Measurement of Residual Stresses in Stainless Steel Cladded Specimens

Author(s):  
E. Kingston ◽  
M. Udagawa ◽  
J. Katsuyama ◽  
K. Onizawa ◽  
D. J. Smith

Residual stresses were measured in cladded steel specimens using deep hole drilling (DHD) and block removal and surface layering (BRSL) techniques. The samples consisted of a A533B steel substrate and cladded with Type 304 stainless steel using two different welding techniques; electro-slag (ESW) and submerged welding (SAW). Two SAW samples were created; one with a single layer of weld and a second with a double layer of welding. Only a single weld layer of ESW was used on another sample. All three samples were subjected to post-weld heat treatment prior to measurement. The measured residual stress distributions revealed (as expected) tensile stresses in the clad. However, the DHD method measured compressive stresses in the substrate adjacent to the clad for the single layer ESW and SAW welds. In contrast, the BRSL method found that the residual stresses in the substrate were close to zero or approximately tensile. The measurements are compared with results obtained from finite element (FE) simulations of the welding and PWHT treatment. The predicted tensile residual stresses in the clad were found to be larger than the measurements while in the substrate the FE analysis did not predict the measured compressive stresses.

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Makoto Hayashi

In many of machine parts and structural components, materials surface would be worked. In this study, residual stresses on the surfaces were measured by X-ray diffraction method, and effects of surface working on the residual stresses were examined. In case of lathe machining of type 304 stainless steel bar, the residual stresses in circumferential directions are tensile, and those in axial directions are almost compressive. Highly tensile residual stresses in the circumferential directions were improved by emery paper polishing. 10 to 20 times of polishing changes high tensile residual stresses to compressive residual stresses. In the case of shot peening on a type 304 stainless steel plate, the compressive residual stress inside is several hundred MPa lower than that on the surface. By applying the emery paper polishing to the shot peened surface 10 or 20 times, the residual stress on the surface is improved to −700 MPa. While fatigue strength at 288 °C in the air of the shot peened material is 30 MPa higher than solution heat treated and electro-polished material, the fatigue strength of the shot peened and followed by emery paper polished material is 60 MPa higher. Thus, the emery paper polishing is simple and a very effective process for improvement of the residual stresses.


2006 ◽  
Vol 3-4 ◽  
pp. 125-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaled Y. Benyounis ◽  
Abdul Ghani Olabi ◽  
M.S.J. Hashmi

Residual stresses are an integral part of the total stress acting on any component in service. It is important to determine and/or predict the magnitude, nature and direction of the residual stress to estimate the life of important engineering parts, particularly welded components. This work aims to introduce experimental models to predict residual stresses in the heat-affected zone (HAZ). These models specify the effect of laser welding input parameters on maximum residual stress and its direction. The process input variables considered in this study are laser power (1.03 - 1.368 kW), travel speed (26.48 – 68.52 cm/min) and focal point position (- 1 to 0 mm). Laser butt-welding of 304 stainless steel plates of 3 mm thick were investigated using a 1.5 kW CW CO2 Rofin laser as a welding source. Hole-drilling method was employed to measure the magnitude, and direction of the maximum principal stress in and around the HAZ, using a CEA-06- 062UM-120 strain gauge rosette, which allows measurement of the residual stresses close to the weld bead. The experiment was designed based on Response Surface Methodology (RSM). Fifteen different welding conditions plus 5 repeat tests were carried out based on the design matrix. Maximum principal residual stresses and their directions were calculated for the twenty samples. The stepwise regression method was selected using Design-expert software to fit the experimental responses to a second order polynomial. Sequential F test and other adequacy measures were then used to check the models adequacy. The experimental results indicate that the proposed mathematical models could adequately describe the residual stress within the limits of the factors being studied. Using the models developed, the main and interaction effect of the process input variables on the two responses were determined quantitatively and presented graphically. It is observed that the travel speed and laser power are the main factors affecting the behavior of the residual stress. It is recommended to use the models to find the optimal combination of welding conditions that lead to minimum distortion.


2009 ◽  
Vol 79-82 ◽  
pp. 651-654 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Jie Zhou ◽  
Li Zhong

Nano-sized TiO2/V2O5 bilayer coatings were prepared on type304 stainless steel substrate by sol-gel method and were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD). The performance of photocathode protection of the coating was investigated by the electrochemical method. SEM results indicate that the coating surface is continuous, uniform and dense, XRD spectra show that the coating is of anatase TiO2 and V2O5. The experimental results demonstrate that type 304 stainless steel with the bilayer coating can maintain cathode protection for 6h in the dark after irradiation by UV illumination for 1 h.


1982 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 204-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. F. Rybicki ◽  
P. A. McGuire ◽  
E. Merrick ◽  
J. Wert

This paper addresses the question of what effect the pipe thickness has on weld residual stresses in 304 stainless steel piping. Two diameters are considered. These are nominal 4-in. and 10-in. diameters. Four pipe wall thicknesses corresponding to schedules 10, 40, 80, and 160 are examined for each pipe. The focus is on residual stress distributions on the pipe inner surface because this is a primary site for intergranular stress corrosion cracking in 304 stainless steel pipes. The trends in residual stress values are toward more compressive stresses at the pipe inner surface for thicker pipes with the same nominal diameter. Residual axial stresses for the thick 10-in. schedule 160 pipe were found to be compressive while those for the thinner schedule 80 pipe were tensile. X-ray residual stress data for a 6-in-dia schedule 160 pipe fall between the results for the 4-in. and 10-in. schedule 160 pipes and support the findings of the study.


2011 ◽  
Vol 681 ◽  
pp. 49-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.M. Goudar ◽  
Mark Turski ◽  
Suzanne Clitheroe ◽  
Ed J. Kingston ◽  
Chris Gill ◽  
...  

This paper examines the extent to which mechanical shot peening (MSP), ultrasonic impact treatment (UIT) and laser shock peening (LSP) can affect the tensile residual stresses in the fusion zone caused by welding for a 10mm multi-pass 'V' groove weld within a 20 mm thick 304L stainless steel plate. Stresses are measured by deep hole drilling, neutron diffraction and incremental center hole drilling. For the UIT and LSP treated samples, the tensile stresses present in the as-welded plate are reversed to compressive stresses to a depth in excess of 2-4mm. For MSP the affected depth is much less (~0.5mm). The depth of these compressive stresses is similar to those measured in 20 mm thick parent plate test coupons.


2015 ◽  
Vol 137 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenchun Jiang ◽  
Yun Luo ◽  
Huai Wang ◽  
B. Y. Wang

Stainless steel clad plate manufactured by explosive bonding is widely used in the chemical industry, but cracks are often initiated in the clad layer. Repair welding is a popular method to repair the cracked zone. But residual stresses are generated inevitably, which can lead to further cracking. How to decrease the residual stress is critical to ensure the structure integrity. This paper studies a method to reduce weld residual stresses by water jet peening (WJP) in 304 stainless steel clad plate. The effect of impact pressure is discussed. A sequential coupling finite element method is developed to simulate the as-welded residual stresses, which is validated by impact indentation measurement. Then, a user subroutine is developed to model the moving load generated by WJP. The results show that the WJP can introduce compressive stresses on the metal surface and thus decrease the as-welded tensile stresses. As the maximum impact pressure at the center of impact (P0) increases, the residual stresses are decreased greatly and even change to compressive stresses. There is a critical value P0, which changes the tensile stresses to compressive stresses. As P0 increases to 1.4 times the yield strength of 304 stainless steel, the initial tensile stresses on the surface have been decreased to compressive stresses.


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