2d1r flash butt welding
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Flash/Butt Welding
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Flash Butt Welding
Lesson ObjectivesWhen you finish this lesson you will understand:• The flash and butt welding process for plain carbon steel• The weld parameters which must be controlled to get good welds• Typical flash/butt weld defects
Learning Activities1. View Slides; 2. Read Notes, 3. Listen to lecture4. Do on-line
workbook
KeywordsFlash Weld (AC), Butt Weld (DC), Flashing Current, Upset Current, Upset Force, Upset Velocity, Upset Distance, Forging Temperature, Linear Platen Motion, Parabolic Platen Motion, Continuous Acceleration Platen Motion, Flat Spots, Penetrators
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Introduction to Flash Welding
[Reference: Welding Process Slides, The Welding Institute]
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Basic Steps in Flash Welding
(a) (c)
(b) (d)
Electrodes
[Reference: Welding Handbook, Volume 2, p.583, AWS]
Position and Clamp the Parts
Apply Flashing Voltageand Start Platen Motion
Flash
Upset and Terminate Current
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Equipment Example of Flash Welding[Reference: Welding Process Slides, The Welding Institute]
Typical applications:
(1) Butt welding of matching sections.
(2) Chain links.
(3) Railway lines.
(4) Window frames.
(5) Aero-engine rings.
(6) Car wheel rims.
(7) Metal strip in rolling mills.
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Advantages of Flash Welding
• Flexible cross sectioned shapes
• Flexible positioning for similar cross section parts
• Impurities can be removed during upset acts• Faying surface preparation is not critical except for large
parts
• Can weld rings of various cross sections
• Narrower heat-affected zones than those of upset welds
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Limitations of Flash Welding
• Produce unbalance on three-phase primary power lines
• The ejected molten metal particles present a fire hazard
• Require special equipment for removal of flash metal• Difficult alignment for workpieces with small cross
sections
• Require almost identical cross section parts
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Common Types of Flash Welds
Cross Section After Welding
Transformer
Fixed Platen Movable Platen
Dies
Axially Aligned Weld
[Reference: Welding Handbook, Volume 2, p.589, AWS]
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Common Types of Flash Welds (CONT.)
Cross Section After WeldingFixed Platen Movable Platen
Transformer
Miter Weld
[Reference: Welding Handbook, Volume 2, p.589, AWS]
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Common Types of Flash Welds (CONT.)
Cross Section After WeldingFixed Platen Movable Platen
Transformer
Ring Weld
[Reference: Welding Handbook, Volume 2, p.589, AWS]
ShuntCurrent
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Typical Mill Forms and Products of Upset Welding
[Reference: Welding Handbook, Volume 2, p.600, AWS]
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Savage, Flash Welding, Welding Journal March 1962
Systems• Electrical• Force Application
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Applications
Wheel Truck RimsBall Bearing Raceways
Bar WeldingStrip Welding During Continuous Processing
Pipelines
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Schematic of Typical Flash Weld Cycle
Savage, Flash Welding, Welding Journal March 1962
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0 .05 .10 .15
Initial Flashing
Partial Burn-offStage 1 - Heat Soaking
Increased Burn-offStage 2 - Steady State
Excessive Burn-offStage 3 - Heat out
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Best Region For Upset
Nippes, Temp Dist During Flash Welding, Welding Journal, Dec 1951
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In Steady State, the Heat into the HAZ Equals the Heat Out
Stage 3 Occurs When More Heat Flows Out than is Flowing In
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Te
mp
At Upset
Short Time After
Long Time After
Forge Temp
Upset in the Steady State - Stage 2 Region
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Nippes, Cooling Rates in Flash Welding,Welding Journal, July 1959
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Time
Tem
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Time
Tem
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Time
Tem
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Time
Tem
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Temperature vs Time As a Function Of Distance From Interface At Moment of Upset
At Moment Of Upset & Short Time Thereafter
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Nippes, Cooling Rates in Flash Welding,Welding Journal, July 1959
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Factors Which Effect Extent of Stable Stage 2
• Material Electrical & Thermal Conductivity• Platen Motion During Flashing• Initial Clamping Distance• Preheat• Material Geometry
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BurnoffDist from Instantaneous
Interface
Tem
pera
ture
Inst
anta
neou
sTe
mpe
ratu
reElectrical & Thermal Conductivity
High Resistance = More I2R HeatingLow Thermal Conductivity = Less Heat Out
• More Rapid Heating• Longer Stage 2• Higher Temperature• Wider HAZ
HAZ
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Wide HAZ Narrow HAZ
Oxides TrappedAt Interface
Oxides Forced To Flashing
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Flashing Time
Pla
ten
Dis
plac
emen
t
Platen Motion
Linear
Parabolic
Continuous Acceleration
Continuous Acceleration lead to Stub Out
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Nippes, Temp Dist During Flash Welding, Welding Journal, Dec 1951
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BurnoffDist from Instantaneous
Interface
Tem
pera
ture
Inst
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neou
sTe
mpe
ratu
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Linear Flashing - Effect of Increased Velocity
Higher Velocity
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Parabolic Flashing
Nippes, Temp Dist During Flash Welding, Welding Journal, Dec 1951
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Temperature Comparison of Linear and Parabolic Flashing
Nippes, Temp Dist During Flash Welding, Welding Journal, Dec 1951
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Initial Clamping Distance
BurnoffDist from Instantaneous
Interface
Tem
pera
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Inst
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sTe
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Closer Initial Clamping
• Shorter Stage 2• More Burnoff to Establish Steady State• Steeper Temperature Gradient
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Effect of Preheat
BurnoffDist from Instantaneous
Interface
Tem
pera
ture
Inst
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sTe
mpe
ratu
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Beneficial Larger HAZ
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BurnoffDist from Instantaneous
Interface
Tem
pera
ture
Inst
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neou
sTe
mpe
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reThicker Material
Thicker Material is more of a Heat Sink
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Turn to the person sitting next to you and discuss (1 min.):• OK, we went back to the faster platen motion and told the night shift guy to keep his hands off, but the weld still seems to be too cold. What would you suggest?
