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welding

GATE Mechanical Engineering · Manufacturing - Welding · 1996-2025

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2025 Q21

The welding process commonly used for fabricating tailor-welded blanks of dissimilar thickness for automotive applications is

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2025 Q33

During a welding operation, thermal power of 2500 W is incident normally on a metallic surface. As shown in the figure below (figure is NOT to scale), the heated area is circular....

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2025 PYQ

The welding process commonly used for fabricating tailor-welded blanks of dissimilar thickness for automotive applications is

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2024 Q32

The most suitable electrode material used for joining low alloy steels using Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) process is

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2024 PYQ

The most suitable electrode material used for joining low alloy steels using Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) process is

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2023 Q23

Two surfaces P and Q are to be joined together. In which of the given joining operation(s), there is no melting of the two surfaces P and Q for creating the joint?

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2023 PYQ

Two surfaces P and Q are to be joined together. In which of the given joining operation(s), there is no melting of the two surfaces P and Q for creating the joint?

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2022 PYQ

Two mild steel plates of similar thickness, in butt-joint configuration, are welded by gas tungsten arc welding process using the following welding parameters. $$ \begin{array}{|l|...

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2021 Q38

A spot welding operation performed on two pieces of steel yielded a nugget with a diameter of 5 mm and a thickness of 1 mm. The welding time was 0.1 s. The melting energy for the s...

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2019 Q14

Which one of the following welding methods provides the highest heat flux (W/mm²)?

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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 Q12

The type of weld represented by the shaded region in the figure is

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2018 Q53

A welding operation is being performed with voltage = 30 V and current = 100 A. The cross-sectional area of the weld bead is 20 mm². The work-piece and filler are of titanium for w...

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2016 PYQ

The welding process which uses a blanket of fusible granular flux is

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2016 PYQ

Under optimal conditions of the process the temperatures experienced by a copper work piece in fusion welding, brazing and soldering are such that

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2015 PYQ

A $$DC$$ welding power source has a linear voltage-current $$(V$$-$$I)$$ characteristic with open circuit voltage of $$80V$$ and a short circuit current of $$300A.$$ For maximum ar...

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2014 PYQ

Within the Heat Affected Zone (HAZ) in a fusion welding process, the work material undergoes

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2011 PYQ

Which one among the following welding processes uses non-consumable electrode?

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2007 PYQ

Which of the following is a solid state welding process.

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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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2002 PYQ

Which of the following arc welding processes does not use consumable electrode

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1999 PYQ

For butt welding $$40mm$$ thick steel plates, when the expected quantity of such jobs is $$5000$$ per month over a period of $$10$$ years, choose the best suitable welding process...

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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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1997 PYQ

Welding of $$C40$$ steel plate of $$10mm$$ thickness required a current of $$16$$amps, while it was $$360$$amps when the plate thickness was increased by $$50\% $$. Estimate the we...

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1996 PYQ

Preheating before welding is done to

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