Fusion welding is a widely used technique to prepare intermetallic joints of similar and dissimilar metals. Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding is a popular fusion welding technique. Mechanical properties of a weldment are supposed to be an indicator of weldment quality, in present research the tensile strength of similar and dissimilar weldment of ASME SA 213 GR. T11 and BS 3059:1987 PT 1 ERW 320welded with TIG welding has been investigated.
The results revealed that maximum tensile strength of dissimilar joint has been observed when welding current and gas flow rate was 110A and 10 Litre/min respectively and the specimen was preheated at 200° C. The experimental results have been statistically tested by using two way ANOVA and Multiple Regression Analysis. The mathematical predictive model has been discussed based on regression analysis.piping joints in refineries, ship building, aerospace application, nuclear power plant fabrication and repair etc. is very important. Being a versatile process, welding technique facilitates joining of almost all metals, however the selection of appropriate technique to produce maximum penetration in the metals to be welded yields good quality weld. Manual Arc Welding (MA), Metal Inert Gas (MIG) Welding and Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding techniques are among the most commonly used welding techniques [1]. TIG welding is however the most popular technique as it is capable of welding a wide variety of metals [2,3] and almost in all positions of welding [4]. TIG welding finds its applications in aerospace, automobile, marine, fabrication sector industries [5].
LITERATURE REVIEWA variety of researches have been carried out on TIG welding techniques from different aspects, some of them are discussed hereafter wherein the researchers have explored the effects of different process parameters of TIG welding on the weld quality. It is supposed that a correctly produced TIG welding joint possesses comparatively high quality than those produced by the other techniques especially in case of Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Magnesium and Copper alloys [6] and [7]. Welding current welding speed, size of tungsten electrode, Size/type of filler wire, gas flow rate etc. are some process parameters influencing the quality of joint [8]. It has