86th Annual Convention Professional Program Listing

Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Afternoon Sessions: 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Session 1: Process Development, Diagnostics & Controls 1

Dallas Convention Center, Room C142

Chair: Pat Hochanadel, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Charlie Robino, Sandia National Laboratories

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A2:00 PM Effective Process Parameter And Welding Distortion Control In Robotic Shielded Metal Arc Welding

by P. Ranjith, Heavy Vehicles Factory; and Dr. S. Suresh, Welding Research Institute

B2:35 PM Program On Automation Of Bridge Fabrication

by Dr. Tom Siewert, National Institute of Standards & Technology; and Krishna Verma, FHWA

C3:10 PM Process Investigation For Precision Fillet Welding Lightweight Ship Structures

by Dr. Dennis Harwig, Joe Dierksheide, Edison Welding Institute; Nick Evans, Northrop Grumman Corporation; and Dr. T. D. Huang, Litton Avvondale Industries

D3:45 PM Development of High Quality Orbital GTAW For Aluminum Process Piping

by Ian D. Harris, Edison Welding Institute

E4:20 PM Waveform-Controlled Tandem AC/AS SAW for High Productivity Welding of HSLA 100

by Dr. Bing Zheng, Mr. Bruce Green, Dr. Dennis Harwig, Mr. Larry Brown, Edison Welding Institute

Session 2: Structures & Properties of Welds 1

Dallas Convention Center, Room C147

Chair: Tom Lieneart

A2:00 PM Development of Weldable, Corrosion-Resistant Fe-Cr-Al Weld Overlays

by Mr. Jonathan R. Regina, Dr. John N. DuPont, Dr. Arnold R. Marder, Lehigh University

B2:35 PM Issues Related To Specifying Post Weld Heat Treatments For 9C-1Mo-V Steels

by Dr. Michael Santella, Dr. Robert W. Swindeman, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

C3:10 PM Alloy Development of a Robust Filler Metal For The Superaustenitic Stainless Steel Al-6xn

by Mr. Matthew J. Perricone, Timothy D. Anderson, Dr. John N. DuPont, Mr. David Fischer, Lehigh University

D3:45 PM High Strength Steel Welding with Yttrium And Fluoride Containing Consumables

by Mr. Craig Clasper, Mr. Justin Chandler, Dr. Stephen Liu, Dr. Glen Edwards, Colorado School of Mines

E4:20 PM Weld Metal Chemistry of Underwater Wet Welds with Cellulosic Grade Electrodes

by Mr. Faustino Perez-Guerrero, Dr. Stephen Liu, Colorado School of Mines

Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Morning Sessions: 9:00 a.m. – Noon

Session 3: Process Development, Diagnostics & Controls 2

Dallas Convention Center, Room C142

Chair: Howard Ludewig, Caterpillar Inc.

A9:00 AM A Novel High-Frequency Switching DC Power Supply For Small Scale Resistance Spot Welding

by Jun Lin, Dr. Lyndon J. Brown, University of Western Ontario

B9:35 AM Electrode Degradation Identification In Resistance Spot Welding By Intellingent Machine Learning

by Dr. Lyndon J. Brown, Dr. Jin Xiao, University of Western Ontario

C10:10 AM Dynamic Factors Contributing To Buckling and Birdnesting During GMAW Wire Feeding

by Mr. Toby M. Padilla, Dr. David R. Munoz, Dr. John R. Berger, Colorado School of Mines; Mr. Timothy P. Quinn, National Institute of Standards and Technology; and Dr. Ronald Rorrer, University of Colorado-Denver

D10:45 AM The Experimental Approach on the Process-Integrated Quality Assurance in Pulsed GMA Welding of Al-Mg Alloys

by Dr. S. Rajasekaran, Vel Multimedia Engineering College

E11:20 AM Parameter Characterization Of Mechanically Controlled Pulsed Short Circuit GMAW

by Mr. Cameron Boyd, Mr. Joe Dierkshide, Dr. Dennis D. Harwig, Edison Welding Institute

