Welding JournalPub Date : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.29391/2024.103.001
Dongdong Zhang, Xue Wang
{"title":"Influence of Boron on Stress-Relief Cracking Susceptibility of T23 Steel","authors":"Dongdong Zhang, Xue Wang","doi":"10.29391/2024.103.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29391/2024.103.001","url":null,"abstract":"The effect of boron on stress-relief cracking (SRC) sensitivity in the coarse grain heat-affected zone (CGHAZ) of ASME SA213-T23 was studied by thermo-mechanical simulation. Then, the fracture mode, microstructure, carbide evolution, and boron segregation were observed by an optical microscope, a scanning electron microscope, a transmission electron microscope, and an electron probe microanalyzer. Finally, the mechanism of increasing boron content to improve SRC resistance was described. The results showed that when the boron content is lower than 0.0038 wt.-%, T23 steel is sensitive to SRC at 550–750°C (1022–1382°F), and the sensitive temperature range narrows as the boron content increases. When the boron content increases to 0.010 wt.-%, SRC can be eliminated. Moreover, boron addition did not improve grain boundary (GB) strength nor did it fundamentally change the fracture mode at high temperatures, but it significantly improved intergranular ductility. This is because the boron segregation at the GB inhibits the precipitation of M23C6 carbides, which reduces the void nucleation and alloy element depletion near the GB, thus significantly improving intergranular plasticity. The improvement of intergranular plasticity gives the grain sufficient time to deform and greatly improves the overall plasticity of the CGHAZ. As a result, the SRC resistance of the welded joint is significantly improved because the stress can be released through enough plastic deformation during postweld heat treatment or service.","PeriodicalId":23681,"journal":{"name":"Welding Journal","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139126266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Welding JournalPub Date : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.29391/2024.103.002
Xiaohong Lu, Fanmao Zeng, Y. Luan, X. Meng
{"title":"Intelligent Prediction of FSW Physical Quantity and Joint Mechanical Properties","authors":"Xiaohong Lu, Fanmao Zeng, Y. Luan, X. Meng","doi":"10.29391/2024.103.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29391/2024.103.002","url":null,"abstract":"Friction stir welding (FSW) process parameters influence welding temperature field and axial force, which affect welding strength. At present, how the FSW process parameters of aluminum alloy 2219-T8 thick plates influence process physical quantity and how the process physical quantity changes the tensile strength about the welded joint are unknown. We focus on the intelligent prediction of FSW temperature, axial force, and mechanical properties, to provide a basis for FSW process control of aluminum alloy 2219-T8 thick plate. Firstly, we conducted the FSW experiment of aluminum alloy 2219-T8 thick plate. Then, we input the welding process parameters, set up a prediction model by particle swarm optimization-back propagation (PSO-BP) neural network to predict the peak temperature and axial force. Finally, we input the peak temperature and axial force, use genetic algorithm-back propagation (GA-BP) neural network to establish a weld tensile strength estimation model, and comply with the prediction of tensile strength.","PeriodicalId":23681,"journal":{"name":"Welding Journal","volume":"10 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139126000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Welding JournalPub Date : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.29391/2024.103.003
XIN-MIN Shi, DE-FENG Mo, Tong Zhao, Yang Zhang, Wen Sun, HAI-MEI Gong, Xue Li
{"title":"Effect of Electron Beam Oscillation Welding of Molybdenum and Titanium","authors":"XIN-MIN Shi, DE-FENG Mo, Tong Zhao, Yang Zhang, Wen Sun, HAI-MEI Gong, Xue Li","doi":"10.29391/2024.103.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29391/2024.103.003","url":null,"abstract":"Electron beam welding of pure molybdenum (Mo) and titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) was performed with beam oscillation. The effects of beam oscillation with offset on the welded joints were analyzed in terms of microstructure, element distribution, chemical composition, microhardness, and tensile strength. The results showed that the fusion zone expanded with beam oscillation. Reaction layers were generated in both joints welded with and without beam oscillation. The thickness of the reaction layers decreased along the perpendicular direction. The reaction layers were (Mo, Ti) solid solutions. Both welded joints consisted of single-phase Mo, the β-Ti phase, and Mo-Ti solid solutions. The microhardness distribution of the joint welded with beam oscillation was more consistent than that of the joint welded without beam oscillation, and the maximum hardness was reduced from 340 HV to 270 HV. The tensile strength increased from 124 MPa to 204 MPa.","PeriodicalId":23681,"journal":{"name":"Welding Journal","volume":"51 45","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139126791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Welding JournalPub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.29391/2023.102.023
N. Sridharan, Yousub Lee, Brian Jordan, John Robertson, Ramesh Ramakrishnan
