J Mater Sci Technol ›› 2001, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (01): 159-160.

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Keyhole double-sided arc welding process

Yuming ZHANG, Shaobin ZHANG, bang JIANG, Lin WU   

  1. Welding Research Laboratory, Center for Robottes and Manufacturing Systems, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, USA...
  • Received:2000-04-25 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2001-01-28 Published:2009-10-10
  • Contact: Yuming ZHANG

Abstract: In the proposed method, the current/arc is guided through the keyhole so that the energy of the plasma jet is compensated while it is consumed in heating the workpiece along the keyhole. As a result, deep narrow penetration has been achieved on 12.7 mm (1/2 ") thick stainless steel plates using 70 A welding current.

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