Abstract
Ultrasonic butt welding of large metal plates by means of shifting the welding tip driving position at regular intervals is studied. The ultrasonic vibration source used has eight 15 kHz bolt-clamped Langevin-type lead-zircon-titanate (PZT) transducers of 60 mm diameter and is driven by a 50 kW static induction thyristor power amplifier. Aluminum plate specimens of 6 mm thickness and 100 mm to 400 mm width are joined successfully end-to-end with almost equal weld strength along the weldment. The input power required for aluminum plates is about 2.2 kW/cm2. The power required by one welding process for aluminum and copper plate specimens of 40 mm width is 4 kW/cm2.
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