Joining and Assembling Flashcards
___________ is putting two or more parts together
Joining
___________ is the sequence of multiple joining operations to make a product
Assembling
Joining and Assembly (J&A) can account for up to ________ of a
products total manufacturing cost and __________ of its total
manufacturing time
30%, 50%
_____________are often the points where products fail
Joints
What are the 5 types of joining processes?
Welding, Brazing, adhesive bonding, Mechanical, Joining using Form
What are the 6 most common joint geometries?
Butt, Lap, Sleeve, T, Edge, Corner
___________ welding involves heating material beyond its melting point
Fusion
__________________ welding heats the material until it is soft.
Solid-State
Welding can generally combine _________ material and can create local joints called __________ welds or continuous ones called ___________________ welds.
similar, spot, seam
When welding Stainless Steel and Aluminum, a good selection of _______ is important
Alloy
Welding is the most important joining process for _____________ steel which is generally __________________ steel,
Structural, Low carbon
Welding can undo __________________ or _________________ and can cause residual stress due to _____________________. It can also cause ____________ which degrades material properties.
Work hardening, Heat Treatments, Temperature Gradients, Oxidation
In ___________________________ welding , fuel acetylene is burned with oxygen to ___________ the metal
Oxy-acetylene gas welding, melt
What Welding method is best for thin sheets and tubes of aluminum, magnesium and titanium
TIG
What welding process is best for thin, low carbon steel products?
Oxy-acetylene gas welding
_______________ welding clamps sheet parts (usually low carbon steel) between ________________and discharging a large current
Resistance Spot welding, Copper Electrodes,
In Resistance Spot welding, no ______ is needed, it is fast and it can be automated, but ____________ welds are not very strong
Filler, spot
_____________ Welding uses a laser to provide heat to make spot or continuous welds and can weld _____material in a single pass. It has a high investment cost and is mostly used with ____________
Laser, thick, low carbon steel
___________________ is a relatively new welding method in
which heating is caused by the ___________ of a rapidly rotating
tool with a protruding probe.
Friction Stir Welding, friction
Friction stir welding (FSW) is a ___________ process where no filler is used and small welds can be made with ______________, but larger welds need dedicated equipment
Solid-state, CNC
Friction stir welding (FSW) was made for making long _______________ welds in _________________ extrusions but is also a common choice for titanium
continuous, aluminum