Welded Joint

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Macrography of the flat position welded joint. It was welded in three passes, with the following parameters. Root pass - 157A, 21V, 146mm/s (wire speed), 3.2 mm/s (welding speed), 1090 J/mm. Second pass - 161A, 21V, 146mm/s (wire speed), 4.2 mm/s (welding speed), 833 J/mm. Third pass - 155A, 21V, 146mm/s (wire speed), 5.1 mm/s (welding speed), 664 J/mm.
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ML00118 / Jan.2018
Non qualified GMAW of Aluminum Plates
M - Aluminum Magnesium ManganeseP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - ShipCd - Non qualified
Cm - Keller Etched MacroDf - Flat Position
The macrography of the welded joint shows the AA 6063 alloy pipe in the right and the AA 3003 pipe in the left, welded in two passes. The root presents small regions of corrosion in the weld metal and a localized corrosion at the fusion line of the 6063 pipe (knife-line attack morphology).
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ML00059 / Feb.2018
Intergranular Corrosion of Aluminum Piping
M - Aluminum ManganeseP - Welded JointAp - Chemical IndustryCd - Intergranular Corrosion
Cm - Keller Etched MacroDf - Localized Corrosion

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ML00118 — Non qualified GMAW of Aluminum PlatesM - Aluminum Magnesium ManganeseP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - ShipCd - Non qualified
Macrographic detail of the flat position welded joint, showing the three passes. The large extension of the heat affected zone in the root reveals the too high imposed energy, melting out of the root gap. The shining spots are pores.
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ML00118 / Jan.2018
Non qualified GMAW of Aluminum Plates
M - Aluminum Magnesium ManganeseP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - ShipCd - Non qualified
Cm - Keller Etched MacroDf - Flat Position
Macrography of the horizontal position joint. It was welded in three passes, and one additional pass from the root. Root pass - 153A, 20V, 156mm/s (wire speed), 3.5 mm/s (welding speed), 933 J/mm. Second pass - 162A, 20V, 156mm/s (wire speed), 5.8 mm/s (welding speed), 592 J/mm. Third pass - 155A, 19V, 156mm/s (wire speed), 5.9 mm/s (welding speed), 523 J/mm. Additional at the root - 161A, 23V, 187mm/s (wire speed), 8.5mm/s (welding speed), 467J/mm.
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ML00118 / Jan.2018
Non qualified GMAW of Aluminum Plates
M - Aluminum Magnesium ManganeseP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - ShipCd - Non qualified
Cm - Keller Etched MacroDf - Horizontal Position
Macrographic detail of the horizontal position welded joint, showing the three passes welded from one side and the fourth pass welded after removing the ceramic backing. Big pores and liquation were identified.
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ML00118 / Jan.2018
Non qualified GMAW of Aluminum Plates
M - Aluminum Magnesium ManganeseP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - ShipCd - Non qualified
Cm - Keller Etched MacroDf - Horizontal Position
Macrography of the vertical up position welded joint. It was welded in three passes, with the following parameters. Root pass - 115A, 21V, 162mm/s (wire speed), 2.6 mm/s (welding speed), 1090 J/mm. Second pass - 143A, 21V, 162mm/s (wire speed), 5.5 mm/s (welding speed), 594 J/mm. Third pass - 144A, 21V, 162mm/s (wire speed), 6.1 mm/s (welding speed), 979 J/mm.
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ML00118 / Jan.2018
Non qualified GMAW of Aluminum Plates
M - Aluminum Magnesium ManganeseP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - ShipCd - Non qualified
Cm - Keller Etched MacroDf - Vertical Up Position
Macrographic detail of the vertical up position welded joint, showing the three passes. The second and third passes penetrated to much, almost through wall thickness. The shining spots are pores, some of a large size.
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ML00118 / Jan.2018
Non qualified GMAW of Aluminum Plates
M - Aluminum Magnesium ManganeseP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - ShipCd - Non qualified
Cm - Keller Etched MacroDf - Vertical Up Position

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ML00059 — Intergranular Corrosion of Aluminum PipingM - Aluminum ManganeseP - Welded JointAp - Chemical IndustryCd - Intergranular Corrosion
Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section of the pipe AA 6063. Granular structure and dispersed particles.
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ML00059 / Feb.2018
Intergranular Corrosion of Aluminum Piping
M - Aluminum ManganeseP - Welded JointAp - Chemical IndustryCd - Intergranular Corrosion
Cm - Keller Etched MacroDf - Base Metal Right Side