

The problem considered in this paper is the welding technology of the steel assembly of a firefighter truck rear bridge semi-housing. Since in this procedure the welding is done of the two dissimilar steels, it is necessary to analyze effects of welding on mechanical properties and microstructure of individual joint's zones. The weldability of the base metal was considered first (semi-housing tube and flange), then the welding method and the filler metal were selected and, finally, the technological parameters of welding were calculated. The computational and experimental methods were used for the base metal weldability estimate, based on the hardness measurements in the joint's critical zones and analysis of their structures. Experimental investigations performed were aimed for verification and/or eventual correction of the proposed welding technology. © 2021 Elsevier B.V.. All rights reserved.
| Funding sponsor | Funding number | Acronym |
|---|---|---|
| 35006 | ||
| European Regional Development Fund | TR35024,TR35006 | ERDF |
This research was partially financially supported by the project \"Innovative Solutions for Propulsion, Power and Safety Components of Transport Vehicles\" ITMS 313011V334 of the Operational Program Integrated Infrastructure 2014 \u2013 2020 and co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund and projects TR35006 and TR35024 financed by the Ministry of education, science and technological development of Republic of Serbia.
Nikolic, R.; Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac, Sestre Janjic 6, Kragujevac, Serbia;
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