scholarly journals NIOBIUM EFFECT ON BASE METAL AND HEAT AFFECTED ZONE MICROSTRUCTURE OF GIRTH WELDED JOINTS

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Di Schino ◽  
Paolo Emilio Di Nunzio

<p>The development of steels for line pipes during the last decades has been driven by the need to obtain improved combinations of high strength, toughness, weldability on industrial scale at affordable prices. The effect of niobium content on the heat affected zone (HAZ) microstructure is reported in this paper. Niobium, for its specific thermodynamic and kinetic attitude to form carbide and nitride precipitates, played a key role in the development of modern HSLA steels Results show that niobium addition is able to refine both the bainitic packet and cells size in the heat affected zone during welding. This implies that niobium  addition leads to an improvement of both toughness and hardness of welded joints manufactured by Nb micro-alloyed steels.</p><p> </p>

2012 ◽  
Vol 581-582 ◽  
pp. 582-585
Author(s):  
Guo Dong Zhang ◽  
Ya Dong Xiao ◽  
Nian Liu ◽  
Min Hong

The welding between Fe-Al intermetallic compound and high-strength steel was done via SPS technology. Microstructure, elements concentration and micro-hardness of welding joint were examined. The results indicated that there was no obvious welding heat-affected zone in both Fe-Al intermetallic compound and high-strength steel. The HAZ microstructures of high-strength steel were mainly martensite. In Fe-Al intermetallic compound, the grain size of heat-affected zone was larger than that of base metal and the density of heat-affected zone was lower than that of base metal. Besides, the grains of base metal had deformation phenomena. The welding joint had steady performance and the connection was reliable. Under the influence of chemical potential differences, unidirectional impulses discharge current and axial pressure, elements diffused perfectly in a short period of time.


Author(s):  
Vigdis Olden ◽  
Odd Magne Akselsen

Fracture mechanics SENT testing and FE simulation to establish hydrogen influenced cohesive parameters for X70 structural steel welded joints have been performed. Base metal and weld simulated coarse grained heat affected zone have been included in the study. The base metal did not fail at net section stresses lower than 1.29 times the yield strength and reveals low sensitivity to hydrogen embrittlement. The weld simulated coarse grained heat affected zone was prone to fracture at stresses above 64% of the yield strength, which indicates hydrogen embrittlement susceptibility. The cohesive parameters best fitting the experiments are δc = 0.3 mm and σc = 1700 MPa (3.5·σy) for the base metal and δc = 0.3 mm and σc = 2100 MPa (2.6·σy) for the coarse grained heat affected zone.


Author(s):  
Yurianto ◽  
Gunawan Dwi Haryadi ◽  
Sri Nugroho ◽  
Sulardjaka ◽  
Susilo Adi Widayanto

The heating and cooling at the end of the welding process can cause residual stresses that are permanent and remain in the welded joint. This study aims to evaluate the magnitude and direction of residual stresses on the base metal and heat-affected zone of rail joints welded by the manual shielded metal arc and thermite welding. This research supports the feasibility of welding for rail. The material used in this study is the R-54 rail type, and the procedure used two rail samples of one meter long each, welded using manual shielded metal arc welding and thermite welding. The base metal and heat-affected zone of the welded joints were scanned with neutron ray diffraction. The scan produces a spectrum pattern and reveals the direction of the residual stress along with it. We found the strain value contained in both types of welded joints by looking at the microstrain values, which we obtained using the Bragg equation. The results show that the magnitude and direction of the residual stress produced by manual shielded metal arc welding and thermite welding are not the same. Thermite welding produces lower residual stress (lower crack susceptibility) than manual shielded metal arc welding. The melt's freezing starts from the edge to the center of the weld to create random residual stresses. The residual stress results of both the manual shielded metal arc welding and thermite welding are still below the yield strength of the base metal.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Miletić ◽  
Andreja Ilić ◽  
Ružica R. Nikolić ◽  
Robert Ulewicz ◽  
Lozica Ivanović ◽  
...  

This paper presents research of the impact toughness and hardness distribution in specific zones of a ‘single V’butt multiple-pass welded joints of the high-strength low-alloyed steels. Obtained values of the impact toughness are analyzed in correlation with a microstructure in specific zones of the welded joint, together with the micro hardness distribution found in the related zones. Based on the carried out analysis and results obtained in experiments, the applied technology of welding was evaluated. The original conclusions on influence of the selected welding procedure manual metal arc (MMA) for the root passes and metal active gas (MAG) for the filling and covering passes) on impact toughness of the high-strength low-alloyed steels are drawn. The paper also presents discussion on the valid standards and recommendations related to welding of those steels, from the aspect of applications in design of steel welded constructions.


