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arc welding

GATE Mechanical Engineering · Joining · 1989-2024

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2024 Q63

In an arc welding process, the voltage and current are 30 V and 200 A, respectively. The cross-sectional area of the joint is 20 mm² and the welding speed is 5 mm/s. The heat requi...

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2024 PYQ

In an arc welding process, the voltage and current are 30 V and 200 A, respectively. The cross-sectional area of the joint is 20 mm 2 and the welding speed is 5 mm/s. The heat requ...

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2022 PYQ

In a direct current arc welding process, the power source has an open circuit voltage of 100 V and short circuit current of 1000 A. Assume a linear relationship between voltage and...

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2019 Q51

A gas tungsten arc welding operation is performed using a current of 250 A and an arc voltage of 20 V at a welding speed of 5 mm/s. Assuming that the arc efficiency is 70%, the net...

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2018 Q23

In an arc welding process, welding speed is doubled. Assuming all other process parameters to be constant, the cross sectional area of the weld bead will

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2017 PYQ

In an arc welding process, welding speed is doubled. Assuming all other process parameters to be constant, the cross sectional area of the weld bead will

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2016 PYQ

The voltage - length characteristic of a direct current arc in an arc welding process is $$V=$$ $$(100+40l),$$ where $$l$$ is the length of the arc in $$mm$$ and $$V$$ is arc volta...

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2015 PYQ

In a linear arc welding process, the heat input per unit length is inversely proportional to

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2012 PYQ

In a $$DC$$ $$arc$$ welding operating, the length characteristic was obtained as $${V_{arc}} = 20 + 5l$$ where the $$arc$$ length $$l$$ was varied between $$5mm$$ and $$7mm.$$ Here...

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2008 PYQ

In arc welding of a butt joint, the welding speed is to be selected such that highest cooling rate is achieved. Melting efficiency and heat transfer efficiency are $$0.5$$ and $$0....

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2007 PYQ

A $$DC$$ welding machine with a linear power source characteristic provides open circuit voltage of $$80V$$ and short circuit current of $$800A,$$ during welding with the machine ,...

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2006 PYQ

In arc welding process, the voltage and current are $$25V$$ and $$300A$$ respectively. The arc heat transfer efficiency is $$0.85$$ and welding speed is $$8$$ $$mm/sec$$. The net h...

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2003 PYQ

The arc - voltage characteristics of a $$DC$$ power source has a linear power source characteristic of $$V=20+40L,$$ where $$V$$ is the arc voltage in volts and $$L$$ is the arc le...

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2001 PYQ

Two plates of the same metal having equal thickness are to be butt welded with electric arc. When the plate thickness changes, welding is achieved by

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1998 PYQ

The voltage-arc length characteristics of a $$DC$$ arc is given by $$V=20+4L.$$ Where $$L$$ is in $$mm$$. During a welding operation arc length is expected to vary between $$4$$ an...

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1994 PYQ

The electrodes used in $$arc$$ welding are coated. This coating is not expected to

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1993 PYQ

In $$DC$$ welding, the straight polarity (electrode negative) results in

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1992 PYQ

A low carbon steel is to be welded by the manual metal arc welding process using a linear $$V$$-$$I$$ characteristic $$DC$$ power source. The following data is available. $$O.C$$ v...

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1990 PYQ

Manual metal arc welding is to be used for welding two plates each measuring $$800 \times 200 \times 19mm.$$ Given that Length of weld $$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\...

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1990 PYQ

At small variations of are length at operating conditions, the manual metal are welding transformer provides nearly

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1989 PYQ

An arc welding $$DC$$ power source has a linear power source characteristic with open circuit voltage $${V_O} = \,\,80$$ volts and short circuit current $${{\rm I}_S} = 1000amps.$$...

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