Residual stresses in cold-wire gas metal arc welding

This work compares the welding residual stresses of the cold-wire gas metal arc welding and conventional gas metal arc welding processes. Two techniques were used to measure the residual stresses: X-ray diffraction and acoustic birefringence. The base metal used was carbon manganese steel plates of 9.5- mm thickness. The results showed that the introduction of the cold-wire tends to decrease the residual stresses, suggesting that the introduction of the cold wire decreases the amount of heat given to the base metal, and consequently lowers residual stresses.