Advanced Welding Technologies

Sandip Kunar, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aditya Engineering College, A.P., India. He has published more than 50 research papers in various reputed international journals, national and international conference proceedings, 16 book chapters, and nine books, as well as two patents. His research interests include non-conventional machining processes, micromachining processes, advanced manufacturing technology, and industrial engineering. Gurudas Mandal, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Metallurgical Engineering at Kazi Nazrul University, West Bengal, India. He has 20 technical research publications in reputed international journals, eight conference proceedings, nine book chapters, and one patent. He also serves as a reviewer for several reputed journals and has organized and chaired numerous national and international conferences. His research interests include alloy steel, cast iron, composite materials, magnetic materials, hydrogen energy, and archaeometallurgy.

• Preface xxiAcknowledgements xxvPart I: Advanced Welding Processes 11 Introduction to Advanced Welding Processes 3Sandip Kunar, Jagadeesha T., Chika Oliver Ujah, Norfazillah Talib, Gurudas Mandal, Akhilesh Kumar Singh and Aezeden Mohamed2 Developments and Trends in Welding Development 25Sandip Kunar, Jagadeesha T., Gurudas Mandal, Norfazillah Talib, Adduri S. S. M. Sitaramamurty, Akhilesh Kumar Singh and K. Rakesh Varma3 Welding Power Source Technology 35Sakthimurugan D., Thavasilingam K., Praveen Kumar A., Karthikeyan K. and Nagachandrika K.K.4 Welding Automation and Robotics 47Jyoti Bhattacharjee and Subhasis Roy5 Material Flow and Heat Transfer Analysis in Friction Stir Welding 73Sumanta Banerjee and Prokash C. Roy6 Atomic Hydrogen Welding 107Chika Oliver Ujah, Rodolphe N'Dedji Sodokin and Daramy Vandi von Kallon7 Modeling and Designing of Ultrasonic Welding 127Jagadeesha T. and Sandip Kunar8 Microstructural Control and Heat Treatment Effects in Explosion Welding 155Sonika Chauhan, Nisha Rani, Deepa Singh and Neeraj Bisht9 Hybrid Welding Processes 177S. Ajithkumar, B. Arulmurugan, D. Balaji, V. Manoj Mohan Prasath and S. Idhayaraja10 Ultrasonic Welding: Foundations, Influential Factors, and Material Applications 197Marxim Rahula Bharathi B., Akhilesh Kumar Singh, D.V.S.S.S.V. Prasad, A. Ramesh, P. V. Elumalai and N.S. BalajiPart II: Applications of Computational Techniques and Sustainability in Welding 21911 Review and Analysis of Intelligent Welding Using Automation and Machine Learning Tools 221Protyasha Kundu, Swarnadeep Saha, Sumanta Banerjee and Anindita Kundu12 Machine Learning in Welding Technologies 261D.V.S.S.S.V. Prasad, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Marxim Rahula Bharathi B., Yerrapragada K.S.S. Rao and V.V. Kamesh13 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Welding Technologies 277Thavasilingam K., Giridharan K., Yuvaraj S., Gopi Kannan K. and Prashanth M.14 Internet of Things in Welding Industries 287Alok Kumar and Ravi Shankar Rai15 Evolution of Technology in Testing and Inspection of Welding: From Traditional to Modern Methods 323Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Sandip Kunar, M. Zubairuddin, Marxim Rahula Bharathi B., D.V.S.S.S.V. Prasad and Yarrapragada K.S.S. Rao16 Sustainability in Welding Industries 339P. Sivasankaran17 Mechanical and Structural Evaluation of Friction Stir Welded AA6063 and AA6069 Aluminum Alloys for Marine and Aerospace Applications 353M. Arockia Jaswin and R. Geetha18 Experimental Analysis and Optimization of Microwave Welding Parameters for Improved Joint Strength 369Kishor Jyoti Deka, Shubhajit Das and Sangeeta Das19 Metaheuristic Approaches for the Optimized Friction Stir Welding Process 385Pritam Pain and Supriyo Roy20 Laser-Arc Hybrid Welding 401Ravindra Nath Yadav, Basant Kumar Bhuyan, Sanjeev Kumar Singh Yadav and Sanjay Mishra21 Beyond Fumes and Flux: Green Welding for a Sustainable Future 419M. Abdur Rahman, G. Rajesh, S. Jeavudeen, R. Karunanithi and N. Sri Rangarajalu22 Toward a Greener Weld for Integrating Sustainability Into Welding Practices 447Sunita Routray, Ranjita Swain and Rudra Narayan Mohapatro23 Advancements in Robotic Welding Sensing Technology: A Review 477S. Ajithkumar, B. Arulmurugan, V. Manoj Mohan Prasath, P. Utchimahali Muthu Raja and M. Aravindh24 Robotic Welding and Automation: Cutting-Edge Technology for Industry 497S. Ajithkumar, B. Arulmurugan and S. Idhayaraja25 Additive Manufacturing Integration with Welding: A Focus on Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) 513M. Sivakumar, C.T. Justus Panicker, N.S. Balaji, Marxim Rahula Bharathi B. and G. Suresh26 Current Scenario, Future Scope, and Challenges in Welding 547N.S. Balaji, M. Sivakumar, Marxim Rahula Bharathi B. and Suresh G.Summary 565References 565Index 573