Marek Gucwa

The impact of the bead width on the properties of the anti-abrasion surfacing weld

This work presents the results of research on the anti-abrasion surfacing welds designated to operate under wear conditions. The main purpose of the work was to produce single-layer surface welds by means of semi-automatic hard-facing/surface welding with the use of filler material containing carbide precipitate and with the use of 10mm- and 20mm- wide beads. The samples were subject to visual and penetrant testing and to destructive testing in the form of macro and micro metallographic testing, hardness testing and bend testing with a view to determine the effect which the beads of various widths have on the analysed factors.