Abstract :
Technology development in the increasingly advanced construction field
cannot be separated from welding because it has an important role in metal
engineering and repair. The construction of metal construction at this time
involves a lot of welding elements, especially in the field of design because the
welding connection is one of the processes which technically requires a high skill
for the welders to obtain a good quality connection. The scope of using of welding
techniques in construction is very broad including shipping, bridges, steel frames,
pressure vessels, transportation facilities, rails, pipelines and so forth.
The purpose of this study is to prove the effect of welding current
variations on the tensile strength of weld joints and to get good welding currents
in low alloy steel welding with SMAW welding. The tensile test showed that low
alloy steel with a current variation of 100 Ampere is better and more efficient
because it produces a higher tensile strength compared to current variations of 60
Ampere and 80 Ampere. In the Rockwell 100 Ampere hardness test, the result is
53.5 HRC. The results of the photo micro current structure of 100 Ampere in the
area of raw material has a fine grain microstructure, the HAZ area has a coarse
grain micro structure, the weld area has a coarse grain structure and coagulate.