Postweld Heat Treatment Characterization of Mild Steel (E6013) Welded Areas Using Wavelet Transform of Ultrasonic Testing Signals

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 20160315
Author(s):  
Tariq M. R. Khan ◽  
Amna Maqsood ◽  
Saad A. Warraich ◽  
Saeed Khalid
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Wavelet Transform ◽  
Mild Steel ◽  
Ultrasonic Testing ◽  
Postweld Heat Treatment ◽  
Postweld Heat

Effect of postweld heat treatment on interface microstructure and metallurgical properties of explosively welded bronze—carbon steel

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 1849-1861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh Gharahshiran ◽  
Ali Khoshakhlagh ◽  
Gholamreza Khalaj ◽  
Hamid Bakhtiari ◽  
Ali Reza Banihashemi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Carbon Steel ◽  
Postweld Heat Treatment ◽  
Interface Microstructure ◽  
Metallurgical Properties ◽  
Postweld Heat

scholarly journals Examining Stress Relaxation in a Dissimilar Metal Weld Subjected to Postweld Heat Treatment

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 20180018
Author(s):  
K. Abburi Venkata ◽  
S. Khayatzadeh ◽  
A. Achouri ◽  
J. Araujo de Oliveira ◽  
A. N. Forsey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Stress Relaxation ◽  
Postweld Heat Treatment ◽  
Dissimilar Metal ◽  
Dissimilar Metal Weld ◽  
Postweld Heat ◽  
Metal Weld

A Method for Applying Automatic Temperature Control to the Transient Finite Element Analysis of a Pressure Vessel Undergoing Postweld Heat Treatment

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Sciascia
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Temperature Profile ◽  
Pressure Vessel ◽  
Postweld Heat Treatment ◽  
Transient Temperature ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Heater Power ◽  
Postweld Heat

For complex finite element problems it is often desirable to prescribe boundary conditions that are difficult to quantify. The analysis of a pressure vessel undergoing postweld heat treatment (PWHT) is an example of such a problem. The PWHT process is governed by Code rules, but the temperature and gradient requirements they impose are not sufficient to precisely describe the complete vessel temperature profile. The imposition of such a profile in the analysis results in uncertainty and errors. A suitable but difficult approach is to specify heater power instead of temperatures, letting the solver determine the temperature profile. Unfortunately, the individual heater power levels necessary to meet the Code requirements are usually not known in advance. Determining the power levels necessary is particularly difficult if a transient solution is required. A means of actively controlling the heaters during the FEA solution is requirement for this approach. A simple and adaptive control algorithm was incorporated into the FEA solver via its scripting capability. Heat flux boundary conditions (heater power) were applied instead of transient temperature boundary conditions. Heater power levels were optimized to achieve predetermined time/temperature goals as the solution proceeded. The algorithm described was successfully applied to a pressure vessel PWHT with 14 zones of control. The approach may be adapted to other problems and boundary conditions.

Cause Analysis and Preventive Measures against Cracks in 15Cr1Mo1V Steel Welded Joint in Service

2017 ◽  
Vol 863 ◽  
pp. 328-333
Author(s):  
Wei Shi ◽  
Yi Shi Lv ◽  
Zhong Bing Chen ◽  
Ling Hui Meng ◽  
Li Jun Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Stress Concentration ◽  
Welded Joint ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Postweld Heat Treatment ◽  
Additional Stress ◽  
Heat Affect Zone ◽  
Crack Morphology ◽  
Deformation Ability ◽  
Postweld Heat

Characteristics and forming causes of the cracks in welded joint of 15Cr1Mo1V steel serviced 70000h are investigated by mechanical and chemical testing and crack morphology observation. Results show that the cracks initiate from welded metal or coarse grain heat affect zone (CGHAZ) near fusion line, and there are three kinds of defects observed in the crack region, which are macrocracks, microcracks and voids. According to the forming position, process and morphology of the cracks, it is estimated that the cracks are a kind of stress relief crack (SRC). The main reasons of the cracking are because of residual stress caused by improper temperature field during post welding heat treatment, strong stress concentration caused by welding structure, additional stress caused by abnormal hangers & supports and decreased ductility of welded joint in service. The SRC in welded joint can be avoided through optimizing the welding process and postweld heat treatment(PWHT) process to ensure enough critical ductility deformation ability εc and avoiding and reducing stress concentration and additional stress to decrease ductility deformation εP of welded joint which make εc>εp consistently.

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