摘要：Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) is widely used to perform cladding so as to enhance corrosion
resistance and several other properties of substrate material. However, the success of cladding
using GMAW depends on the optimal selection of its critical parameters. Therefore, in this study,
the cladding of stainless steel over mild steel substrate using GMAW process is investigated with
an aim to optimize the GMAW process parameters. Three GMAW process parameters i.e. current,
voltage, and torch angle were selected and their effect on the time required to complete the cladding
and arc power was investigated and optimized. Multiple objective optimization based on ratio
analysis (MOORA) method was employed to evaluate and optimize the effect of the selected process
parameters. It was found that the current and voltage have significant effect in reducing the
time and power required for the cladding process.
