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Experimental Investigations on Tensile Strength of Flux Bounded TIG Welds of AA2219-T87 Aluminum Alloy

A. V. Santhana Babu

Sathyabama University, Chennai 600119, India

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P. K. Giridharan

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore 641049, India

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P. Ramesh Narayanan

Material Characterisation Division, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum 695022, ISRO, India

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S. V. S. Narayana Murty

Material Characterisation Division, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum 695022, ISRO, India

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V. M. J. Sharma

Material Characterisation Division, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum 695022, ISRO, India

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219686714500073Cited by:11 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

Limitation in depth of penetration is a concern in conventional tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding process. To improve penetration capability of TIG process, flux bounded TIG (FBTIG) has been recently developed. Tensile strength of FBTIG welds of aluminum alloy AA2219-T87 is investigated in the present study and compared with that of conventional TIG welds and base metal. Tensile strength of FBTIG weld was found to be better than conventional TIG weld due to fine grain structure of FBTIG welds.

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