scholarly journals Study on Hydrogen Diffusion Behavior during Welding of Heavy Plate

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 3887
Author(s):  
Jianguo Yang ◽  
Guohao Liu ◽  
Wenjian Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Hydrogen Concentration ◽  
Hydrogen Diffusion ◽  
Stress Gradient ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Welding Residual Stress ◽  
Diffusion Behavior ◽  
Heavy Plate ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
Stress Induced Diffusion

For the multi-layer and multi-pass welding process of the heavy plate, the hydrogen diffusion behavior was numerically simulated to study the effect of solid-state phase transition (SSPT) on the hydrogen diffusion in the thickness direction, and the influence of the residual stress-induced diffusion after SSPT. The calculation results were compared with the experimental results. The comparison shows that the distribution of hydrogen concentration in the direction of thickness was in good agreement. The position with the most severe cold cracking sensitivity was located at a 20–30 mm depth from the top surface in this article. After welding, the hydrogen concentration in this position was kept at a high level for a long time under the effect of the size-constraint effect of the heavy plate and the existence of welding residual stress gradient. In addition, the SSPT reduced the residual stress level of weld metal (WM) significantly, increased that of the heat affected zone (HAZ), and the hydrogen was redistributed under the influence of stress. In the process of phase transformation, the parameters of hydrogen diffusion property of the material changed dramatically in a short time, the hydrogen diffusion coefficient increased in order of magnitude, and the solubility decreased in order of magnitude. This directly led to the upward diffusion of hydrogen in WM, and produced a self-gathering effect. For a welded joint of heavy plate, the self-gathering effect between passes was effective in the short-range and ineffective in the long-range.

scholarly journals Evolution of Welding Residual Stresses within Cladding and Substrate during Electroslag Strip Cladding

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 4126
Author(s):  
Mu Qin ◽  
Guangxu Cheng ◽  
Qing Li ◽  
Jianxiao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Classical Model ◽  
Stress Gradient ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Welding Residual Stress ◽  
Oil Refining ◽  
Substrate Thickness ◽  
Preheat Temperature ◽  
Cladding Layer ◽  
Hydrogenation Reactor

Hydrogenation reactors are important oil-refining equipment that operate in high-temperature and high-pressure hydrogen environments and are commonly composed of 2.25Cr–1Mo–0.25V steel. For a hydrogenation reactor with a plate-welding structure, the processes and effects of welding residual stress (WRS) are very complicated due to the complexity of the welding structure. These complex welding residual stress distributions affect the service life of the equipment. This study investigates the evolution of welding residual stress during weld-overlay cladding for hydrogenation reactors using the finite element method (FEM). A blind hole method is applied to verify the proposed model. Unlike the classical model, WRS distribution in a cladding/substrate system in this study was found to be divided into three regions: the cladding layer, the stress-affected layer (SAL), and the substrate in this study. The SAL is defined as region coupling affected by the stresses of the cladding layer and substrate at the same time. The evolution of residual stress in these three regions was thoroughly analyzed in three steps with respect to the plastic-strain state of the SAL. Residual stress was rapidly generated in Stage 1, reaching about −440 MPa compression stress in the SAL region at the end of this stage after 2.5 s. After cooling for 154 s, at the end of Stage 2, the WRS distribution was fundamentally shaped except for in the cladding layer. The interface between the cladding layer and substrate is the most heavily damaged region due to the severe stress gradient and drastic change in WRS during the welding process. The effects of substrate thickness and preheat temperature were evaluated. The final WRS in the cladding layer first increased with the increase in substrate thickness, and then started to decline when substrate thickness reached a large-enough value. WRS magnitudes in the substrate and SAL decreased with the increase in preheat temperature and substrate thickness. Compressive WRS in the cladding layer, on the other hand, increased with the increase in preheat temperature.

Numerical simulation of the effect of ultrasonic impact treatment on welding residual stress

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150175
Author(s):  
Tao Mo ◽  
Jingqing Chen ◽  
Pengju Zhang ◽  
Wenqian Bai ◽  
Xiao Mu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Residual Stress ◽  
Compressive Stress ◽  
Welded Joints ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Residual Compressive Stress ◽  
Welding Residual Stress ◽  
304 Stainless Steel ◽  
Residual Tensile Stress ◽  
Ultrasonic Impact Treatment

Ultrasonic impact treatment (UIT) is an effective method that has been widely applied in welding structure to improve the fatigue properties of materials. It combines mechanical impact and ultrasonic vibration to produce plastic deformation on the weld joints surface, which introduces beneficial compressive residual stress distribution. To evaluate the effect of UIT technology on alleviating the residual stress of welded joints, a novel numerical analysis method based on the inherent strain theory is proposed to simulate the stress superposition of welding and subsequent UIT process of 304 stainless steel. Meanwhile, the experiment according to the process was carried out to verify the simulation of residual stress values before and after UIT. By the results, optimization of UIT application could effectively reduce the residual stress concentration after welding process. Residual tensile stress of welded joints after UIT is transformed into residual compressive stress. UIT formed a residual compressive stress layer with a thickness of about 0.13 mm on the plate. The numerical simulation results are consistent with the experimental results. The work in this paper could provide theoretical basis and technical support for the reasonable evaluation of the ultrasonic impact on residual stress elimination and mechanical properties improvement of welded joints.

