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Basic Study on TIG-MIG Hybrid Welding Process
by KANEMARU Shuhei , SASAKI Tomoaki , SATO Toyoyuki and TANAKA Manabu
TIG and MIG welding are most popular gas shielded arc welding processes used on many industrial fields. MIG welding is high efficiency
process compared to TIG welding, however it is needed to improve the quality about spatter and weld metal toughness for advanced GMA
process. Although pure Ar shielding gas is desirable for weld metal toughness, MIG arc is unstable in pure Ar shielded condition due to the
irregularly behavior of cathode spot on plate surface and suitable welding execution is difficult. We found that MIG arc becomes stable even
though in pure Ar shielded condition by simple hybridization of TIG and MIG. Therefore, this process has high possibility as new type of high
quality and high efficiency welding process. In this study, we investigated the influence of hybridization condition such as TIG-MIG current
balance, distance between the both arcs and torch angles on stabilization of the process and confirmed the suitable range of the condition. The
main results are as follows: (1) TIG current is needed to be larger than MIG current for stabilization of MIG arc. (2) According to increase of the
distance between the both arcs, MIG arc shows high arc voltage and becomes unstable. (3) On the condition of small angle between the both
torches, as thirty degree, MIG arc is deflected toward back by repulsion with TIG arc and bead shape becomes convex.
Key Words: TIG welding, MIG welding, Pure Argon shielding gas, Hybridization, High efficiency, High quality
MIG
1.
TIG MIG MAG O2 CO2
TIG Ar O
MIG
Ar O2 Ar CO2
MIG
3 5)
Fig. 1 (b) Ar-2%O2
MIG
1)
MIG Ar
2 4)
Fig. 1 (a) Ar a MIG 100 Ar Shielding gas
* 23 9 28 24 1 13
22 23 5
** Member, TAIYO NIPPON SANSO
Corporation
*** TAIYO NIPPON SANSO
Corporation b MIG Ar-2 O2 Shielding gas
**** Member, Joining and
Welding Research Institute Osaka University Fig. 1 Bead appearance of conventional MIG welding
30 TIG-MIG
1 3)
Ar
MIG
Ar
MIG
6)
Ar MIG
TIG MIG
Fig. 2 Experimental set up
MIG Table 1 Welding condition for TIG-MIG welding
TIG-MIG
Ar MIG
TIG MIG
TIG- MIG TIG
MIG
TIG MIG
Ar
TIG MIG
8 12)
8 10
TIG MIG
11) 9 12)
TIG-MIG
7 9)
Table 1
TIG MIG
TIG-MIG
MIG
Ar
MIG
2. 3.
3.1
Fig. 2 Table 1
TIG Fig. 3 (a) (d)
AD-DG 500 A MIG MIG
500 CPVP-500 Table 1
TIG MIG TIG 1
MIG Fig. 3 (a)
30 2012 1 31
MIG
MIG TIG
Ar TIG Table 1
Fig. 4 MIG TIG
4.1 mm Ar
MIG TIG MIG
Fig. 3 (b)
2 TIG MIG TIG 250 500 A
TIG MIG
TIG MIG TIG 150 200 A
Fig. 3 (c) Ar MIG MIG
MIG
TIG
MIG
Fig. 3 (d) TIG
TIG MIG
3.2
TIG-MIG TIG 200 A TIG 1.4 V
TIG MIG
MIG
270 A 10 m/min TIG 150
500 A MIG Fig. 5 TIG
MIG
TIG MIG TIG
250 A 500 A
TIG
TIG MIG TIG 200 A
a Bead appearance
b Cross section c Image of high speed camera
d Current-Voltage wave of trailing MIG Fig. 4 Influence of leading TIG current on bead appearance and
Fig. 3 Experimental data of TIG-MIG welding on basic condition penetration shape
32 TIG-MIG
3.1 3.2
3.3 3.4
2
Ar
Fig. 5 Influence of leading TIG current on penetration depth
0 mm MIG
0 mm MIG
TIG
MIG
MIG
TIG
0 mm
MIG
Fig. 6 Influence of distance between TIG and MIG arc on bead MIG
appearance and penetration shape
MIG
TIG
MIG TIG MIG 0 mm MIG
MIG
TIG MIG
3.3
3.4
0 16 mm
0 mm MIG
2 4
Table 1 1 15 15 2 30 30 3 45 45
Fig. 6 4 60 60 Table 1
Ar Fig. 7
30 2012 1 33
3.5 TIG-MIG Ar-MIG
TIG-MIG Ar
MIG
TIG
2
TIG
13)
3000 K
MIG 280 A MIG
1800 K
14)
3023 K
TIG
3000 K
15 16)
Fig. 7 Comparison of torch angles of TIG and MIG
TIG MIG
TIG
MIG
90 120 TIG MIG
30 MIG
3.2 TIG MIG TIG
TIG 200 A TIG 1.4 V
3.3
MIG TIG TIG MIG
TIG MIG
TIG
TIG MIG TIG
MIG 200 A TIG MIG
TIG- TIG MIG
MIG TIG MIG TIG
TIG MIG
TIG 250 A
TIG MIG
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