Trans Motauto World
Vol. 7 (2022), Issue 1, pg(s) 11-14

TRANSPORT TECHNICS. INVESTIGATION OF ELEMENTS. RELIABILITY

Determination of the quality of welds produced by robotic welding

  • 1 Department of Technology, Materials and Computer Supported Production, Technical University of Košice, Slovakia

Abstract

The paper focuses on the evaluation of the quality of fillet welds produced robotically by the method of impulse synergic welding MAG. This welding technology is used in the automotive industry in the production of rear seat backs for passenger cars. In the process of automated production, the speed of the process, accuracy, and quality of the made joints are important. Several factors affect the accuracy and quality of welded joints. The paper presents the results of research where the influence of filleting of fillet welds on their quality was confirmed. Visual and capillary methods were used to determine the quality of welds, metallographic analysis for evaluation depth of weld root penetration, strength properties of welds were evaluated by static tensile test. Statistical ANOVA methods were used to process the obtained values. Experimental work confirmed that the depth of welding of the weld root into the base material has the greatest influence on the final quality of fillet welds. It is this parameter that results in the elimination of the weld and thus the entire produ ct.

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