An Investigation on Temperature Distribution and Cooling Rate of ERW Pipes during TIG Welding

Abstract

The present investigation deals with the determination of temperature profile and subsequent rates of cooling at certain points on the external surface along axis of an ERW pipe, during TIG welding. Two samples of different diameters of pipes of ASTM A 106 Gr. B, seamless type are selected for experimentation. The temperatures on the external surface at different locations on each of these seamless pipes (of different diameters) during welding have been measured with the help of digital pyrometers. The temperature variation along the axis of pipe from the weld arc has been presented. Thereafter, through separate analytical methods the temperature distribution across the external surface of the pipe for a given point heat source is theoretically calculated, and the results are compared with the previously found experimental values of temperatures. They are found to be well in agreement. Further, the rates of cooling of a pre-selected point on the pipe surface are experimentally and analytically determined under varying welding conditions and are compared likewise and are found to be in good agreement too.