{"title":"Repairing High γ’ Hot Section Gas Turbine Components Using Advanced Manufacturing","authors":"N. Sridharan, Yousub Lee, Brian Jordan, John Robertson, Ramesh Ramakrishnan","doi":"10.29391/2023.102.023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29391/2023.102.023","url":null,"abstract":"This article describes the ability to use laser-blown powder deposition to repair high γ’ IN-100 superalloy gas turbine components. The influence of various process conditions on the ability to make crack-free IN-100 deposits over surrogate high γʹ alloys was investigated to identify cracking mechanisms in the deposit and heat-affected zones (HAZs). The various crack formation mechanisms, such as solidification cracking and liquation cracking, were evaluated using multiscale characterization and numerical simulation. The cracking in the deposit region was predominantly solidification cracking, while those observed in the HAZ were liquation cracking. The results showed that controlling thermally induced residual stresses is the key to eliminating cracking, and the optimum preheat temperature was determined. The results were then contrasted with those in published literature and an approach to effectively repair hot section parts was presented.","PeriodicalId":23681,"journal":{"name":"Welding Journal","volume":"154 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139013643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Welding JournalPub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.29391/2023.102.024
LU WANG, Y. Rong, YU HUANG, JIAJUN XU, JIANG HU, Guojun Zhang
{"title":"Stress Distribution of EH40 with Defects Considering Solid-State Phase Transformation","authors":"LU WANG, Y. Rong, YU HUANG, JIAJUN XU, JIANG HU, Guojun Zhang","doi":"10.29391/2023.102.024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29391/2023.102.024","url":null,"abstract":"Residual stress of laser-welded marine steel EH40 was experimentally and numerically analyzed considering weld defects (collapse, hump, and unfitness) and solid-state phase transformation (SSPT). A double-cylindrical source model was used to simulate the temperature distribution. The mean prediction errors of the model without and with weld defects along the plate thickness were 9.2 and 3.5%. Based on the thermodynamics of SSPT, microstructure fractions were computed and verified by weld hardness test results. Under the effect of SSPT, residual stress changed from compressive stress to tensile stress with the increase of the distance from the weld center. Weld defects have an influence on the value of residual stress, and this effect was greater when SSPT was considered. The affected zone extended from the vicinity of weld defects to the whole weld. The variations of longitudinal residual stress (LRS) and transverse residual stress (TRS) caused by weld defects and SSPT both exceeded 150 MPa. LRS was mainly affected by the loss and increase of metal, while TRS was affected by the stress concentration caused by shape geometry changes. Thus, the influence of weld defects on TRS was greater than that on LRS. The proposed finite element model considering weld defects and SSPT can be used to accurately predict residual stress in laser welding of marine steel EH40 and provide a theoretical basis to reduce welding stress.","PeriodicalId":23681,"journal":{"name":"Welding Journal","volume":"813 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139020582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Welding JournalPub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.29391/2023.102.022
Mingfeng Li, Yanjun Wang, Wu Tao, SHANGLU YANG
{"title":"A Novel Strategy for Realizing Reliable Welding of Aluminum-Steel","authors":"Mingfeng Li, Yanjun Wang, Wu Tao, SHANGLU YANG","doi":"10.29391/2023.102.022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29391/2023.102.022","url":null,"abstract":"This study proposed a novel welding strategy called active-expulsion-assisted resistance spot welding (RSW), which was used to address the limitations of RSW of aluminum to steel. The method primarily comprised an intentionally set expulsion stage and a locking stage. In the expulsion stage, a short-duration expulsion pulse with a relatively large welding current was applied to melt the aluminum and induce liquid aluminum expulsion. Then, in the locking stage, a welding current pulse was used to join the locking sheet and the steel workpiece. A combination of quenched and partitioned 1180 steel and AA6016 aluminum alloy with and without adhesive was used for welding. Experimental results showed that the expulsion pulse efficiently removed the aluminum alloy in the weld, creating the conditions for fundamentally avoiding the formation of brittle intermetallic compounds in the nugget during the subsequent welding stage. After the welding pulse, a strong joint was generated between the locking sheet and the steel, thus realizing a firm connection for the combination of welding and riveting between an aluminum alloy and steel substrate.","PeriodicalId":23681,"journal":{"name":"Welding Journal","volume":"60 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138992105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Welding JournalPub Date : 2023-11-01DOI: 10.29391/2023.102.021
YU HONG, TIMOTHY PICKLE, ZHENZHEN YU, JUDITH VIDAL, CHAD AUGUSTINE
{"title":"Impact of Plate Thickness and Joint Geometry on Residual Stresses in 347H Stainless Steel Welds","authors":"YU HONG, TIMOTHY PICKLE, ZHENZHEN YU, JUDITH VIDAL, CHAD AUGUSTINE","doi":"10.29391/2023.102.021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29391/2023.102.021","url":null,"abstract":"Weldments of 347H stainless steel are potentially susceptible to stress relaxation cracking at elevated service temperatures. Mitigation of stress relaxation cracking susceptibility within a multipass weld requires a good understanding of welding practices and manufacturing techniques to control high tensile residual stresses. In this work, the dependence of residual stress distribution in 347H stainless steel on base plate thickness, joint geometry design, and preheating condition was systematically investigated by using three-dimensional finite element models. The finite element models were validated through good agreement between neutron diffraction measurements and calculated elastic strains. The single-V-groove welds with and without a preheating step all produced similar peak von Mises residual stresses, above 450 MPa, within both the fusion zone and heat-affected zone (HAZ). In plates thicker than 0.5 in. (12.7 mm), high tensile residual stress could be observed in a relatively large area, from the middle of the plate thickness to underneath the top surface. A double-V groove shifted the high tensile stress area to the middle thickness of the weld. A single-J-groove weld was able to confine the residual stress to a very small region near the middle thickness within the fusion zone and suppressed the von Mises residual stress within the HAZ to below 400 MPa.","PeriodicalId":23681,"journal":{"name":"Welding Journal","volume":"412 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135111269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Welding JournalPub Date : 2023-10-01DOI: 10.29391/2023.102.018
