scholarly journals Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Heat Input Effect on the Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Dissimilar Weld Joints of 690-MPa QT and TMCP Steel

Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francois Njock Bayock ◽  
Paul Kah ◽  
Pavel Layus ◽  
Victor Karkhin
Keyword(s):  
Heat Affected Zone ◽  
Heat Input ◽  
Lath Martensite ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Primary Recrystallization ◽  
Coarse Grain ◽  
Dissimilar Weld ◽  
Thermal Fields ◽  
Relative Value ◽  
Experimental Comparisons

The study evaluates numerically and experimentally the effect of welding heat input parameters on the microstructure and hardness of the heat-affected zone (HAZ) of quenched and tempered (QT) and thermo-mechanically controlled process (TMCP) 690-MPa high-strength steel. Numerical analyses and experimental comparisons were applied using three heat input values (10, 14, and 17 kJ/cm) in order to predict the thermal fields during welding. Experimental analysis was carried out of the microstructure and microhardness behavior in different HAZ areas. The numerical values indicate that the maximum respective values of temperature measured in QT steel and TMCP steel were about 1300 and 1200 °C for a heat input of 10 kJ/cm, 1400 and 1300 °C for a heat input of 14 kJ/cm, and 1600 and 1450 °C for a heat input of 17 kJ/cm. The cooling times resulted, for a heat input of 10 kJ/cm, in numerical t8/5 (14.5 s) and experimental (18.84 s) increases in hardness in the coarse-grain heat-affected zone (CGHAZ) of the QT steel (317 HV0.1), due to the formation of bainite and lath martensite structures with grain growth. Decreased hardness in the CGHAZ of TMCP steel (240 HV0.1) was caused by primary recrystallization of the microstructure and the formation of more equilibrium products of austenite decomposition. Increasing the heat input (14 to 17 kJ/cm) led to numerical t8/5 (29 s) and experimental (36 s) decreases in hardness in the CGHAZ of QT steel (270 HV0.1) due to the full austenite (thermal weld cycle), and maintained the relative value of TMCP steel (235 HV0.1).

Effect of Welding Processes with High Heat Input on the Microstructure and Toughness of Coarse-Grained Heat-Affected Zone of a High-Strength High-Toughness Steel

2018 ◽  
Vol 937 ◽  
pp. 61-67
Author(s):  
Yu Jie Li ◽  
Jin Wei Lei ◽  
Xuan Wei Lei ◽  
Oleksandr Hress ◽  
Kai Ming Wu
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Impact Toughness ◽  
Heat Affected Zone ◽  
Heat Input ◽  
High Strength ◽  
High Heat ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Low Temperature Impact Toughness ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Welding Processes

Utilizing submerged arc welding under heat input 50 kJ/cm on 60 mm thick marine engineering structure plate F550, the effect of preheating and post welding heat treatment on the microstructure and impact toughness of coarse-grained heat-affected zone (CGHAZ) has been investigated. The original microstructure of the steel plate is tempered martensite. The yield and tensile strength is 610 and 660 MPa, respectively. The impact absorbed energy at low temperature (-60 °C) at transverse direction reaches about 230~270 J. Welding results show that the preheating at 100 °C did not have obvious influence on the microstructure and toughness; whereas the tempering at 600 °C for 2.5 h after welding could significantly reduce the amount of M-A components in the coarse-grained heat-affected zone and thus improved the low temperature impact toughness.

scholarly journals Impact Toughness of Gas Metal Arc Welded HY-80 Steel Plate at Sub-zero Temperatures

2019 ◽  
Vol 269 ◽  
pp. 06003
Author(s):  
Herry Oktadinata ◽  
Winarto Winarto
Keyword(s):  
Impact Toughness ◽  
Weld Joint ◽  
Heat Affected Zone ◽  
High Strength Steel ◽  
Steel Plate ◽  
Gas Metal Arc Welding ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Coarse Grain ◽  
Fracture Appearance ◽  
The Impact

