Design of a Welding Fixture and Analysis for the Footrest Stand Component

Abstract

The main objective of this paper is the analysis of the component, which includes determination of stresses, strains and deformation in the component before and after the weldingdue to the application of the clamping load in a welding fixture. The analysis also includesTemperature distribution in the component during welding. This paper also deals with the various design aspects of a fixture for welding process. Stress calculation is necessary because high residual stresses may promote brittle fractures, fatigue in regions near the weld. The finite element method has been used to perform the analysis.The fixture design is carried out by using Solidworks modeling software and the components are analyzed by finite element method (FEM) using ANSYS software.