Weldability Investigation and Optimization of Process Variables for TIG-Welded Aluminium Alloy (AA 8006)

• Published in: Advances in materials science and engineering Vol. 2021; no. 1
• Main Authors: Sathish, T., Tharmalingam, S., Mohanavel, V., Ashraff Ali, K. S., Karthick, Alagar, Ravichandran, M., Rajkumar, Sivanraju
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Hindawi 2021; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Alloys; Aluminum alloys; Aluminum base alloys; Chemical elements; Corrosion resistance; Corrosion resistant alloys; Design of experiments; Friction stir welding; Friction welding; Gas flow; Gas tungsten arc welding; Gas welding; Impact loads; Inert gas welding; Mechanical properties; Optimization; Orthogonal arrays; Process parameters; Process variables; Rare gases; Residual stress; Statistical methods; Stress measurement; Surface hardness; Tensile strength; Welding parameters
• ISSN: 1687-8434; 1687-8442
• DOI: 10.1155/2021/2816338

Aluminium and its alloys play a significant role in engineering material applications due to its low weight ratio and superior corrosion resistance. The welding of aluminium alloy is challenging for the normal conventional arc welding processes. This research tries to resolve those issues by the Tun...