Instrumented-Indentation-Technique-Based Residual Stress Characterization for Weldment of Structural Components

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongil Kwon ◽  
Jung-Suk Lee ◽  
Kwang-Ho Kim ◽  
Afshin Motarjemi ◽  
Julian Speck
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Indentation Load ◽  
Welding Residual Stress ◽  
Hole Drilling ◽  
Structural Components ◽  
Instrumented Indentation ◽  
Indentation Technique ◽  
Safety And Reliability ◽  
Depth Curve

The weld joints in structural components have long been considered important sites for safety and reliability assessment. In particular, the residual stress in piping weldments induced by the welding process must be evaluated accurately before and during service. This study reports an indentation technique for evaluating welding residual stress nondestructively. Indentation load-depth curves were found to shift with the magnitude and direction of the residual stress. Nevertheless, contact depths in the stress-free and stressed states were constant at a specific indentation load. This means that residual stress induces additional load to keep contact depth constant at the same load. By taking these phenomena into account, welding residual stress was obtained directly from the indentation load-depth curve. In addition, the results were compared with values from the conventional hole-drilling and saw-cutting method.

Nondestructive Evaluation of Welding Residual Stress in Power Plant Facilities Using Instrumented Indentation Technique

2005 ◽  
Vol 297-300 ◽  
pp. 2122-2127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeol Choi ◽  
Yun Hee Lee ◽  
Jae Il Jang ◽  
Sang Ki Park ◽  
Kwang Ho Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Power Plant ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Indentation Load ◽  
Welding Residual Stress ◽  
Hole Drilling ◽  
Instrumented Indentation ◽  
Indentation Technique ◽  
Safety And Reliability ◽  
Depth Curve

The weld joints in power-plant pipelines have long been considered important sites for safety and reliability assessment. In particular, the residual stress in pipeline weldments induced by the welding process must be evaluated accurately before and during service. This study reports an indentation technique for evaluating welding residual stress nondestructively. Indentation load-depth curves were found to shift with the magnitude and direction of the residual stress. Nevertheless, contact depths in the stress-free and stressed states were constant at a specific indentation load. This means that residual stress induces additional load to keep contact depth constant at the same load. By taking these phenomena into account, welding residual stress was obtained directly from the indentation load-depth curve. In addition, the results were compared with values from the conventional hole-drilling and saw-cutting methods.

Temperature Field and Residual Stress Analysis of the Gear on CO2 Laser Welding Process

2011 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 670-673
Author(s):  
Jian Luo ◽  
Fei Li ◽  
Ke Liang Xue ◽  
De Jia Liu ◽  
Hai Wei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Temperature Field ◽  
Laser Welding ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Welding Residual Stress ◽  
Temperature Cycle ◽  
Residual Tensile Stress ◽  
Welding Seam ◽  
Welding Temperature ◽  
Laser Welding Process

The welding technique is one of important technologies on the gear manufacturing process. The special welding temperature cycle is the basic conditions of the welding residual stress appearance in the gear. The large welding residual stress will create the large deformation after the gear welding, which will affect the gear service behavior. In this paper, the finite element method has used to simulate the gear laser welding process. The temperature field and residual stress has described. The research results show that the biggest residual compressive stress appears on the transverse direction of welding region. In the longitudinal direction, the biggest residual tensile stress appears on both sides of the welding seam line. When the laser welding power is 2.4 kW and welding speed is 20mm/s, the no apparent welding deformation’s 20CrMnSi gear can be achieved really.

Critical Conditions of Cold Cracking in High Strength Steel Weld Based on the Local Stress Distribution and Hydrogen Accumulation

2018 ◽  
Vol 941 ◽  
pp. 153-157
Author(s):  
Yuya Sato ◽  
Yoshiaki Murakami ◽  
Igi Satoshi ◽  
Nobuyuki Ishikawa
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Stress Distribution ◽  
Hydrogen Diffusion ◽  
Local Stress ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Initiation Site ◽  
Cold Cracking ◽  
Diffusion Behavior ◽  
Root Region ◽  
Hydrogen Accumulation

