Welding and Mechatronics Institute
Teaching, research, and development in Welding Technology:
processes, procedures, equipment, and instrumentation
Academic Courses
EMC 410063 - Voltaic Arc Welding Processes II
Prof. Régis Henrique Gonçalves e Silva
Graduate Program in Mechanical Engineering - POSMEC
| Concentration Area(s): Manufacturing | Number of Credits: 2 | Bimester(s): 4th |
| Total Workload: 30 | Theoretical: 50% | Practical: 50% |
Prerequisites
| EMC 410036 | Electricity and Electronics for Instrumentation - (Have taken or be currently taking, or under prior evaluation by the Professor of the course proposed herein) |
| EMC 410032 | Fundamentals and Practice of Welding, Brazing, and Thermal Cutting |
| EMC 410063 | Physical Fundamentals and Technological Basis of Arc Welding Processes |
| - | Voltaic Arc Welding Processes I |
Syllabus
The TIG process with cold and hot wire addition and pulling and pushing techniques. The TIG process with constricted arc and comparisons with the plasma process. The TIG process with multiple electrodes. The versions of the TIG process with wire pulsation (TIP TIG) and with tangential wire injection (TOP TIG).
Program
TIG process with wire addition, pulling and pushing techniques – 4 hours
TIG process with hot wire, different techniques, practical experiments – 6 hours
TIG process with high arc concentration and comparison with plasma, practical experiments – 6 hours
TIG process with double electrode, practical experiments – 4 hours
TIP TIG process – 8 hours
TOP TIG process – 2 hours
Assessment Method
- Final Exam, intermediate quizzes, and practical activity reports.
Basic Bibliography
- LABSOLDA Handouts
- Welding Handbook AWS
- Street, J. A. Pulsed Arc Welding, Abington Publishing Special Report, EWI, 1990
- Gerken, J. M. Gas Tungsten Arc Welding - GTAW, The James F. Lincoln Foundation
- Cirino, L. M. Estudo dos Efeitos da Polaridade na Soldagem com Corrente Contínua e Alternada pelos Processos TIG e MIG/MAG, Master's Dissertation, UFSC, Florianópolis - 112 f. 2008
- Delgado, L. C. Estudo e Desenvolvimento do Processo TIG com Alimentação Automática de Arame, Master's Dissertation, UFSC, Florianópolis - 98 f. 2000