All Courses
All Courses
Courses by Software
Courses by Semester
Courses by Domain
Tool-focused Courses
Machine learning
POPULAR COURSES
Success Stories
Aim- To simulate three different types of welding using three different weld materials by structural analysis. Objective- Weld Material used: Case 1. Stainless Steel: In this case, the material of the plates must also be the same. Use Stainless steel for both weldments and plates. No need to add flux to the weldments.…
Tribhuvankumar Pandit
updated on 17 Jun 2022
Aim-
To simulate three different types of welding using three different weld materials by structural analysis.
Objective-
Weld Material used:
Case 1. Stainless Steel: In this case, the material of the plates must also be the same. Use Stainless steel for both weldments and plates. No need to add flux to the weldments.
Case 2. Aluminium Alloy:The material to be chosen for this case is Aluminium alloy(high strength, wrought). [Plate material to be used is stainless steel]
Case 3.Bronze: In order to simulate "Brazing", you should be using bronze as the weld material. Assign Stainless Steel to both plates and Copper to the "Ribs".
Run the simulation for a load of 15000N that is to be applied at the rectangular hole in the small plate, or each case, find out the Directional Deformation and equivalent strain experienced by the setup. Identify the weld joint that experiences the highest equivalent stress in each case and compare the results for all three cases.
Welding Theory-
Welding is a fabrication process whereby two or more parts are fused together by means of heat, pressure or both forming a join as the parts cool. Welding is usually used on metals and thermoplastics but can also be used on wood. The completed welded joint may be referred to as a weldment.
Some materials require the use of specific processes and techniques. A number are considered 'unweldable,' a term not usually found in dictionaries but useful and descriptive in engineering.
The parts that are joined are known as a parent material. The material added to help form the join is called filler or consumable. The form of these materials may see them referred to as parent plate or pipe, filler wire, consumable electrode (for arc welding), etc.
Consumables are usually chosen to be similar in composition to the parent material, thus forming a homogenous weld, but there are occasions, such as when welding brittle cast irons, when a filler with a very different composition and, therefore, properties is used. These welds are called heterogeneous.
The completed welded joint may be referred to as a weldment.
Where It is Used?
Welding processes are commonly used across a range of industries including aerospace, automotive, energy and construction amongst others. Used to join metals, thermoplastics or wood for a variety of applications, it is also used to create artwork by a growing community of artists.
Procedure-
Case-1-Stainless Steel
Case-2-Stainless-Steel & Alluminium Alloy-
Case-3- Bronze Cast & Copper Cast
Connections-
Mesh-
Analysis setting-
Solution-
Result-
1. Directional Deformation-
Case-1-Stainless Steel-
Case-2-Stainless Steel & Alluminium Alloy-
Case-3- Stainless Steel, Bronze Cast & Copper Cast-
2. Equivalent Elastic Strain-
Case-1-Stainless Steel-
Case-2-Stainless Steel & Alluminium Alloy-
Case-3- Stainless Steel, Bronze Cast & Copper Cast-
3. Equivalent Stress with only plates in consideration-
Case-1-Stainless Steel-
Case-2-Stainless Steel & Alluminium Alloy-
Case-3- Stainless Steel, Bronze Cast & Copper Cast-
4. Equivalent Stress with only weld joints in consideration-
Case-1-Stainless Steel-
Case-2-Stainless Steel & Alluminium Alloy-
Case-3- Stainless Steel, Bronze Cast & Copper Cast-
Result Comparision-
Cases |
Directional Deformation (mm) |
Equivalent Elastic Strain |
Equivalent stress for plates only (MPa) |
Equivalent stress for Welds only (MPa) |
||||
Min. |
Max. |
Min. |
Max. |
Min. |
Max. |
Min. |
Max. |
|
Case-1 |
-0.03313 |
0.35136 |
8.31E-07 |
0.001812 |
0.1577 |
337.68 |
1.21 |
302.43 |
Case-2 |
-0.03233 |
0.36543 |
9.42E-07 |
0.003414 |
0.1572 |
342.3 |
1.24 |
251.76 |
Case-3 |
-0.02795 |
0.39507 |
6.034E-07 |
0.003288 |
0.07917 |
347.19 |
1.39 |
262.72 |
So from above table we can say that directional deformation is highest in case 3 and lowest in case 1, this is due to lower strength (yield) which causes high stress near plates which may lead to failure of joints.
Similarly strain is highest in case 2 and lowest in case 1, highest strain is due to alluminium has low modulus of elasticity which leads to high strain.
Stress is highest for both condition in case 1(approx.) this is due to presence of steel in whole part.
Aminated files-
Case-1
Directional Deformation-
Equivalent Elastic Strain-
Equivalent Stress with only plates in consideration-
Equivalent Stress with only weld joints in consideration-
Case-2
Directional Deformation-
Equivalent Elastic Strain-
Equivalent Stress with only plates in consideration-
Equivalent Stress with only weld joints in consideration-
Case-3
Directional Deformation-
Equivalent Elastic Strain-
Equivalent Stress with only plates in consideration-
Equivalent Stress with only weld joints in consideration-
Conclusion-
We have successfully performed the structural analysis on weld joint plate with different material cases, from which we can say that bronze has best weldability but strength is poor in brazing joints.
Strength is high in both alluminum and in steel but after welding steel become bulky and aluminum steel remains light in weight.
So dpeneding upon the requirement we can use type of material for metal to metal joing process.
Leave a comment
Thanks for choosing to leave a comment. Please keep in mind that all the comments are moderated as per our comment policy, and your email will not be published for privacy reasons. Please leave a personal & meaningful conversation.
Other comments...
Week - 6 - Creating the GUI for final checks
Aim- To create a GUI for all the final checks. Objective- Create buttons to delete displayed geometric entities (be careful about advanced remesh). Create buttons to delete empty entities. Create button to re-order and re-number entities by name. Create a master button in red that will execute all above scripts in proper…
09 Sep 2023 05:14 AM IST
Week - 5 - Checking and correcting the Normals
Aim- Write a code to display normal as explained in class. Create a widget containing two buttons for “reverse normals” and “normal off”. Also assign these procedures to keyboard buttons of your choice. check the null case also. Code and Explanation- Codes Explanation *clearmarkall 1 #It will clear all the previously…
05 Aug 2023 04:38 AM IST
Assignment 7-Side Pole Crash Simulation Challenge
Aim-Side Pole Crash Simulation of Dodge Neon BIW using RADIOSS solver and Preprocessing using HyperMesh / HyperCrash. Objective- To perform a crash analysis on the left side of a Dodge Neon BIW, also known as a side crash. The analysis is to be carried on the deformation and the forces created as a result of the crash…
09 Jan 2023 06:57 AM IST
Assignment 6-Frontal Crash Simulation Challenge
Aim- Frontal crash analysis, deck setup using hyper mesh and hyper crash. Objective- To check the unit system and either follow [Mg mm s] or [Kg mm ms]. To create the appropriate interface, friction 0.2 and recommended parameters. To make sure of no penetrations and intersections. To correct rigid bodies if any issues.…
28 Dec 2022 08:08 AM IST
Related Courses
0 Hours of Content
Skill-Lync offers industry relevant advanced engineering courses for engineering students by partnering with industry experts.
© 2025 Skill-Lync Inc. All Rights Reserved.