Non-consumable Electrode Arc welding
As a non-consumable electrodes tungsten or carbon electrodes can be used. In gas-tungsten arc welding a tungsten electrode is used in place of the metal electrode used in shielded metal-arc welding. A chemicallyinertgas, such as argon, helium, orcarbon dioxideis used to shield the metal from oxidation. The heat from the arc formed between the electrode and the metal melts theedges of the metal. Metal for the weld may be added by placing abare wire in the arc or the point of the weld. This process can be used with nearly all metals and produces a high-quality weld. However, therate of welding isconsiderably slower than in other processes.
Gas-Metal Arc
In gas-metal welding, a bare electrode is shielded from the air bysurrounding it with argon orcarbon dioxidegas and sometimes by coating the electrode with flux. The electrode isfed into the electric arc, and melts off in droplets that enter theliquid metal of the weld seam. Most metals can be joined by this process.
Submerged Arc
Submerged-arc welding is similar to gas-metal arc welding, but in this process no gas is used to shield the weld.Instead of that, the arc and tip of the wireare submerged beneath a layer of granular, fusible material that covers theweld seam. This process is also called electroslag welding. It is very efficient but can be used only with steels.
Resistance Welding
In resistance welding, heat is obtained from the resistance of metal to the flow of an electric current. Electrodes areclamped on each side of the parts to be welded, the parts are subjected to great pressure, and a heavy current is applied for a short period of time. The point where the two metals touch creates resistance to the flow of current. This resistance causes heat, which melts the metals and creates the weld. Resistance welding is widely employed in many fields ofsheet metal or wire manufacturing and is often used for welds made by automaticor semi-automatic machines especially in automobile industry.
Vocabulary
gas-tungsten — сварка оплавлением вольфрамовым электродом в среде инертного газа
inert — инертный
edge — край
bare — голый
rate — зд. скорость
gas-metal arc — аргонодуговая сварка
considerably — значительно, гораздо
surrounding — окружающий
carbon dioxide— углекислый газ
droplet — капелька
liquid — жидкость, жидкий
beneath — под, ниже, внизу
layer — слой
weld seam — сварной шов
resistance — сопротивление
clamp — зажим, зажимать
sheet— лист
fusible — плавкий
granular — плавкий
semi-automatic — полуавтоматическая
to create — создавать
to submerge— погружать
General understanding:
1. What is the difference between the arc-welding and non-consumable electrode arc welding?
2. What are the disadvantages of the non-consumable electrode arc welding?
3. How is electrode protected from the air in gas-metal arc welding?
4. What is submerged arc welding?
5. What is the principle of resistance welding?
6. Where is semi-automatic welding employed?
Exercise 6.2. Translate into English:
1. вольфрамовый электрод
2. инертный газ
3. окисление
4. высококачественный сварочный шов
5. скорость сварки
6. аргон, гелий, углекислый газ
7. жидкий металл
8. слой плавкого материала в виде гранул
9. листовой металл
10. полувтоматические сварочные станки
Exercise 6.3. Translate into Russian:
1. In resistance welding, heat is obtained from the resistance of metal to the flow of an electric current.
2. The heat from the arc melts the edges of the metal.
3. A bare electrode is shielded from the air by surrounding it with argon or carbon dioxide gas.
4. Submerged-arc welding is similar to gas-metal arc welding.
5. Electrodes are clamped on each side of the parts to be welded.
6. Resistance causes heat which melts the metals and creates the weld.
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James Prescott Joule, famous British physicist, was born in 1818 in Salford, England.
Joule was one of the most outstanding physicists of his time. He is best known for his research in electricity and thermodynamics. In the course of his investigations of the heat emitted in an electrical circuit, he formulated the law, now known as Joule's law of electric heating. This law states that the amount of heat produced each second in a conductor by electric current is proportional to the resistance of the conductor and to the square of the current. Joule experimentally verified the law of conservation of energy in his study of the conversion of mechanical energy into heat energy.
Joule determined the numerical relation between heat and mechanical energy, or the mechanical equivalent of heat, using many independent methods. The unit of energy, called thejoule, is named after him. It is equal to 1 watt-second. Together with the physicist William Thomson (Baron Kelvin), Joule found that the temperature of a gas falls when it expands without doing any work. This phenomenon, which became known as the Joule-Thomson effect, lies in the operation of modern refrigeration and air-conditioning systems.
UNIT 7
AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS