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MATERIALS RESEARCH-IBERO-AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MATERIALS
Volume 17, Issue 4, Pages 908-919Publisher
UNIV FED SAO CARLOS, DEPT ENGENHARIA MATERIALS
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-14392014005000099
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genetic algorithm; grey relational analysis; desirability approach; fatigue life; partially deformed zone (PDZ)
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Welding input parameters play a very significant role in determining the quality of a weld joint. The quality of the joint can be defined in terms of mechanical properties, distortion and weld-bead geometry. Generally, all welding processes are employed with the aim of obtaining a welded joint with the desired characteristics. The purpose of this study is to propose a method to decide near optimal settings for the welding process parameters in friction welding of (AISI 904L) super austenitic stainless steel by using non conventional techniques and genetic algorithm (GA). Grey relational analysis and the desirability approach were applied to optimize the input parameters by considering multiple output variables simultaneously. An optimization method based on genetic algorithm was then applied to resolve the mathematical model and to select the optimum welding parameters. The main objective of this work is to determine the friction welding process parameters to maximize the fatigue life and minimize the width of the partial deformation zone (left & right) and welding time. This study describes how to obtain near optimal welding conditions over a wide search space by conducting relatively a smaller number of experiments. The optimized values obtained through these evolutionary computational techniques were also compared with experimental results. ANOVA analysis was carried out to identify the significant factors affecting fatigue strength, welding time and partially deformed zone and to validate the optimized parameters.
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