B. Szczucka-Lasota, A. Uściłowska, T. Węgrzyn, Katarzyna Węgrzyn-Wolska
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Abstract
Aluminum alloys are light and corrosion-resistant materials, which is why they are widely used in structures in many industrial fields (construction, automotive, electric cables). The article deals with the aluminum busduct structure. Therefore, the mechanical and especially electrical properties of busduct welds are the basic criteria for assessing the quality of welds. The aim of the work was to present the advantages of a process combining metal inert gas welding with immediate microjet cooling (MJC). The parameters of aluminum welding using the micro-jet method were estimated in order to obtain products with the desired strength, mechanical and electrical parameters. Information regarding the influence of various microjet parameters on the metallographic structure was also recorded. Then, the metallographic properties and some physical properties of the welding structures (mechanical resistance, electrical conductivity) were examined. In addition, computer simulations of the welding process with micro-jet cooling were performed. The heat affected zone in the welded material was determined. The proposed numerical method will allow the assessment of the parameters of the welding process with micro-jet cooling depending on the parameters of the materials undergoing the welding process. The numerical approach will significantly reduce costly and time-consuming in situ work. Planning the welding of large structures (such as busducts) will be more economical using the results of computer simulations.
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