WPS For Aluminium 6061-T6

[arthana mandala]

Dear All,

anybody has a WPS for 6061-T6 to fillet weld roundbar to plate
and plate to plate, and what is the esab welding consumable ?

Thanks for your help

Regards,
Arthana

[B.Raghuram]

ER4043 (refer table A2, SFA 5.10)

[Elshan Feyzullayev]

This AL is a heat treated AL and you will need to apply PWHT to get the desired mechanical properties in the HAZ after welding. Otherwise the HAZ in your weldment will be very weak and will not pass the tests.

best regards,Elshan.

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[KADAYADI BABY]

Go for 4043 which is most commonly used for aluminium 6xxx series and available with ESAB and LINCOLN.
The heat input shall be restricted to as minimum as possible as the tensile strength reduces significantly during welding of this material. Also hardness also reduces significantly in HAZ area.
Heat treatment is recommended after welding in order to restore the mechanical properties of 6061-T6. Heating at 530-550 deg C and following quenching in water and then reheating upto 150 deg C would do the job.

 

[sunil mani]

Dear Arthana,

 

The actual tensile strength of the said material is 45 ksi .Welding operation with high heat input will significantly reduce the tensile strength of this aluminium alloy.
I would suggest you that you first consider the application of this plate as to where it has to be used, how much strength would be required in those specific conditions and then you must qualify the welding procedure with 4043. A PQR is a must before you weld.
For much of informative information follow the links below. These will surely help you out in looking into each and every dimension.
http://www.esabna.com/us/en/education/k ... 061-T6.cfm
http://www.esabna.com/us/en/education/k ... 061-T6.cfm

 

Regards,

 

 

Sunil

[kannayeram gnanapandithan]

for strenght matching go for filler rod AWS ER 5356

On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 8:41 AM, arthana mandala <pri...@yahoo.com> wrote: