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The alternating current (AC) gas tungsten arc welding-gas metal arc welding (GTAW-GMAW) hybrid indirect arc process is characterized by the arc configuration in which the AC flows between the filling wire and tungsten electrode but not the base metal. In this study, the effects of the square AC waveform parameters and the relative position of the wire and tungsten electrodes on the arc behavior and droplet dynamics were studied. Observations showed that the arc configuration between the tungsten electrode and wire on the wire-negative stage was in a curved cylinder shape, accompanied by cathode spot climbing along the droplet and wire surface, and the droplet swings toward the tungsten side. When the polarity of the wire was changed from cathode to anode, the arc configuration changed into a triangle profile. The droplet began to swing toward the wire side. The transport direction of the droplet was along the line connecting the tungsten electrode tip and wire tip. The results showed the effects of current frequency on the maximum climbing height of cathode spot. The cathode spot movement was also scaled, which is related to spread of current into the droplet.
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WELDING JOURNAL
ISSN: 0043-2296
Year: 2018
Issue: 3
Volume: 97
Page: 91S-98S
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JCR@2022
ESI Discipline: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
ESI HC Threshold:260
JCR Journal Grade:3
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WoS CC Cited Count: 6
SCOPUS Cited Count: 7
ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All
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