In this study, the occurrence of cold cracking in high strength steel welds were investigated in terms of residual stress and hydrogen diffusion behavior. The y-groove weld cracking test of TS780MPa grade steel plate was conducted with intentionally introducing hydrogen into the shielding gas during the gas-metal arc welding (GMAW). Since local stress is one of the most important factors for the cold cracking, residual stress distribution in the weld joint was measured by the neutron diffraction using TAKUMI in J-PARC. The root region, which is usually the crack initiation site in the y-groove cold cracking test, was under a multi-axial stress state and showed highest tensile residual stress in the transverse direction. It was considered that hydrogen diffusion and accumulation could be enhanced in the high stressed root region, resulting in cold cracking. Therefore, hydrogen diffusion behavior and stress distribution in the y-groove weld joint was investigated by a coupled thermo elastic plastic and hydrogen diffusion analyses. Hydrogen accumulation occurred in the root region where showed highest hydrostatic stress. The point where showed the hydrogen accumulation was well corresponded to the crack initiation site. It was indicated that local hydrogen concentration after welding was another important key factor for the cold cracking. From these investigations, it was essential to take the combination of local hydrogen concentration and residual stress distribution near the root region into account for the highly precise estimation of cold cracking.

scholarly journals Numerical Investigations on Residual Stress in Laser Penetration Welding Process of Ultrafine-Grained Steel

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dezheng Liu ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
Haisheng Liu ◽  
Zhongren Wang ◽  
Yu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Material Flow ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Weld Bead ◽  
Welding Residual Stress ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Solidification Cracks

Weld solidification crack prevention in the laser penetration welding process is essential for the strength of the welded component. The formation of solidification cracks can ultimately be attributed to welding residual stresses, and preventive measures should be taken during welding. In this study, the effects of residual stresses on the laser penetration welding quality of ultrafine-grained steels were investigated. A heat source model was established through the analysis of the metallography of the cross section of the heat-affected zone (HAZ) of ultrafine-grained AN420s-grade steel, and the chemical composition of the weld bead was obtained using an FLS980-stm Edinburgh fluorescence spectrometer. Furthermore, the constitutive coupling relation between the temperature and material flow stress was established based on the Gibbs function, and the welding residual stress was obtained by setting trace points in a finite element analysis (FEA) model based on experimental data of the weld bead cross section under different welding conditions. The results show that weld solidification cracks will form when the residual stresses exceed the material flow stresses in the weld bead, and the residual stresses can be decreased through a reasonable increase of the welding speed. The results indicate that the proposed criterion has high accuracy and can be used to predict the formation of weld solidification cracks in the laser penetration welding process.

The Effect of Welding Residual Stress Distribution in Thickness Direction With Thick Steel Plate to Identification of Fracture Toughness

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gyubaek An ◽  
Wanchuck Woo ◽  
Jeongung Park
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Steel Plate ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Welding Residual Stress ◽  
Steel Plates ◽  
Propagation Path ◽  
Crack Propagation Path ◽  
Flux Cored Arc Welding ◽  
Thick Steel

Along with the rapid increase in the size of welding structures, the steel plate used for structure has been increased in thickness. Especially, the growing capacity of large scale ships such as container ships has led to an increase in the thickness and the strength of steel plates for shipbuilding. The toughness and the resistance to brittle fractures of the steel plate tend to decrease for thick plates, which is a result of the so-called thickness effect. Steel plates with 80mm thickness were used and two welding processes, which are flux cored arc welding (FCAW) process and electron gas welding process (EGW), were used to produce full thickness weld joints. To evaluate of brittle crack propagation path, measurement of welding residual stress in both welded joint. In this study, it was aimed to investigate the effect of welding variables on the crack arrest toughness and crack propagation path of thick steel plate welds. Quantitative analysis by temperature gradient ESSO test was conducted to clarify the effect of welding variables for flux cored arc welding (FCAW) and electro gas welding (EGW) joint of thick steel plates with the thickness of 50 and 80mm. Also, welding residual stress was measured for evaluate of welding residual stress effect in both welding process in brittle crack propagation path using neutron science analysis.

Analysis on the Welding Thermal Field and Residual Stress of Thick Plate

2015 ◽  
Vol 1095 ◽  
pp. 693-697
Author(s):  
Jiu Hong Jiang ◽  
Qiang Wang ◽  
Wen Lv
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Thick Plate ◽  
Thermal Field ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Source Model ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Welding Residual Stress ◽  
Element Simulation ◽  
Thick Steel

A 60mm Q345 rigid thick plate with V groove welding connection was modeled in order to simulate the welding residual stress by finite element method. Both element birth and death technique and double ellipse heat source model were introduced to simulate the welding process. The welding thermal field and residual stress of thick steel plate were analyzed by finite element simulation software ANSYS.Then the thermal field and residual stress distribution were visually demonstrated. The result shows that the thermal field shaped like a spindle during welding period and the residual stress at the mid-section in lateral, longitudinal and thickness direction of the welding joint is lower than the stress at the surface of the welding connection.

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