The welding of metals is one of the most important processes that require high control for obtaining a good quality of weldments. The joining of dissimilar metals is a more complex operation compared to the joining of similar metals due to the differences in physical metallurgical and mechanical properties. In this article, austenitic stainless steel AISI 303 stud was welded to low carbon steel AISI 1008 plate using arc stud welding (ASW) process. An experimental procedure was applied to estimate the effect of welding parameters namely welding current and welding time on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the joint. The optical microscope V83MC50 was used to show microstructure properties while both the micro-Vickers Hardness and tensile test were adopted to evaluate the mechanical properties. The results revealed that the presence of carbides at the fusion zone FZ towards AISI 303 leads to the maximum value of hardness (501) HV. The best welding parameters were 600 AMP 0.25 second at which joint strength of 515 MPa was recorded. Welding time was the most important parameter in the ASW process followed by welding current, proper selection of welding time, and current welding produces good joint quality

Dissimilar arc stud welding is one of the most important tasks in manufacturing processes used to join the various metals with different dimensions. In the present work, AISI 304 austenitic stainless steel studs were joined to AISI 1008 low carbon steel base plate using an arc stud welding technique. The quality performance of the weld joint was analyzed employing the bending and torque test. A range of welding current and welding time were used to elucidate the effect of welding parameters on weld quality corresponding to bending and torque strength. The statistical method based on the Taguchi technique was applied for determining the optimum parameters. The results revealed that welding time play important role in arc stud welding followed by welding current. The actual torque of 90 N.m can be obtained according to the optimum condition for the stud welding by using (DOE) at 600 AMP and 0.3 second.