Session 4: Structures & Properties of Welds 2

Dallas Convention Center, Room C147

Chair: Mike Santella, Oak Ridge National Laboratories

A9:00 AM Structure and Defects In Single Crystal Ni-Base Superalloy Welds

by Dr. Oleg Barabash, Dr. John M. Vitek, Dr. Suresh S. Babu, Dr. Stan A. David, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

B9:35 AM HAZ Micro-Fissuring In GTA Welded Inconel 738 LC Superalloy

by Dr. M. C. Chaturvedi, K. Banerjee, N. L. Richards, University of Manitoba

C10:10 AM Liquation Cracking in Full-Penetration Al-Si Welds

by Guoping Cao, Dr. Sindo Kou, University of Wisconsin - Madison

D10:45 AM Thermomechanical Testing Of Nickel Base Superalloy Single Crystals

by Dr. Suresh S. Babu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; M. Murugnananth, School of Materials Engineering; Dr. John M. Vitek, and Dr. Stan A. David, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

E11:20 AM Microstructural Characterization And Hot Ductility Of Ni-Base Weldments

by Mr. Frederick F. Noecker II, Dr. John N. DuPont, Lehigh University; Mr. George A. Young, Mr. Tom Capobianco, Lockheed Martin Corp

F11:55 AM In Situ Weld Pool Measurement Using Stereovision

by Chris Debrunner, Tyrone Vincent, John P. H. Steele, and Chris Mnich, Colorado School of Mines

Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Afternoon Sessions: 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Session 5: Computational Modeling of Processes, Structures & Properties 1

Dallas Convention Center, Room C142

Chair: Suresh Babu, Oak Ridge National Laboratories

A2:00 PM Estimation Of The Elasto-Plastic Notch Stress-Strain State For Low Cycle Fatigue Design Of Ship

by Yooil Kim, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., Lts. (DSME); Joong-Kyou Kang, Joo-Ho Heo, DSME; Kyung-Soo Kim, Department of NAOE, Inha University; and Chun-Sik Shim, DSME

B2:35 PM Transport Phenomena and Genetic Algorithm Based Window of Welding Variables to Achieve a Target Gas Metal Arc Fillet Weld Geometry

by Amit Kumar, Dr. Tarasankar DebRoy, Pennsylvania State University

C3:10 PM Improving Reliability Of Modeling Heat and Fluid Flow In Complex Gas-Metal-Arc Fillet Welds

by Amit Kumar, Dr. Tarasankar DebRoy, Pennsylvania State University

D3:45 PM Optimization of Johnson Mehl Avarami Equation Parameters For Ferrite To Austenite Transformation in Steel Welds Using A Genetic Algorithm

by S. Mishra, Dr. Tarasankar DebRoy, Pennsylvania State University; Dr. John W. Elmer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Amit Kumar, Pennsylvania State University

E4:20 PM Modeling Momentum, Heat and Solute Transport In Aluminum Alloy Welds to Prevent Liquation Cracking

by S. Mishra, Dr. Tarasankar DebRoy, Dr. S. Chakraborty, Pennsylvania State University

Session 6: Laser Welding & Processing 1

Dallas Convention Center, Room C147

Chair: Joe Pushkar, Sandia National Laboratories; Zhili Feng, Oak Ridge National Laboratories

A2:00 PM Weld Sizing And High Speed Hybrid GMAW/LBW For Sheet Steel

by Ian D. Harris, Edison Welding Institute

B2:35 PM Co2 Simulation of Hydrogen-Oxygen Joining Thin-Plate Fused Silica Hermetically Sealed Packages

by Danny O. MacCallum, Dr. Gerald A. Knorovsky, Scott T. Reed, Brooke M. Nowak-Neely, Sandia National Laboratories

C3:10 PM Weld Defect Detection In Laser Welded Auto Structure Panels With Infrared Thermography Technique

by Dr. Zhili Feng, Dr. Hsing Wang, Philip S. Sklad, Dr. Stan A. David, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

D3:45 PM Fabricability of Single-Crystal Nickel-Base Alloy Deposits By Direct Laser Deposition

by Dr. Weiping Liu, Dr. John N. DuPont, Lehigh University

E4:20 PM Hybrid Laser + GMAW Process for Fatigue-Resistant Welding

by Dr. Dave F. Farson, Mr. Min Hyun Cho, Ohio State University; and Dr. Paul Denney, Edison Welding Institute

Session 7: Structures & Properties of Welds 3

Dallas Convention Center, Room C150

Chair: Yoni Adonyi, LeTourneau University

A2:00 PM SMAW, FCAW, MCAW and SAW Low Alloy Ferritic Deposits: The Challenge is Tensile Strength

by Estela S. Surian, Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora; Noemi Mabel Ramini de Rissone, Universidad Tecnologica Nacional; Hernan G. Svoboda, Facultad de Ingenieria UBA; and Rodolfo Rep, Conarco-ESAB; Luis A. deVedia, UNSAN-CNEA, CIC

B2:35 PM Friction Stir Welding of 2219 Aluminum: Behavior of Internetallic Particles

by Guoping Cao, Dr. Sindo Kou, University of Wisconsin-Madison

C3:10 PM Gleeble Simulation Of Ferrite Formation In 21Cr-6Ni-9Mn Inertia Welds

by Joseph Puskar, Charlie Robino, Joseph Michael, Dorian Balch, John Brooks, Sandia National Laboratories

D3:45 PM Nitrogen Effects in Welding of Advanced High Strength Steels for Automotive Applications

by Dr. Yoni Adonyi, LeTourneau University; Dr. Palotas Bela, Budapest University of Technology

E4:20 PM Fatigue Performance of Butt Joints by The Electro-Gas Welding Process For Offshore Structures

by Ick Seong Han, Myoung Soo Han, Jong Man Han, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd

Thursday, April 28, 2005
Morning Sessions: 9:00 a.m. – Noon

Session 8: Computational Modeling of Processes, Structures & Properties 2

Dallas Convention Center, Room C142

Chair: Mike Santella, Oak Ridge National Laboratories

A9:00 AM System Identification and Modelling of Resistance Spot Welding Machines

by Jun Lin, Dr. L. J. Brown, University of Western Ontario

B9:35 AM Finite Element Modeling Of Heat Transfer In Friction Stir Welding with Proper Boundary Conditions

by Vijay Soundararajan, Srdja Zekovic, Dr. Radovan Kovacevic, Southern Methodist University

C10:10 AM A Semi-Empirical Model For Prediction Of Fusion Zone Shape

by Dr. Noboyuki Okui, University of New Orleans; Douglas Ketron, Edison Welding Institute; Dr. Yoshinori Hirata, Osaka University; Frank M. Bordelon, University of New Orleans; and Dr. Gordon Clark, The Ohio State University

D10:45 AM The Effect Of Fluid Immersion on The Percussive Welding Process

by Dr. Gerald Knorovsky, Sandia National Laboratories; Danny O. MacCallum, Sandia National Laboratories

E11:20 AM Toward Understanding of Microstructure Evolution In Low Carbon Steel Arc Weld By Phase Mapping and Modeling

by Wei Zhang, Pennsylvania State University; Dr. John W. Elmer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Dr. Tarasankar DebRoy, Pennsylvania State University

Session 9: Laser Welding & Processing 2

Dallas Convention Center, Room C147

Chair: Radovan Kovacevik, Southern Methodist University

A9:00 AM Application Of Computational Thermodynamic And Kinetic Models To Laser Surface Alloying

by Dr. Suresh S. Babu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; S. M. Kelly, JICS, ORNL; M. Murugananth, School of materials Engineering; and R. P. Martukanitz, Pennsylvania State University