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DC Butt Welding
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Introduction to Upset Welding
Finished Upset Weld
Heated Zone
To Welding Transformer
Clamping Die
UpsettingForce
Movable Part
Clamping Die
Stationary Part
[Reference: Welding Handbook, Volume 2, p.598, AWS]
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Schematic of Typical Butt Weld Cycle
Medar Technical Literature
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Turn to the person sitting next to you and discuss (1 min.):• Because the part are first touching as DC current is applied in butt welding, large current levels occur immediately. How would welding steels containing large manganese sulfide inclusions be effected by this?
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FLASH/BUTT WELD DISCONTINUITIESFLASH/BUTT WELD DISCONTINUITIESFLASH/BUTT WELD DISCONTINUITIESFLASH/BUTT WELD DISCONTINUITIES
MECHNICAL• Misalignment• Poor Scarfing• Die Burns
HEAT AFFECTED ZONE• Turned Up Fibers (Hook Cracks)• HAZ Softening
CENTERLINE• Cold Weld • Flat Spots / Penetrators• Pinholes• Porosity• Cracking
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Misalignment
Notch: Stress Riser
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Notch
Thin Section
Poor Scarfing
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Arcing
Die Burns
Martensite
Crack
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Turned Up Fibers - Hook Cracks
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Hook CracksHook CracksHook CracksHook Cracks
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Hardness LossHardness LossHardness LossHardness Loss
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Cold WeldCold Weld Cold WeldCold Weld
Cold Weld
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Flat Spots & Penetrators in Flash WeldsFlat Spots & Penetrators in Flash WeldsFlat Spots & Penetrators in Flash WeldsFlat Spots & Penetrators in Flash Welds
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Factors During Upset Which Reduce Defects
• Upset Velocity• Upset Current• Upset Force• Upset Distance• Material Hot Strength/Chemistry
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Upset Velocity
Higher Velocity Helps extrude Centerline Oxides Out
1. Oxides Are Present Because MeltingPoints are high
2. Oxides Tend to Solidify or Harden andGet entrapped at the Interface
3. Rapid Velocity Helps Get Them Moving
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Upset Current
Advantages• Keeps Heat at Center Line During Upset• Keeps Oxides Fluid• Aids In Forcing Oxides Out
Disadvantages• Excess Heating Can Produce Excess Upset• More HAZ Fiber Turn Up
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Upset Force
Generally Use Maximum Available(Too Light a Force May Entrap Oxides)
Upset Distance
Need Enough Upset to Squeeze all Oxides Out(Rule of Thumb: 1/2 to 1.25 times the thickness)
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Material Hot Strength/Chemistry
• Materials with higher hot strength require higher force during upset• Materials producing refractory oxides or nitrides require higher upset distance to squeeze them out
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Feedback Control on Platen Motion During Flashing
TIME
Pla
ten
Trav
el
Flashing Current Also Monitored; In Case of Short Circuit Motion is Reversed
Acceptable Pre-Programmed Range
Torstensson, “Electro-hydraulic Control of Flash Welding..”Svetsaren, Feb 1975
Monitor pre-programmed motion
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Voltage Current Observation Action
High Low Wide gap Speed up
Low High Gap too small
Slow down
Very low Very high Short circuit Reverse
Current
Voltage
Feedback Control on Platen MotionDuring Flashing
Medar Technical Literature, “Medar Flashweld Control with Programmable Adaptive Cam”
Measure Voltage and Current
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Monitored DuringFlashing Upset Current Until
Proportional Amount of Power Attained
Dickinson “Adapting HSLA Steel to Welded Wheel Rims”,Welding Design & Fab, May 1979
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Flash Welding