Verschraubung von aufgeschweißten Gewindebolzen nach Merkblatt DVS 0904

Tightening of arc welded studs according to the technical bulletin DVS 0904.

Within the process of arc stud welding, a pen-shaped threaded or non-threaded stud is connected to a steel component. During the process the two components bolt and steel component are locally melted by an arc and then plunched together. The process of arc stud welding can be divided into arc stud welding with a drawn arc or with condenser discharge. The technical bulletin DVS 0904 of the German Welding Society (DVS) gives next to the rules for arc stud welding in EN ISO 14555 further references for arc stud welding in practical use. Beside rules and references for welding preparation, execution and controlling of arc stud welding, DVS 0904 gives further information on tightening and tensile testing of the installed studs. The given tightening torque and bolt force values for different stud diameters and materials are based on assumptions for coefficients of friction, which were not determined by tightening tests. In the frame of the revision of DVS 0904 these assumptions should be checked. For this reason tightening tests were performed at the Institute for Metal and Lightweight Structures of University of Duisburg-Essen. The experimental investigations and their results are presented as background information for the revision of DVS 0904 within this contribution.