The Importance Of Fusion Welding Of Copper And Naval Steel

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2. Material and Parameter Selection
2.1 Material selection
Copper has high electrical conductivity and thus also high thermal conductivity. Naval brass which is the alloy of copper has high hardness when compared to all other alloys of copper. It has high electrical resistance, high strength and high corrosion resistance when compared to other alloy of copper. So, it is difficult to fusion welding of copper and naval brass. The major problem of these alloys in fusion welding is the evaporation of zinc during the welding process. At the end of welding, the welded metal becomes porous.
The amount of zinc is reduced due to the evaporation. When this happens naval brass loses its mechanical and chemical properties. This problem occurs when fusion …show more content…

5. Dimensions of H13 tool steel Fig. 6. Double tempered H13 tool steel

3. Experimental procedure
3.1Work holding device
Work holding device consists of base plate and fixture which is used to hold the specimen rigidly. The size of the fixture can be varied according to the dimensions of the specimen. The primary objectives of using a work hold device in a FSW machine are,
• To position the work piece in a definite location relative to the worktable
• To withstand holding and tool forces
• Maintaining the precise location of joint and high degree of safety
2. Material and Parameter Selection
2.1 Material selection
Copper has high electrical conductivity and thus also high thermal conductivity. Naval brass which is the alloy of copper has high hardness when compared to all other alloys of copper. It has high electrical resistance, high strength and high corrosion resistance when compared to other alloy of copper. So, it is difficult to fusion welding of copper and naval brass. The major problem of these alloys in fusion welding is the evaporation of zinc during the welding process. At the end of welding, the welded metal becomes …show more content…

When this happens naval brass loses its mechanical and chemical properties. This problem occurs when fusion welding process is done. So an alternative method is chosed for welding copper and naval brass. The welding parameters have to be adjusted so that the ratio of frictional to volumetric deformation-induced heating decreases as the work piece becomes thicker.
Both the Copper and Naval brass plates was taken and cut into the required size (99.5mm×49.8mm×3mm) by power hacksaw cutting and grinding. Joint configuration as shown in figure was prepared to fabricate Friction Stir Welding joints. The initial joints joint configuration was obtained by securing the plates in position using mechanical clamps. The direction of welding was normal to the rolling direction, non-consumable tool made of H13 tool steel were used to fabricate the

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