B9:35 AM Porosity Formation In Sharp Focus CW Nd: YAG Standing-Edge Welds

by Jerome T. Norris, John E. Bernal, Charlie V. Robino, Alen Roach, Sandia National Laboratories

C10:10 AM Development Of A Distortion Test For Laser Welding

by Charles V. Robino, Frederick M. Hooper, Douglas A. Hinkley, Joseph D. Puskar, Sandia National Laboratories

D10:45 AM Liquid Metal Expulsion and Alloying Element Vaporization During Microjoining of Stainless Steel with Short Laser Pulse

by Xiuli He, Pennsylvania State University; Jerome T. Norris, Phillip W. Fuerschbach, Sandia National Laboratories; and Dr. Tarasankar DebRoy, Pennsylvania State University

Session 10: Process Development, Diagnostics & Controls 3

Dallas Convention Center, Room C155

Chair: Chuck Cadden, Sandia National Laboratories; John Elmer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories

A9:00 AM Rotating Lead Tandem GMAW Development For High Efficiency Fillet Welding

by Joseph Dierksheide, Dr. Dennis Harwig, Edison Welding Institute; Nick Evans, and Lee Kvidahl, Northrop Grumman Ship Systems

B9:35 AM Development Of An Explosive Bonding Process For Joining Niobioum To 6061 T6 Aluminum

by Todd A. Palmer, Dr. John W. Elmer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Dave Brasher, Don Butler, High Energy Metals; Robert Riddle, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

C10:10 AM Effect Of Manufacturing Variables On the Effectiveness of Spike Tempering During Spot Welding Advanced High Strength Steels

by Warren Peterson, Jerry Gould, Brian Girvin, Edison Welding Institute

D10:45 AM Effects of Parameter Variation on Weld Bead Morphology

by Chris Debrunner, Tyrone Vincent, John P. H. Steele, Chris Mnich, Colorado School of Mines

E11:20 AM Electron Beam Prameter Transfer Between Different Facilities Using Advanced Diagnostic Methods

by Dr. John W. Elmer, Todd Palmer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Tom Mustaleski, Ken Nicklas, BWXT Y-12; and Paul Burgardt, Los Alamos National Laboratory

F11:55 AM An Advanced Electronic Property Methodology For Weld Integrity Assessment

by Yeong-Do Park, Dr. David L. Olson, Colorado School of Mines

Symposium on Welding for Pipeline & Energy Applications

Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Afternoon Sessions: 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Session PE1: Process Development

Dallas Convention Center, Room C140

Chair: Craig Dallam

A2:00 PM High Speed Multi Wire GMAW for High Strength Transmission Pipelines

by S. A. Blackman, T. Liratzis, Cranfield University; R. Howard, BP Exploration & Topsides Team; and D. V. Dorling, Transcanada Pipelines LTD

B2:35 PM Advanced Rotating Electrode GMAW System for High Speed Pipeline Welding

by B. Zheng, C. Reichert, and C. C. Conrardy, Edison Welding Institute; Dr. Dennis Harwig, Thermadyne Industries; and B. Marhofer, Serimer DASA North America

C3:10 PM Friction Stir Welding of API Grade X65 Steel Pipes

by Dr. Zhili Feng, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Russell Steel, Scott Packer, MegaStir Technologies; and Dr. Stan A. David, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

D3:45 PM A Simple Approach to Hot Tap and Repair Sleeve Welding

by William A. Bruce, Edison Welding Institute

E4:20 PM Root Pass Welding of Duplex Stainless Steel Pipeline Girth Welds without Backing Gas

by Matt Boring, Nate Ames, Edison Welding Institute; Matt Collins, ConocoPhillips Alaska Pipeline; and Dave Fetzmer, BP Amoco Alaska

Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Morning Sessions: 9:00 a.m. – Noon

Session PE2: Process Modeling & Controls

Dallas Convention Center, Room C140

Chair: Dave Farson, The Ohio State University; Wangen Lin, Edison Welding Institute

A9:00 AM Models for Microstructure Evolution in Pipeline Welds - A Review

by Dr. Suresh Babu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

B9:35 AM Statistical and Numerical Analysis for Optimization of Aluminum Tube Welding

by Dr. Dave F. Farson, John Menke, and Navara Chatarat, Ohio State University

C10:10 AM Application of Integrated Thermal-Mechanical-Metallurgical Weld Models - From Process To Perfomance

by Dr. Zhili Feng, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; V. M. Li, Portland State University; D. S. Kim, Shell Global Solutions (US); Dr. Suresh Babu, and Dr. Stan A. David, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

D10:45 AM Development of GTAW Penetration Control For Shipyard Piping

by Dr. Darren Barborak, and Troy Paskell, WeldQC, Inc

Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Afternoon Sessions: 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Session PE3: Pipeline Symposium: Properties & Structures

Dallas Convention Center, Room C140

Chair: Steve Liu, Colorado School of Mines; John DuPont, Lehigh University

A2:00 PM Effects of TIG Pulse Welding Parameters and Nitrogen Gas Mixed in Argon Shielding Gas on Weld Bead Formation and Microstructure of Weld Metals of AISI 304L Stainless Steels at 10 h Welding Position

by Nattapong Sonsuvit, Somrerk Chandra-ambhorn; King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology North Bangkok; and Gobboon Lothongkum, Chulalongkorn University

B2:35 PM Limitations of Cellulosic-Coated Electrodes for Heavy-Wall Pipe and Fittings

by Susan R. Fiore, Edison Welding Institute; Matthew Q. Johnson, Los Alamos National Laboratory; and William A. Bruce, Edison Welding Institute

C3:10 PM Robustness of Muli-bead Multi-layer Adaptive Welding for HSLA Erection Joints

by Joe Dierksheide, J. Russell, Dr. Dennis Harwig, and Mr. Larry Brown, Edison Welding Institute

D3:45 PM Mechanical Properties and Hydrogen induced Stress Corrosion Cracking of Super 13Cr Stainless Steel Welded Joints

by Jose E. Ramirez, Edison Welding Institute

E4:20 PM Development of Closed-Loop Control of Out-of-Position Robotic Pipe Welding

by John P. H. Steele, Tyrone Vincent, and Chris Debrunner, Colorado School of Mines

Poster Session

Undergraduate

SPB-1 Optimal Weld Design for Conveyor Pulley

Travis Sands, Mike Walther, Sergiu Albu, The Ohio State University

SPB-2 Liga Crack Susceptability Testing

Mark Crawford, Nate Badman, Kevin Faraone, The Ohio State University

SPB-3 Tungsten Erosion

Gregg Gemin, Mike Buehner, Robert Hanna, The Ohio State University

SPB-4 Effect of Simulated Repair/And PWHT Cycles on Fatigue Behavior of Type 304L and 410 Stainless Steels

Scott Schuster, Travis McGuire, Adrea Huff, The Ohio State University

SPB-5 Pulsed FCA Welding Schedule Development for Stainless Steel Electrode

Chad Egelsky, Nathaniel Squibb, Thomas Cobbs, William Puthoff, The Ohio State University

SPB-6 Restoration of the Zoarville Station Bridge

John Boyd, Edison Welding Institute; Kevin Gormont, Bryan Marschke, Nathan Schulte, The Ohio State University

SPB-7 Effect of Structural Steel Coatings on Stud Weld Quality

Caleb Ropeke, Justin Nielson, Dale Jones, LeTourneau University

SPB-8 Fatigue Analysis and Design of a Welded Auger Shaft

Brian V. Lewis, John Harshaw, Robert Warke, LeTourneau University;

