This book covers advances in fusion and solid-state welding processes including basics, welding metallurgy, defect formation and effect of process parameters on mechanical properties. The microstructural and mechanical behaviour of the weldments are included. It covers challenges encountered during dissimilar welding of metal by fusion and solid-state welding process including remedial solution and hybrid process to counter the same. Numerical and statistical simulation approaches used in the welding process for parameter optimization and material flow studies is described as well.
Features:
Provide the details related to microstructural and mechanical behaviour of welded joints developed by different welding processes.
Covers the recent research content, metallurgical analysis, and simulation aspects.
Discusses joining of plastics and ceramics.
Includes a dedicated chapter on machine learning and digital twin in welding.
Explores difficulties associated with the joining of dissimilar metal and alloys.
This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in material joining and characterization, and welding.
This book covers advances in fusion and solid-state welding processes including basics, welding metallurgy, defect formation and effect of process parameters on mechanical properties. The microstructural and mechanical behaviour of the weldments are included alongwith challenges encountered during the process.
Chapter
1. Underwater Explosive Welding of Tin and Nickel Plates and
characterization of their interfaces. 1.1 Introduction. 1.2. Principle of
underwater explosive welding. 1.3. Design considerations for experimentation
of underwater explosive welding. 1.4. Methodology adopted to weld and
characterize the metal plates. 1.5. Discussion on welded plates and their
characterization. 1.6. Conclusion. References.
Chapter
2. Advances in Gas
Tungsten and Gas Metal Arc Welding A concise Review. 2.1. Introduction.
2.2. Advancements in Gas tungsten arc welding. 2.3. Advancements in Gas Metal
Arc Welding. 2.4. DPGMAW. 2.5. High frequency pulsed gas metal arc welding.
2.6. Ultra high frequency pulse Metal-Inert Gas Welding (UFP-MIG). 2.7.
Double-electrode gas metal arc welding (DE-GMAW). 2.8. Conclusion.
References.
Chapter
3. Welding of AISI 304 steel using TIG and Pulse TIG:
Weld deposition and relative joint strength comparisons. 3.1. Introduction.
3.2. Materials and Methods. 3.3. Results & Discussion. 3.4. Conclusion.
References.
Chapter
4. Processing of bimetallic steel copper joint by beam
welding. 4.1. Introduction. 4.2. Laser beam Welding of SS-copper. 4.3.
Electron beam welding of steel-copper. 4.4. Conclusion. References.
Chapter
5. Studies on Cold Metal Transfer Welding of Aluminium 5083 Alloy to Pure
Titanium. 5.1. Introduction. 5.2 Experimental Methodology. 5.3. Results and
Discussion. 5.4. Conclusion. References.
Chapter
6. Diffusion bonding for
dissimilar metals and alloys. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Diffusion mechanisms. 6.3
Process variables. 6.4 Challenges in joining dissimilar metals by diffusion
bonding. 6.5 Approaches used to improve the effectiveness in dissimilar metal
bonding. 6.6 Conclusion. References.
Chapter
7. Friction stir welding a
solution for dissimilar material joining. 7.1. Introduction. 7.2. Major
Parameters. 7.3. FSW of dissimilar materials. 7.4. Major issues. 7.5. Future
scope. 7.6. Summary. References.
Chapter
8. Joining of metallic materials
using Microwave Hybrid Heating. 8.1. Introduction. 8.2. Fundamentals of
microwave theory. 8.3. Heating mechanisms in microwave processing. 8.4. Modes
of heating. Microwave Joining. 8.5 Microwave Joining. 8.6. Recent advances in
microwave processing of metallic materials. 8.7. Summary. 8.8. Future scope
of microwave processing. References.
Chapter
9. Hybrid Welding Technologies.
9.1. Introduction. 9.2. Power source hybridisation. 9.3. Material
hybridisation. 9.4. Summary. References.
Chapter
10. Clinching: A
Deformation-Based Advanced Joining Technique. 10.1 Introduction. 10.2
Variants of Clinching. 10.3. Clinching-based hybrid joining. 10.4. Factors
affecting clinched joint formation. 10.5. Mechanical and Metallurgical
Characteristics of Clinched Joint. 10.6. Failure modes of clinched joint.
10.7. Numerical modeling of the clinching technique. 10.8. Conclusion and
Future Scope. References.
Chapter
11. Systematic Study of Digital Twins for
Welding Processes. 11.1 Introduction. 11.2 Literature Review. 11.3 Digital
Twin in Welding. 11.4 Conclusion. References.
Chapter
12. Application of
machine learning techniques for Fault Detection in Friction Stir based
Advanced Joining Techniques. 12.1 Introduction. 12.2 Artificial Intelligence
in FSW and FSP. 12.3 Fault detection approach in FSW or FSP using artificial
intelligence. 12.4 Summary. References.
Chapter
13. Friction Stir Welding
Characteristics of Dissimilar / Similar Ti-6Al-4V Based Alloy and Its Machine
Learning Techniques. 13.1 Introduction. 13.2 Friction Stir Welding. 13.3
Conventional Optimization Techniques. 13.4 Machine Learning. 13.5 Advantages
of Machine Learning in FSW. 13.6 Conclusion. References.
Manjaiah M. is an accomplished Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal. With a strong background in Mechanical Engineering, he holds a B.E degree and an M.Tech in Manufacturing from University B.D.T College of Engineering, Karnataka, as well as a Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from National Institute of Technology Karnataka. Dr. Manjaiah has a wealth of experience and expertise in Welding & Additive Manufacturing, having completed 3.5 years of Postdoctoral Experience at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and Ecole Centrale de Nantes-CNRS lab, France. Before joining NIT Warangal, Dr. Manjaiah served as an Assistant Professor at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, where he supervised several M.Tech and B.Tech thesis. He has made significant contributions to the field of Additive Manufacturing and has published 38 highly reputed journal articles and 10 book chapters. Dr. Manjaiah is a sought-after speaker and has presented 15 papers in international conferences across the globe. He has also conducted over 10 training programs in Additive Manufacturing, sharing his expertise with professionals and students alike. His contribution to the field of Additive Manufacturing is further evident in his reference book "Additive Manufacturing: A Tool for Industrial Revolution 4.0.". His expertise and accomplishments make him a valuable member of the academic community at NIT Warangal and a leading authority in the field of Additive Manufacturing.
Shivraman Thapliyal is currently working as an Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Warangal, India. He received his undergraduate degree from College of Engineering, Roorkee. He completed his Masters and Doctorate from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee in the year 2012 and 2017 respectively. He works in areas of metal based additive manufacturing, welding metallurgy, surface engineering and AI/ML in welding and additive manufacturing. Most of his work has focussed on the establishment of a structure-property correlation of welded and processed surfaces keeping the view of industrial applications.
Adepu Kumar is currently a full-time Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Warangal, India. He earned his PhD degree from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, in 2001. His impressive academic journey includes a collection of over 200 publications, including about 90 journal articles, 80 conference proceedings, and an Indian patent. His publications have been cited more than 4000 times (Google Scholar (2022), h-index = 38). He has also successfully completed two international projects and two national projects. His research interests include dynamic recrystallization, microstructure evolution, and the intricate mechanics of plastic deformation during solid state joining and processing of both similar and dissimilar metals. Additionally, his exploration extends to the domain of metal-based additive manufacturing of aluminium alloys.
