Weld shape comparison with iron oxide flux and Ar–O 2 shielding gas in gas tungsten arc welding

Abstract

The influence of iron oxide flux and O₂–Ar mixed shielding gas on weld shape and penetration in gas tungsten arc welding is investigated by bead-on-plate welding on SUS 304 stainless with low oxygen and low sulphur contents. The oxygen content in the weld metal is measured using a HORIBA EMGA-520 oxygen/nitrogen analyzer. The results show that both the iron oxide flux and the O₂–Ar mixed shielding gas can significantly modify the weld shape from shallow wide to deep narrow. A large weld depth/width ratio around of 0.5 is obtained when the oxygen content in the shielding gas is in the range of 3000–6000 vol. ppm. Oxygen over a certain critical value, i.e. 70 wt. ppm, in the weld pool alters the temperature coefficient of the surface tension on the pool surface, and hence changes the Marangoni convection. A thick oxide layer on the weld pool surface is generated when the oxygen content in the shielding gas is over 6000 vol. ppm, which becomes a barrier for the oxygen conveyance to the liquid pool and prevents the liquid pool from freely moving, and therefore, decreases the intensity of the Marangoni convection on the pool surface.

Keywords

OXIDE FLUX WELD SHAPE MARANGONI CONVECTION OXIDE LAYER

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