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This paper presents the effects of welding process parameters on weld bead penetration for the gas metal arc welding (GMAW) process. Welding process parameters included wire diameter, gas flow rate, welding speed, arc current and welding voltage. The experimental results have shown that weld bead penetration increased as wire diameter, arc current and welding voltage increased, whereas an increase in welding speed was found to decrease the weld bead penetration. However, the weld bead penetration is not affected significantly by gas flow rate changes. Mathematical equations for study of the relationship between welding process parameters and weld bead penetration have also been computed by employing a standard statistical package program, SAS.
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Kim, I.S., Basu, A. & Siores, E. Mathematical models for control of weld bead penetration in the GMAW process. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 12, 393–401 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01186927
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