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Effect of quenching media on mechanical properties of welded mild steel plate Taiwo Semiu Amosun; Saheed Olalekan Hammed; Antônio Marcos Gonçalves de Lima; Ilham Habibi
Mechanical Engineering for Society and Industry Vol 3 No 1 (2023)
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31603/mesi.7121

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Quenching is a swift way of returning metal back to ambient temperature in order to acquire a certain property. Although it is often used to enhance the hardness of metals and their micro-structure, it equally causes a serious variation in the mechanical and physical properties of the metals. This research focuses on quenching media's effect on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a 150mm x 80mm x 8mm welded mild steel plate through microscopic examination, metallography mounting, surface grinding, and surface polishing. Microstructural analysis with hardness and impact test was carried out on the steel plate using water, air, and oil as the quenching media. The results of the test show the Vickers Pyramid Number (HV) for water, oil, and air to be 284.2, 270.9, and 262.2 HV for the base metal, heat affected zone (HAZ), and weld metal (WM), respectively. The amount of energy absorbed by the three specimens during fracture is 23.12, 25.27, and 26.83 J, respectively. The test further indicates that the water-quenched media exhibited mostly martensitic structures and held back austenite with many structures of cementite while the oil and air media exhibited martensite phase and refined grains structures individually. It is therefore concluded that air is more suitable to cool the weld metal for damping applications in engineering.
EFFECT OF SHIELDING GAS ON THE PROPERTIES OF STAINLESS-STEEL SUS 304L PLUG WELDED Ilham Habibi; Januar Tri Prasetyo; Nurul Muhayat; Triyono Triyono
Jurnal Rekayasa Mesin Vol. 13 No. 3 (2022)
Publisher : Jurusan Teknik Mesin, Fakultas Teknik, Universitas Brawijaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/jrm.v13i3.1251

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The effect of shielding gas composition and welding current on the mechanical-physical properties of plug welding joint stainless steel SUS 304L has been investigated. Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welding was used to join SUS304L with a thickness of 3 mm. The variations of welding current were 80 A, 100 A, and 120 A, while variations of shielding gas composition were 100% Ar; 92,5% Ar-7,5% CO2; 85% Ar-15% CO2; 77,5% Ar-22,5% CO2; 100% CO2. Macro and microstructural tests were conducted to determine welded joints physical properties. Tensile-shear testing and micro hardness Vickers were done to determine welded joints physical properties. The results show that the higher level of welding current and CO2 content in the shielding gas, the more tensile-shear load bearing capacity and decreased hardness. The welding current of 120 A and shielding gas 77,5% Ar-22,5% CO2 produced welded joints with the highest tensile-shear load bearing capacity. The nugget size increased as the higher level of welding current and the CO2 content in the shielding gas due to the increase of heat input.