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Welding Metallurgy 2

Welding Metallurgy 2 Objectives • The region of the weld where liquid does not form • Mechanisms of structure and property changes associated with these regions

Heat Affected Zone Welding Concerns

Heat Affected Zone Welding Concerns • Changes in Structure Resulting in Changes in Properties • Cold Cracking Due to Hydrogen


Look At Two Types of Alloy Systems


Cold Worked Alloy Without Allotropic Transformation Introductory Welding Metallurgy, AWS, 1979

Welding Precipitation Hardened Alloys Without Allotropic Phase Changes Welded In: • Full Hard Condition • Solution Annealed Condition

Annealed upon Cooling

Precipitation Hardened Alloy Welded in Full Hard Condition Introductory Welding Metallurgy AWS, 1979

Precipitation Hardened Alloys Welded in Solutioned Condition Introductory Welding Metallurgy, AWS, 1979


Steel Alloys With Allotropic Transformation Introductory Welding Metallurgy, AWS, 1979


Introductory Welding Metallurgy, AWS, 1979

Hydrogen Cracking Hydrogen cracking, also called cold cracking, requires all three of these factors Hydrogen Stress Susceptible microstructure (high hardness) Occurs below 300°C Prevention by Preheat slows down the cooling rate; this can help avoid martensite formation and supplies heat to diffuse hydrogen out of the material Low-hydrogen welding procedure





Why Preheat? Preheat reduces the temperature differential between the weld region and the base metal: Reduces the cooling rate, which reduces the chance of forming martensite in steels Reduces distortion and shrinkage stress Reduces the danger of weld cracking Allows hydrogen to escape

Using Preheat to Avoid Hydrogen Cracking If the base material is preheated, heat flows more slowly out of the weld region Slower cooling rates avoid martensite formation Preheat allows hydrogen to diffuse from the metal T base Cooling rate µ (T - Tbase) T base

Interaction of Preheat and Composition CE = %C + %Mn/6 + %(Cr+Mo+V)/5 + %(Si+Ni+Cu)/15 Carbon equivalent (CE) measures ability to form martensite, which is necessary for hydrogen cracking CE < 0. 35 < CE < 0. 55 < CE no preheat or postweld heat treatment preheat and postweld heat treatment Preheat temp. depends on CE and plate thickness

Why Post-Weld Heat Treat? The fast cooling rates associated with welding often produce martensite During postweld heat treatment, martensite is tempered (transforms to ferrite and carbides) Reduces hardness Reduces strength Increases ductility Increases toughness Residual stress is also reduced by the postweld heat treatment

Postweld Heat Treatment and Hydrogen Cracking Postweld heat treatment (~ 1200°F) tempers any martensite that may have formed Increase in ductility and toughness Reduction in strength and hardness Residual stress is decreased by postweld heat treatment Rule of thumb: hold at temperature for 1 hour per inch of plate thickness; minimum hold of 30 minutes

Base Metal Welding Concerns

Lamellar Tearing Occurs in thick plate subjected to high transverse welding stress Related to elongated non-metallic inclusions, sulfides and silicates, lying parallel to plate surface and producing regions of reduced ductility Prevention by Low sulfur steel Specify minimum ductility levels in transverse direction Avoid designs with heavy through-thickness direction stress

Multipass Welds Heat from subsequent passes affects the structure and properties of previous passes Tempering Reheating to form austenite Transformation from austenite upon cooling Complex Microstructure

Multipass Welds Exhibit a range of microstructures Variation of mechanical properties across joint Postweld heat treatment tempers the structure Reduces property variations across the joint
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