Title: Effect of submerged arc welding process on hardness and impact properties of fabricated SAE 1020 low carbon steel plates

Authors: Manne Kaushik; Abid Musa Mulla; Nikhil P. Raut

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Islampur, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Islampur, India ' Department of Technology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

Abstract: This paper studies the effects of submerged arc welding (SAW) on impact and hardness properties of the low carbon steel plate's in-line with SAE 1020 grade. The test specimen of low carbon steel plates with 10 mm thickness used as base material for preparing joint using submerged arc welding. The impact and hardness properties are investigated using Charpy impact testing machine and Brinells hardness testing machine. The results obtained for testing shows that welded joint of low carbon steel plate have superior hardness and impact strength than the other methods. The reason for better mechanical properties is due to the presence of finer grains in heat affected zone and fusion zone. Welding test samples were tested by varying the three process parameters like welding voltage, current, travel speed and fluxes.

Keywords: low carbon steel plate; submerged arc welding; SAW; Charpy impact test; Brinells hardness test.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMTM.2023.133687

International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, 2023 Vol.37 No.5/6, pp.480 - 491

Received: 29 Sep 2021
Received in revised form: 31 Mar 2022
Accepted: 21 Jul 2022
Published online: 29 Sep 2023 *

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