Estudo de características operacionais do processo Plasma-MIG com arcos concêntricos

• Autor(a) principal: Resende, André Alves de
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFU
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/14737
• topic: Soldagem; MIG/MAG; Arcos concêntricos; Plasma-MIG; Parâmetros operacionais; Soldagem MIG; Soldagem a plasma; Welding; Concentric arcs; Operating parameters; CNPQ::ENGENHARIAS::ENGENHARIA MECANICA

In recent years, the demand of the productive sector for more efficient processes has encouraged the research and development of products and processes to increase the production at a competitive cost. In this sense, the \"Plasma-MIG\" with Concentric Arcs process, being an evolution of the conventional MIG/MAG process, has emerged as a promising option. This process has been available to the market since the 70s. However, it is still necessary to consolidate a scientific and technological basis of that process. Only then the market will decide if it is applicable, either to replace or become an option instead of the other processes. Thus, the challenge is to collaborate with both the scientific and the production what actually is the overall goal of this work, that is to provide fundamental knowledge about functioning principles and operating parameters of the \"Plasma-MIG\" with Concentric Arcs. The influence of the gas flow, especially of the intermediate one on the weld bead surface appearance, the effect of external arc on the globular-spray transition current and on the axial spray-rotational transition current, as well as on the droplet kinematic parameters and the relation between the outer arc current/torch working angle/torch-piece distance and the weld geometry have been studied experimentally. The results showed that the intermediate arc gas flow rate was the very one which determined weld appearance. The globular-spray transition current rose and the axial spray-rotational transition current became lower in the presence of the outer arc. The presence of the outer arc also raised the momentum of the drops hitting the weld pool. The presence of current in the outer arc at low values reduces penetration and correlated parameters (either directly or inversely proportional), but causes their growing again when being increased. The bead geometry follows the similar behavior of the conventional MIG/MAG as regards to the torch working angle and the torch-piece distance, though being more intensified when using the outer arc. In conclusion, it is possible to say that the knowledge on the operational characteristics of the \"Plasma-MUG\" with Concentric Arcs welding process obtained in this work may serve as a basis for the perception of this process application potential.