Study of temperature-time conditions of arc surfacing process of the working layer of multilayer composites

The temperature-time conditions of arc surfacing process of the working layer of multilayer composites have been investigated. A mathematical model has been developed in the ABAQUS CAE software package. It allows to describe the thermal field and determine the heating temperature of any point of the substrate during arc surfacing with a non-consumable electrode in an inert gas environment of a working layer made of a composite material based on the Al12Si2CuMgNi alloy, containing 10 wt.% of ortho-phase particles (Ti2NbAl) no more than 100 ?m in size. The substrate in the form of a plate measuring 100?100?11 mm was a bimetallic composition consisting of layers of low-carbon steel 20 and babbitt B83, with a thickness of 8 and 3 mm, respectively. When modeling a volumetric heat source, a double ellipsoid model was used, in which the heat source was a combination of two ellipsoidal sources. Validation of the mathematical model showed that it was characterized by satisfactory convergence (uncertainty of no more than 10% with a linear energy of the surfacing process of 840 J/mm).
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