The ultrasonic assisted tungsten inert gas （U-TIG） welding is a newly developed arc welding method, which is aimed at improving the weld quality and efficiency. TIG welding and U-TIG welding of 2014 aluminum alloy w...The ultrasonic assisted tungsten inert gas （U-TIG） welding is a newly developed arc welding method, which is aimed at improving the weld quality and efficiency. TIG welding and U-TIG welding of 2014 aluminum alloy with 5 mm thickness were experimentally carried out in this paper. The microstructure and porosity of welded joints were analyzed. Compared with conventional TIG welding, the columnar crystals are changed into equiaxed crystals at the centre of weld zone and the grain of fusion zone in U-TIG welding is refined and equiaxed. The porosities of joint decrease after the ultrasonic was applied on the arc. The mechanism of crystal grain refinement is discussed in this paper and the reasons of porosity decrease in U-TIG welded joint may be due to the effect of acoustic streaming and cavitation, which need further research.展开更多
A focused ultrasonic transducer is used for precise, step-by-step, surface ultrasonic svanuing iusgection of spot welds. Two methods for generating characteristic data matrices of ultrasonic echo signals of the spot w...A focused ultrasonic transducer is used for precise, step-by-step, surface ultrasonic svanuing iusgection of spot welds. Two methods for generating characteristic data matrices of ultrasonic echo signals of the spot welds are established. One is based on the ultrasonic echo amplitude and the other is based on frequency spectrum. Both methods generate scamping inspection data arrays and provide clear C-scan images. Based on C-scan noise reduction, the Krisch edge detection operator for edge detection-a gray window transform-reflects the shapes of the spot welds and allows quantitative determination of their size. The method based on the ultrasonic echo amplitude provides a greater quantitative detection accuracy.展开更多
文摘The ultrasonic assisted tungsten inert gas （U-TIG） welding is a newly developed arc welding method, which is aimed at improving the weld quality and efficiency. TIG welding and U-TIG welding of 2014 aluminum alloy with 5 mm thickness were experimentally carried out in this paper. The microstructure and porosity of welded joints were analyzed. Compared with conventional TIG welding, the columnar crystals are changed into equiaxed crystals at the centre of weld zone and the grain of fusion zone in U-TIG welding is refined and equiaxed. The porosities of joint decrease after the ultrasonic was applied on the arc. The mechanism of crystal grain refinement is discussed in this paper and the reasons of porosity decrease in U-TIG welded joint may be due to the effect of acoustic streaming and cavitation, which need further research.
文摘A focused ultrasonic transducer is used for precise, step-by-step, surface ultrasonic svanuing iusgection of spot welds. Two methods for generating characteristic data matrices of ultrasonic echo signals of the spot welds are established. One is based on the ultrasonic echo amplitude and the other is based on frequency spectrum. Both methods generate scamping inspection data arrays and provide clear C-scan images. Based on C-scan noise reduction, the Krisch edge detection operator for edge detection-a gray window transform-reflects the shapes of the spot welds and allows quantitative determination of their size. The method based on the ultrasonic echo amplitude provides a greater quantitative detection accuracy.
