Table 6 Welding procedure conditions
From: Effect of welding parameters on the mechanical and metallurgical properties of armor steel weldment
Base metals | Armox 500T | |||
Thickness of plate | 10 mm | |||
Welding process type | GTAW | |||
Welding machine type | Fronius Magic Wave 3000 | |||
Filler metal type | AWS A5.18 ER 70S-6 | AWS A 5.9 ER 307 | AWS A 5.18 ER 70S-6 | AWS A 5.9 ER 307 |
Joint type and angle | Single V (60°) and single bevel (30°) | |||
Filler wire diameter (mm) | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
Gas (%) | 100% argon | |||
Gas flow rate l/min | 10 l/min | 10 l/min, back shield 8 l/min | 10 l/min | 10 l/min, back shield 8 l/min |
Welding method | Continuous | Not continuous | ||
Cooling method | Without cooling (left at ambient temperature after completion of the whole welding) | With using compressed air (6 bars) in the cooling after each pass up to 100 °C | ||