EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SAW WELDMENTS OF IS-2062 STEEL PLATES

A study was undertaken to analyze Submerged Arc welding (SAW) of IS-2062 Steel plates keeping in mind the potential capabilities of SAW welding process and selecting IS-2062 Steel Plates as the base metal due to its vide applications in railway industries. Primary welding parameters, viz. welding current, arc voltage, welding speed and nozzle to plate distance were identified and investigations were carried out to study their effect on the weld strength of the weldments by using factorial design. A brief introduction to the SAW welding processes is included, along with the literature review of the research in the field of SAW welding of alloy steels.