Welding research paper outline

Intro

1.               Hook

Personal Story about welding at work and realizing how little was known on why no one was prepping their weld the same

2.               Motive

A) Nearly every plan in the sky has welding on it and the quality of the welding and the manufacturing of those parts is vital keeping a plane in the sky

B) Analytical approaches to welding such as the movement of the bead the prep of the weld and the actual welding application can vary and some even ask for more research themselves

C) A deeper understanding of welding will be fundamental in refining the process to not only increase manufacturing value, but to help keep everyone safe in the air

3.               Thesis  

Further research is required in welding joints to improve the manufacturing process of aerospace welds

Body:

1.               The basics of welding. Weld prep, Arcing, Torch movement and puddle movement in an easy to understand and basic approach. Use some of my simple quotes from un-scholarly sources to open in the first paragraph.

2.               Weld Prep The first step of weld and what is said about cleanliness, angle edge, clamping, setting up a machine and a comparison and contrast between welders.

3.               Arcing and the differences in the types of welding. The question must be asked why the different welding techniques are not documented on different materials in a spreadsheet format based on high tension requirements

4.               Torch movement and the variance between a manual weld and machine welds.  Yag Lasers welds and AMET welds and the different application, but testing per application must be done to find proper weld penetration

5.               Puddle Movement. The Differences between MIG, TIG manual welding and laser or machine welding. Why is welding no perfect with a machine. What are the limitations for further research.

Conclusion:

1.               Summary of what we currently know about welds in a simple format. Focusing mainly on further research into not just the weld itself, but the very first step being weld prep and the start of every quality weld coming down to the prep of the material and also to the preparation of the machine for the weld. This means taking the time to make test samples even on the manufacturing level and not just in the research level.

2.               Paint a picture- Take in the process improvements that not only increase the bottom line of manufacturing, but also further the development of a stronger and more accurate weld. The process although expensive comes with even greater rewards in quality and process. Savings from weld defects alone in a small aerospace company can be close to 25% of total rejections. That meaning reworking or even scrapping out due to not taking the time to fully understand a researching the weld of a specific part. The gains on quality will be just one more step towards keeping every plane in the sky and removing the fear or flying.