Graduate

SPC-1 Thin Copper Late Brazing by using Cu-P-Ni-Sn Brazing Filler Metal Foil

Masayuki Watanabe, Yuichiro Futamura, Yasuyuki Miyazawa, Toshitaka Kobayashi, Tadashi Ariga, Tokai University

SPC-2 A New Method for the Study of Filler Metal Flow in a Braze Gap

Juan Carlos Madeni, Stephen Liu, Colorado School of Mines; Michael Hosking, Charles Cadden, Sandia National Laboratories

SPC-3 Study of Mechanical Properties & Precipitation Behavior in Friction Stir Welded Thin Sheet 2024: Effect of Parameters on Microstructure and Properties of a thin sheet Al-Cu-Mg Alloy

Alpesh Khushalchand Shukla, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; William A. Baeslack III, The Ohio State University

SPC-4 Thermo-Mechanical Modeling & Microstructure Characterization for Fe-Al Friction Stir Welding: Understanding Fe-Al Friction Stir Weld Formation Using Thermo-Mechanical Model and Microstructure

Vijay Soundararajan, Eswar Yarrapareddy, Changming Chen, Radovan Kovacevic, Southern Methodist University

SPC-5 Braze-ability of Silver-based Brazing Filler Alloy (Ag-Cu-Cd-Zn)

Jun Sokawa, Hitoshi Maruyama, Maki Nozue, Yasayuki Miyazawa, Tadashi Ariga, Tokai University

SPC-6 Repair Weldability of Service-Aged Heat-Resisting Stainless Steels

Shu Shi, John C. Lippold, The Ohio State University

SPC-7 An Investigation of the Cracking Susceptibility of Hastelloy C-22

Morgan Gallagher, The Ohio State University

SPC-8 Ductility Dip Cracking Susceptibility in FM-52 and FM-52M

Nathan Nissley, John C. Lippold, The Ohio State University

SPC-9 Collection and Characterization of Welding Fume

Jeffrey W. Sowards, John C. Lippold, The Ohio State University

SPC-10 Microstructural Development Diagrams to Deisgn Filler Metal Compositions for Stainless Steels

Matthew J. Perricone, Timothy D. Anderson, Lehigh University

SPC-11 Gleeble Simulated Stir Zone Microstructures

Seth J. Norton, John C. Lippold, The Ohio State University;

Professional

P1 Weld Fume Specification & Particle Size Distribution-OSH&E Comparison: Pulsed Inverter vs. Existing Source

Kathleen M. Paulson, PE, Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center; Gene Franke, Naval Surface Warfare Center; Steve Schwartz, PE, VERSAR, Inc.

P2 Hardfacing Delamination During Laser Weld Repair: Brittle Phases Revewaled by LOM, EMPA and AEM

T. G. Hicks, M. G. Burke, Bechtel Bettis, Inc.

P3 In-Process Monitoring of Pinch Welding: An Investigation of a Bond Quality Indicator

Daniel Hartman, Mark J. Cola, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Vivek R. Dave, HYTEC, Inc.

P4 Residual Stress Measurement in Welds Using Speckle Pattern Interferometry

Vivek R. Dave, Mike Steinzig, HYTEC, Inc.; Daniel Hartman, Mark J. Cola, Los Alamos National Laboratory

P5 Advanced X-Ray Computed Tomography for Weld Inspection

Vivek R. Dave, David Phillips, Anthony Davis, HYTEC, Inc.; Mark J. Cola, Daniel Hartman, Matthew Johnson, Los Alamos National Laboratory

P6 In Situ Weld Metal Continue Cooling Transformation Diagrams

Boian T. Alexandrov, John C. Lippold, The Ohio State University; William A. Bruce, Edison Welding Institute

P7 Low Cost Portable Fixed-Gap Bobbin Tool Friction Stir Weld Machine

Denny L. Graham, Graham & Associates