Investigation of AA5052 TIG welding behavior: An integrated numerical and experimental approach
摘要
Tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding is widely used for joining aluminum alloys in industrial settings. The 5052 aluminum alloy is particularly well-suited for marine and shipbuilding applications. This research investigated how TIG welding process parameters, as determined by the Taguchi method, influenced the dilution and hardness of AA5052 alloy. The study considered various levels of voltage, current, and speed to create an L27 orthogonal array through design of experiments (DoE). Using ANSYS software, researchers developed a three-dimensional transient model with nonlinear thermal properties to simulate the thermal behavior during TIG welding of the 5052 aluminum alloy. The simulation results for temperature distributions and stresses were then compared with experimental data obtained through X-ray diffraction (XRD). Furthermore, the study conducted microstructural analysis and hardness measurements on welded specimens under optimized welding conditions.