2011 ◽  
Vol 391-392 ◽  
pp. 763-767
Author(s):  
Li Yang ◽  
Na Zhang

On the basis of the analysis of composition, microstructure, properties and weldability of 2205 duplex stainless steel, the flux cored arc welding (FCAW) process is made. Then the microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of welded joint were analyzed. The results shows using FCAW process, in order to obtain high strength, perfect impact toughness and overall and partial resistance to stress corrosion in welded joint, the Ni content of duplex stainless steel welding material should be 2% to 4% higher than that of base metal, multi-layer and multi-channel welding is adopted with the strict control of energy input less than or equal to 0.926KJ/mm, layer temperature is less than 120 °C, thus the appropriate proportion of two-phase structure in the welded joint can be got. Using a reasonable welding procedure, the microstructure in weld beam is austenite (A) + ferrite (F), and in heat affected zone is ferrite (F) + austenite (A) + a small amount of third phase, the content of austenite in weld beam and heat affected zone is higher than that of the base metal. Tensile strength of the welded joint is up to 854.5MPa and the fracture occurs in the base metal and the heat affected zone. The welded joint has high strength, good plasticity, toughness and corrosion resistance.


2014 ◽  
Vol 115 (12) ◽  
pp. 1241-1248 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. I. Tabatchikova ◽  
A. D. Nosov ◽  
S. N. Goncharov ◽  
N. Z. Gudnev ◽  
S. Yu. Delgado Reina ◽  
...  

2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukio Takahashi ◽  
Masaaki Tabuchi

HCM12A (ASME Grade 122) is used for boiler components in thermal power plants because of its high creep strength. However, a type IV creep damage formed in the heat-affected zone can cause a considerable decrease in the creep strength of the weldment and a failure of large diameter piping due to this damage took place recently in a thermal power plant. In order to update the design method and develop life estimation method for this kind of piping system with axial weld, the creep rupture data of base metal and welded joints have been collected and analyzed by the Strength of High-Chromium Steel Committee in Japan. In the present paper, the creep rupture data of over 400 points for welded joint specimens of HCM12A offered from six Japanese organizations are analyzed. These data clearly indicate that the long-term creep strength of the welded joints becomes weaker than that of the base metal at above 600°C due to the type IV fracture in the fine grain heat-affected zone. After the discussions on the effects of product form, welding procedure, specimen sampling procedure, etc., on the creep strength, the master creep life equation for the welded joints is developed. The so-called region decomposition technique was adopted to fit the data in both high and low stress regimes with a reasonable accuracy. The creep strength reduction factor obtained from 100,000 h creep strength of the welded joints and the base metal is given as a function of temperature.


2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (9) ◽  
pp. 712-717 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.A. Velichko ◽  
V.V. Orlov ◽  
U.A. Pazilova ◽  
R.V. Sulyaguin ◽  
E.I. Khlusova

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 5774
Author(s):  
Kwangsoo Kim ◽  
Namhyun Kang ◽  
Minjung Kang ◽  
Cheolhee Kim

High-strength hot-press-formed (HPF) steels with a fully martensitic microstructure are being widely used in the fabrication of automotive body structure, and 2.0 GPa-strength HPF steel has recently been commercially launched. However, heat-affected zone (HAZ) softening is unavoidable in welding martensitic steel. In this study, the HAZ softening characteristic of 2.0 GPa HPF steel was investigated by applying a high-brightness laser welding process, wherein the heat input was controlled by varying the welding speed. Microstructural evaluation and hardness test results showed that the base metal with a fully martensitic microstructure was changed to the same type of fully martensitic microstructure in the weld metal, while relatively soft microstructures of tempered martensite and ferrite phase were partially formed in the intercritical HAZ (ICHAZ) and subcritical HAZ (SCHAZ) areas. In the tensile test, the joint strength was 10–20% lower than that of the base metal, and the fracture initiation was estimated at the ICHAZ/SCHAZ boundary, where the lowest hardness was confirmed by the nanoindentation technique.


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