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Achieving Favourable Depth of Penetration and Productivity of ATIG Welds Utilising the AHP


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1 *Research Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalyani Govt. Engineering College, Kalyani-741235, West Bengal and Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Global Institute of Management and Technology, Krishnanagar, Nadia., India
2 PG student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalyani Govt. Engineering College, Kalyani-741235, West Bengal., India
3 Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalyani Govt. Engineering College, Kalyani- 741235, West Bengal., India
     

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The AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) is used for multi-criteria decision-making. The present work reveals that the AHP can be successfully implemented for finding out incredible variables for determining the maximum depth of penetration as well as productivity in A-TIG welding. For fulfilment of the AHP model, three parameters i.e. heat input, weld speed and electrode gap, are taken as the criteria. The best discretion corresponding to the optimum process parameters is sorted out through the AHP which is an algorithm to achieve high penetration as well as productivity. Results obtained from the AHP model were found to be suited to the experimental one.

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Welding, Flux, Activated flux, Tungsten Inert Gas Welding, TIG Welding, Analytic Hierarchy Process, AHP, Penetration
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Authors

Samarendra Acharya
*Research Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalyani Govt. Engineering College, Kalyani-741235, West Bengal and Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Global Institute of Management and Technology, Krishnanagar, Nadia., India
Debasish Gonda
PG student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalyani Govt. Engineering College, Kalyani-741235, West Bengal., India
Santanu Das
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalyani Govt. Engineering College, Kalyani- 741235, West Bengal., India

Abstract


The AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) is used for multi-criteria decision-making. The present work reveals that the AHP can be successfully implemented for finding out incredible variables for determining the maximum depth of penetration as well as productivity in A-TIG welding. For fulfilment of the AHP model, three parameters i.e. heat input, weld speed and electrode gap, are taken as the criteria. The best discretion corresponding to the optimum process parameters is sorted out through the AHP which is an algorithm to achieve high penetration as well as productivity. Results obtained from the AHP model were found to be suited to the experimental one.

Keywords


Welding, Flux, Activated flux, Tungsten Inert Gas Welding, TIG Welding, Analytic Hierarchy Process, AHP, Penetration

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.24906/isc%2F2022%2Fv36%2Fi5%2F218005