Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Mechanical and Microstructural Characteristics of Conventional and Robotic Gas Metal Arc Welded Low Carbon Steel Joints: A Comparative Study

  • Technical Article
  • Published:
Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

In the recent automobile era, SAE 1022, low carbon manganese steel is widely used in structural members of automobiles. These steels possess good weldability and need proper heating treatment conditions when high thickness sections are being used in the structural application. Mostly, gas metal arc welding (GMAW) is preferred in automobile industries to have which produces better penetration with some minor defects like improper fusion of sidewall, etc. The increasing demand in the field of the automobile led to the attention over automated GMAW is being preferred to reach better productivity with zero defects. The samples were welded by the conventional GMAW method and automated through a robot. From the experimental test results, welding current of 450A, welding speed of 350 mm/min and a land height of 4 mm yielded a maximum tensile strength of 647 MPa and hardness of 275 HV in the coarse-grained heat-affected zone region with a robotic mode of GMAW. The comparative study proved that automated process produced better mechanical properties and improved efficiency.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. S.Q. Moinuddin, A. Kapil, K. Kohama, A. Sharma, On process–structure–property interconnection in anti-phase synchronized twin-wire GMAW of low carbon steel. Sci. Technol. Weld. Join. 21(6), 452–459 (2016)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. K. Abbasi, S. Alam, M.I. Khan, An experimental study on the effect of MIG welding parameters on weld bead shape characteristics. IRACST – Eng. Sci. Technol. 2(4), 599–602 (2012)

    Google Scholar 

  3. K.R. Carpenter, B.J. Monaghan, J. Norrish, Analysis of fume formation rate and fume particle composition for gas metal arc welding (GMAW) of plain carbon steel using different shielding gas compositions. ISIJ Int. 49, 416–420 (2009)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. O. Kermorgant, A magnetic climbing robot to perform autonomous welding in the shipbuilding industry. Robot. Comput. Integr. Manuf. 53, 178–186 (2018)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. D. Skarin, J. Nilsson, D. Green, Robotic equipment for MIG welding. MIG Weld Guide, (Woodhead Publishing, 2006) pp. 221–262

  6. E.A. Gyasi, P. Kah, H. Wu, M.A. Kesse, Modelling of an artificial intelligence system to predict structural integrity in robotic GMAW of UHSS fillet welded joints. Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Technol. 93, 1139–1155 (2017)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Y. Xu, J. Zhong, M. Ding et al., The acquisition and processing of real-time information for height tracking of robotic GTAW process by arc sensor. Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Technol. 65, 1031–1043 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Zakaria Boumerzoug, Chemseddine Derfouf, Thierry Baudin, Effect of welding on microstructure and mechanical properties of an industrial low carbon steel. Engineering 2(7), 502–506 (2010)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. A.G. Olabi, M.S.J. Hashmi, The microstructure and mechanical properties of low carbon steel welded components after the application of post weld heat treatments. J. Mater Proc. Technol. 38(10), 88–97 (1996)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. K.U. Lailesh Kumar, Sudipta Pramanik Yazar, Effect of fusion and friction stir welding techniques on the microstructure, crystallographic texture and mechanical properties of mild steel. Mater. Sci. Eng., A 754, 400–410 (2019)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. M.M. Hosseinouin et al., Investigation on multi-run metal made of HSLA steel- heterogeneous microstructure and mechanical properties. Mater. Test. 59(7–8), 661–672 (2017)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. I. Kim, J. Son, S. Lee, P.K.D.V. Yarlagadda, Optimal Design of neural networks for control in robotic arc welding. Robot. Comput. Int. Manuf. 20, 57–63 (2004)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. E.A. Gyasi, P. Kah, H. Wu, M.A. Kesse, Modeling of an artificial intelligence system to predict structural integrity in robotic GMAW of UHSS fillet welded joints. Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Tech. 93, 1139–1155 (2017)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Y. Xu, J. Zhong, M. Ding et al., The acquisition and processing of real-time information for height tracking of robotic GTAW process by arc sensor. Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Tech 65, 1031–1043 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. N. İpek, F. Elaldi (2012). Analysis of welding groove angle and geometry on strength of armor steel, Mater. Manuf. Process. 1437–1441

Download references

Acknowledgements

The authors extend thanks to Automotive Axles Limited—Mysore, India, for their extreme support toward the presented research work.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Centre for Materials Joining and Research (CEMAJOR), Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu, 608 002, India

    S. Rajakumar & V. Balasubramanian

  2. Quality Assurance Department, Automotive Axles Limited, Mysore, 570018, India

    P. Vimal Kumar

  3. Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, NPMaSS MEMS Design Center, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu, 608 002, India

    S. Kavitha

Authors
  1. S. Rajakumar
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. P. Vimal Kumar
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. S. Kavitha
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. V. Balasubramanian
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to S. Rajakumar.

Additional information

Publisher's Note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Rajakumar, S., Vimal Kumar, P., Kavitha, S. et al. Mechanical and Microstructural Characteristics of Conventional and Robotic Gas Metal Arc Welded Low Carbon Steel Joints: A Comparative Study. Metallogr. Microstruct. Anal. 9, 337–344 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13632-020-00645-2

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13632-020-00645-2

Keywords

Search

Navigation