladded surface, which deleterious the material properties. The present investigation address the effect of process parameters on ferrite number during austenitic stainless steel 317L cladding by Pulsed Metal inert gas (MIG) welding process. Ferrite number was measured by using Fisher’s ferrite scope. Response surface methodology (RSM) based central composite rotatable design were approached to predict and develop the mathematical model for process parameters such as welding current, welding speed and contact tip to work distance on ferrite number. From the analysis of variance technique it is found that the developed mathematical model was significant. The developed mathematical model is useful to control and determine the ferrite number content in austenitic stainless steel cladding. The direct and interaction effects of input process parameters are presented graphically.

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  1. Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Maha Vidyalaya University, Enathur, Kancheepuram, 631561, Tamil Nadu, India

    R. Prabhu

  2. Government College of Technology, Coimbatore-13, Tamil Nadu, India

    T. Alwarsamy

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R. Prabhu graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, India in 2005 and received his Masters in Manufacturing Engineering from Anna University, Coimbatore, India in 2009. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Maha Vidyalaya University Kanchipuram, India. His research is in welding of dissimilar metals stainless steel and low carbon steel, corrosion analysis, wear behavior of cladded surface study and currently extending his knowledge by undergoing Ph.D. studies in pulsed MIG welding.

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Prabhu, R., Alwarsamy, T. Effect of process parameters on ferrite number in cladding of 317L stainless steel by pulsed MIG welding. J Mech Sci Technol 31, 1341–1347 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-017-0234-x

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