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Journal of Minerals Materials Characterization Engineering, Vol. 10, No.9, pp.827-842, 2011 Printed in the USA. All rights reserved Effect of FCAW Process Parameters on Weld Bead Geometry in Stainless Steel Cladding 1 2 V. Vasantha Kumar * and N. Murugan 1CIT Sandwich Polytechnic College, Coimbatore - 641014, India. 2Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore - 641014, India. *Corresponding Author: vasanthkumarvairamuthu@ ABSTRACT Recently automated and / or robotic welding systems have received a great deal of attention because they are highly suitable not only to enhance production rate and quality, but also to decrease cost and time to manufacture for a given product. To get the desired quality welds it is essential to have complete control over the relevant process parameters in order to obtain the required bead geometry. Mathematical models need to be developed to have such control and to make effective use of automated and / or robotic arc welding process. 1. INTRODUCTION Process industries are associated with handling, storing and processing various types of chemicals such as alkalis hydrocarbons, inorganic chemicals and water with divergent qualities. As a result the equipment handling these process chemicals demand materials of construction with good corrosion resistance and appropriate mechanical properties. Weld cladding has been a popular method for achieving a corrosion resistant surface. Cladding is a process of depositing a thin layer of anticorrosive metal on a corrosive base metal to impart corrosion resistanc