Electric Spot Welding Research Articles

Effect of electrical spot welding on load deflection rate of orthodontic wires.

One of the methods used for joining metals together is welding, which can be carried out using different techniques such as electric spot welding. This study evaluated the effect of electric spot welding on the load deflection rate of stainless steel and chromium-cobalt orthodontic wires. In this experimental-laboratory study, load deflection rate of 0.016 × 0.022 inch stainless steel and chromium cobalt wires were evaluated in five groups (n =18): group one: Stainless steel wires, group two: chromium-cobalt wires, group three: stainless steel wires welded to stainless steel wires, group four: Stainless steel wires welded to chromium-cobalt wires, group five: chromium-cobalt wire welded to chromium-cobalt wires. Afterward, the forces induced by the samples in 0.5 mm, 1 mm, 1.5 mm deflection were measured using a universal testing machine. Then mean force measured for each group was compared with other groups. The data were analyzed using repeated measure analysis of variance (ANOVA), one-way ANOVA, and paired t-test by the SPSS software. The significance level was set as 0.05. The Tukey test showed that there were significant differences between the load deflection rates of welded groups compared to control ones (P < 0.001). Considering the limitation of this study, the electric spot welding process performed on stainless steel and chromium-cobalt wires increased their load deflection rates.

Measurement Problem of Identification of Mathematical Model of the Strength of Resistance Spot Welded Joints

The measurement problem of identification of a mathematical model of the strength of welded joints from the data of measurements of the parameters of electric spot welding in a three-factorial measurement experiment is considered.

The effect of electric spot-welding on the mechanical properties of different orthodontic wire alloys

The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that there is a direct relationship between surface structure and tensile strength of orthodontic alloys submitted to different levels of welding current. Three types of alloys were assessed. One hundred and eight cross-sectional test specimens ("X") were made, 18 for each wire combination, and divided into 6 groups: SS (steel-steel); SN (steel-NiTi); SB (steel-Beta-Ti); NN (NiTi-NiTi); NB (NiTi-Beta-Ti) and BB (Beta-Ti-Beta-Ti), submitted to 6 spot-welding procedures at different levels of current (Super Micro Ponto 3000). Student-Newman-Keuls, Wilcoxon signed-rank, and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used (p < .05). Statistical difference was found between SN group and all the other alloy combinations (p < .05). Initial roughness of alloys ranged from .04 to .55 Ra, with statistical difference between groups (p < .001). The hypothesis was rejected and the tensile strength of Ti-alloys combinations Steel × Beta-Ti was significantly affected by the current level at P50, which changed the properties and structure of the wires.

Citotoxicidade de soldas elétricas a ponto: estudo in vitro

OBJETIVO: o processo de solda envolve íons metálicos capazes de provocar lise celular. Diante disso, o objetivo deste estudo foi testar a hipótese de que existe citotoxicidade entre diferentes tipos de ligas (CrNi, TMA, NiTi) utilizadas em Ortodontia, submetidas à solda elétrica a ponto. MÉTODOS: três tipos de ligas foram avaliados neste estudo. Foram confeccionados 36 corpos de prova, 6 para cada combinação entre os fios, divididos em 6 grupos - grupo AA (aço com aço), grupo AT (aço com TMA), grupo AN (aço com NiTi), grupo TT (TMA com TMA), grupo TN (TMA com NiTi) e grupo NN (NiTi com NiTi) - que foram submetidos à solda a ponto para avaliação quanto ao possível efeito citotóxico nos tecidos bucais. Previamente, os corpos de prova foram limpos com álcool isopropílico e esterilizados em luz ultravioleta. O ensaio de citotoxicidade foi realizado utilizando-se cultura de células (linhagem L929, fibroblastos de camundongos), submetida ao teste para células viáveis em vermelho neutro ("dye-uptake") no tempo de 24h. A análise de variância e comparação múltipla (ANOVA) e teste de Tukey foram utilizados (p&lt; 0,05). RESULTADOS: os resultados demonstraram que não houve diferença estatisticamente significativa entre os grupos experimentais (P&gt; 0,05). Foi observada maior viabilidade celular no grupo TT, seguido dos grupos AT, TN, AA, NA e NN. CONCLUSÃO: pôde-se evidenciar que solda em fios de liga de NiTi causaram maior quantidade de lise celular. Soldas elétricas a ponto demonstraram pequena capacidade de causar lise celular.

The new grenoble 100 μK refrigerator

We describe the design and performance of the ultra-low temperature refrigerator recently built at Grenoble. So far we have used both a “Lancaster type” and a “Laminar type” of nuclear demagnetization stage. The application of diffusion welding, magneto-forming, electric spot welding and other technologies is discussed.

Shell Construction with Longitudinal Panels

The Arado method of construction was evolved with the following objects in view: (1) Manufacture of a shell type fuselage with double curvature by a method avoiding panel beater work while obtaining an accurate adherence to given contour lines. (2) Use of normal tools without any special fittings. (3) Standard parts which can be used for several types of fuselages. (4)Adaptability to machine riveting or to electrical spot welding. (5) Use of strip material for the shell skin‐planking.