Various welding methods are widely applied in large fabrication of high strength steel. However, commonly the problem occurs where a coarse grain is formed near fusion zone causing reduce the impact toughness due to the weld joint become brittle. Ductility and toughness in a coarse grain heat affected zone (CGHAZ) is low due to the formation of coarsening grain size. The objective of this research is to investigate the microstructure evolution, impact toughness and fracture appearance at sub-zero temperatures of the high strength steel arc welded. The steel that used in this experiment is a HY-80 steel welded by gas metal arc welding (GMAW) with a mixture of argon and carbon dioxide (90%Ar and 10%CO2) and ER100S solid wire. Microstructure observation and Charpy V-notch (CVN) tests were performed on the weld joint which consist of base metal (BM), heat affected zone (HAZ), and weld metal (WM). The CVN tests on the HY-80 steel plate at various temperatures (20, -20, -60 and -80 °C) show impact toughness decrease when the test temperature decrease. The CVN tests on the HY-80 weld joint at a temperature of 80 °C show the lowest impact toughness was measured at WM (61 J) and followed fusion line-FL (101 J) with brittle fracture appearance.

Physical Simulation for Evaluating Heat-Affected Zone Toughness of High and Ultra-High Strength Steels

2013 ◽  
Vol 762 ◽  
pp. 711-716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Risto O. Laitinen ◽  
David A. Porter ◽  
L. Pentti Karjalainen ◽  
Pasi Leiviskä ◽  
Jukka Kömi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Affected Zone ◽  
Heat Input ◽  
Physical Simulation ◽  
Energy Requirement ◽  
High Strength Steels ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Ultra High Strength Steels ◽  
The Impact

Physical simulation of the most critical sub-zones of the heat-affected zone is a useful tool for the evaluation of the toughness of welded joints in high-strength and ultra-high-strength steels. In two high-strength offshore steels with the yield strength of 500 MPa, the coarse grained, intercritical and intercritically reheated coarse grained zones were simulated using the cooling times from 800 to 500 °C (t8/5) 5 s and 30 s. Impact and CTOD tests as well as microstructural investigations were carried out in order to evaluate the weldability of the steels without the need for expensive welding tests. The test results showed that the intercritically reheated coarse grained zone with the longer cooling time t8/5=30 s was the most critical sub-zone in the HAZ due to the M-A constituents and coarse ferritic-bainitic microstructure. In 6 mm thick ultra-high-strength steel Optim 960 QC, the coarse grained and intercritically reheated coarse grained zones were simulated using the cooling times t8/5 of 5, 10, 15 and 20s and the intercritical zone using the cooling times t8/5 of 5 and 10 s in order to select the suitable heat input for welding. The impact test results from the simulated zones fulfilled the impact energy requirement of 14 J (5x10 mm specimen) at -40 °C for the cooling times, t8/5, from 5 to 15 s, which correspond to the heat input range 0.4-0.7 kJ/mm (for a 6 mm thickness).

Effect of Heat Imput on Microstructure and Toughness of High Strength Bridge Steel

2011 ◽  
Vol 194-196 ◽  
pp. 255-258
Author(s):  
Kun Ning Jia
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Heat Affected Zone ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Thermal Simulation ◽  
Granular Bainite ◽  
Coarse Grain ◽  
Bridge Steel ◽  
Lath Bainite

The coarse grain heat affected zone(CGHAZ) at different parameters t8/5 of high-strength bridge steel Q460q were simulated with thermal simulation machine. the microstructure of CGHAZ and the effect of granular bainite on the toughness were analyzed in this paper.The results show that: When t8/5<60s, lath bainite and granular bainite intertwine, and the quantity of strip M-A constituents in granular bainite decreased, so toughness is higher.When t8/5>60s, the quantity of eutectoid ferrite and granular bainite increased, coarse M-A constituent resulting in the grain size of effective crack propagation becoming coarser and toughness decreased significantly.

Effect of Heat Input on M-A Constituent and Toughness of Coarse Grain Heat-Affected Zone in an X100 Pipeline Steel

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 1810-1821 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Nan Wang ◽  
Yan-Jun Zhao ◽  
Peng-Fei Guo ◽  
Xiao-Nan Qi ◽  
Hong-Shuang Di ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Affected Zone ◽  
Heat Input ◽  
Pipeline Steel ◽  
Coarse Grain ◽  
X100 Pipeline Steel
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