TOSHIHIKO KOSEKI
{"title":"Understanding and Controlling the Weld Microstructure of Steels","authors":"TOSHIHIKO KOSEKI","doi":"10.29391/2023.102.018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29391/2023.102.018","url":null,"abstract":"In this article, selected studies are reviewed with a focus on the analysis of microstructure development in steel weld metals. In the study of austenitic stainless steel weld metals, microstructure development in the primary ferrite solidification mode (FA mode) was clarified and related to why FAmode welds are resistant to hot cracking. In studies of duplex stainless steel weld metals and high-Cr ferritic stainless steel weld metals, nitrogen-driven microstructure development and TiN-assisted grain refinement, respectively, were described, and discussions about the mechanism of equiaxed grain formation in the weld metals were added in the latter. In the study of low-alloy steel weld metals, the roles of titanium oxide and titanium nitride (TiN) inclusions on intragranular ferrite formation and the refinement of weld microstructure were described based on crystallographic analysis and the first principles calculation. At the end, the potential importance of the application of different multiscale, multiphysics simulations to welding research was pointed out.","PeriodicalId":23681,"journal":{"name":"Welding Journal","volume":"2015 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135707137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Welding JournalPub Date : 2023-10-01DOI: 10.29391/2023.102.020
TAE HYUN LEE, DONG HYUCK KAM, CHEOLHEE KIM, JE HOON OH
{"title":"Observation of Arc and Metal Transfer Behavior according to Shielding Gas in the WAAM of Ti–6Al–4V Alloy Using the Pulsed Gas Metal Arc Process","authors":"TAE HYUN LEE, DONG HYUCK KAM, CHEOLHEE KIM, JE HOON OH","doi":"10.29391/2023.102.020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29391/2023.102.020","url":null,"abstract":"In arc welding and wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) of Ti alloys, pulsed gas metal arc (GMA) processes have a higher deposition than shortcircuiting GMA mode processes, such as cold metal transfer, surface tension transfer, and controlled short-circuit processes. In this study, pulsed GMA WAAM of Ti–6Al–4V alloy was conducted under Ar, Ar50%/He50% mixed, and He shielding gases. Owing to the thermionic emission of electrons from the Ti substrate, cathode jets were emitted from the high-temperature region of the weld pool, which interfered with droplet transfer into the weld pool. The arc shape surrounding the droplet varied according to the shielding gas, and the arc was established at the bottom of the hanging droplet under the He shielding gas, which disturbed droplet detachment. Two spatter generation modes of droplet ejection from the weld pool surface and inflight droplet repelling were observed, and droplet ejection was the most frequent spatter generation mechanism. The mixed shielding gas showed the best performance in terms of arc stability, wire melting, droplet transfer, and spatter suppression. The arc, cathode, and metal transfer characteristics were elucidated in this study, and a suitable gas composition for pulsed GMA WAAM of Ti alloys was proposed.","PeriodicalId":23681,"journal":{"name":"Welding Journal","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135707139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Welding JournalPub Date : 2023-10-01DOI: 10.29391/2023.102.019
JOHN W. ELMER, ALAN T. TERUYA, GORDON GIBBS
{"title":"Power Density Distributions in Electron Beams","authors":"JOHN W. ELMER, ALAN T. TERUYA, GORDON GIBBS","doi":"10.29391/2023.102.019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29391/2023.102.019","url":null,"abstract":"Measuring and controlling the power density distribution of electron beams used for welding is critical for producing repeatable welds and for transferring welding parameters between different machines. On any given machine, the power density distribution is controlled by defocusing the beam relative to its sharpest focused condition. However, measuring the power density distribution can be difficult due to the intense nature of welding beams and is further complicated by imperfect electron optics that can distort the beam, making it difficult to quantify. The enhanced modified Faraday cup (EMFC) diagnostic method was used here for beam analysis that utilizes computed tomography to reconstruct the beam’s power density distribution. These results were compared to the International Standards Organization (ISO) method for characterizing laser beams using a second-moment D4σ calculation. For ideal Gaussian-shaped beams, both methods would give the same result. However, for imperfect beams, the calculated D4σ diameter was shown to be about 25% larger relative to the FWe2 diameter measured by the EMFC due to the heavier weighting of data in the tails of the beam by D4σ. Although both methods produce repeatable welds, it is important to understand the differences in the reported beam diameters, divergence angles, and beam parameter products when transferring parameters between machines.","PeriodicalId":23681,"journal":{"name":"Welding Journal","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135707136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}