Investigation of residual stress and post weld heat treatment of multi-pass welds by finite element method and experiments

2004 ◽  
Vol 155-156 ◽  
pp. 1690-1695 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.R. Cho ◽  
B.Y. Lee ◽  
Y.H. Moon ◽  
C.J. Van Tyne
Author(s):  
Christopher M. Gill ◽  
Paul Hurrell ◽  
John Francis ◽  
Mark Turski

This paper describes the design optimisation of an SA508 ferritic steel ring weld specimen using FE modelling techniques. The aim was to experimentally and analytically study the effect of post weld heat treatment upon a triaxial residual stress field. Welding highly constrained geometries, such as those found in some pressure vessel joints, can lead to the formation of highly triaxial stress fields. It is thought that application of post weld heat treatments will not fully relax hydrostatic stress fields. Therefore a ferritic multi-pass ring weld specimen was designed and optimised, using 2D finite element modelling, to generate a high magnitude triaxial stress field. The specimen thickness and weld-prep geometry was optimised to produce a large hydrostatic stress field and still allow efficient use of neutron diffraction to measure the residual stress. This paper reports the development of the test specimen geometry and compares the results of welding FE analysis and neutron diffraction measurements. Welding residual stresses were experimentally determined using neutron diffraction; both before post weld heat treatment. Three dimensional moving heat source weld finite element modelling has been used to predict the residual stresses generated by the welding process used. Finite element modelling examined the effect of phase transformation upon the residual stress field produced by welding. The relaxation of welding stresses by creep during post weld heat treatment has also been modelled. Comparisons between the modelled and measured as-welded residual stress profiles are presented. This work allows discussion of the effect of post weld heat treatment of triaxial stress fields and determines if finite element modelling is capable of correctly predicting the stress relaxation.


Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
Zichen Liu ◽  
Xiaodong Hu ◽  
Zhiwei Yang ◽  
Bin Yang ◽  
Jingkai Chen ◽  
...  

In order to clarify the role of different post-weld heat treatment processes in the manufacturing process, welding tests, post-weld heat treatment tests, and finite element analysis (FEA) are carried out for 12C1MoV steel pipes. The simulated temperature field and residual stress field agree well with the measured results, which indicates that the simulation method is available. The influence of post-weld heat treatment process parameters on residual stress reduction results is further analyzed. It is found that the post weld dehydrogenation treatment could not release residual stress obviously. However, the residual stress can be relieved by 65% with tempering treatment. The stress relief effect of “post weld dehydrogenation treatment + temper heat treatment” is same with that of “temper heat treatment”. The higher the temperature, the greater the residual stress reduction, when the peak temperature is at 650–750 °C, especially for the stress concentration area. The longer holding time has no obvious positive effect on the reduction of residual stress.


2017 ◽  
Vol 139 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yao Ren ◽  
Anna Paradowska ◽  
Bin Wang ◽  
Elvin Eren ◽  
Yin Jin Janin

This research investigated the effects of global (in other words, furnace-based) and local post weld heat treatment (PWHT) on residual stress (RS) relaxation in API 5L X65 pipe girth welds. All pipe spools were fabricated using identical pipeline production procedures for manufacturing multipass narrow gap welds. Nondestructive neutron diffraction (ND) strain scanning was carried out on girth welded pipe spools and strain-free comb samples for the determination of the lattice spacing. All residual stress measurements were carried out at the KOWARI strain scanning instrument at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO). Residual stresses were measured on two pipe spools in as-welded condition and two pipe spools after local and furnace PWHT. Measurements were conducted through the thickness in the weld material and adjacent parent metal starting from the weld toes. Besides, three line-scans along pipe length were made 3 mm below outer surface, at pipe wall midthickness, and 3 mm above the inner surface. PWHT was carried out for stress relief; one pipe was conventionally heat treated entirely in an enclosed furnace, and the other was locally heated by a flexible ceramic heating pad. Residual stresses measured after PWHT were at exactly the same locations as those in as-welded condition. Residual stress states of the pipe spools in as-welded condition and after PWHT were compared, and the results were presented in full stress maps. Additionally, through-thickness residual stress profiles and the results of one line scan (3 mm below outer surface) were compared with the respective residual stress profiles advised in British Standard BS 7910 “Guide to methods for assessing the acceptability of flaws in metallic structures” and the UK nuclear industry's R6 procedure. The residual stress profiles in as-welded condition were similar. With the given parameters, local PWHT has effectively reduced residual stresses in the pipe spool to such a level that it prompted the thought that local PWHT can be considered a substitute for global PWHT.


2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Muhamad Fitri ◽  
Bambang Sukiyono ◽  
Martua Limido Simanjuntak

One of the welding methods that is widely used today because it is easier to operate, more practical in its use, can be used for all welding positions and more efficient is called Shield Metal Arc Welding (SMAW). In this welding, the base metal and filler metal will experience thermal cycles which lead to local heating and cooling processes resulting in residual stress and distortion in the material. This residual stress must be removed because it causes a decrease in the mechanical properties of the material. The most widely used method is the thermal method that is by Post Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT). The success of The post-weld heat treatment in removing residual stresses in PWHT is influenced by the holding time. This study aims to examine the effect of holding time on heat treatment, on the weld toughness of steel. In this study, the type of welding used was SMAW welding, the material used was steel AISI 4130, the electrodes used were LB-7018-1 standard application and AWS classification A5.1 E7018-1. The test holding temperature is 650oC. The holding time of testing uses three variables, namely: 2.5 hours, 4.5 hours, 6.5 hours. The Impact testing is done by the Charpy method. From this study, the influence of holding time variation on PWHT holding temperature on the weld strength of AISI 4130 steel was obtained.


2010 ◽  
Vol 34-35 ◽  
pp. 641-645
Author(s):  
Hong Shuang Zhang

In order to fully understanding the distribution of residual stress after riveting and the relationship between residual stress and riveting process parameters during riveting, Finite Element Method was used to establish a riveting model. Quasi-static method to solve the convergence difficulties was adopted in riveting process. The riveting process was divided into six stages according to the stress versus time curves. The relationship of residual stress with rivet length and rivet hole clearance were established. The results show numerical simulation is effective for riveting process and can make a construction for the practical riveting.


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