scholarly journals Shielded Metal Arc and Thermite Welding Effect to Residual Stress, Hardness and Crack of R54-Rail Weld Joint

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yurianto ◽  
Gunawan Dwi Haryadi ◽  
Sri Nugroho ◽  
Sulardjaka ◽  
Susilo Adi Widayanto
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Base Metal ◽  
Heat Affected Zone ◽  
Welded Joints ◽  
Arc Welding ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Shielded Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Crack Susceptibility

The heating and cooling at the end of the welding process can cause residual stresses that are permanent and remain in the welded joint. This study aims to evaluate the magnitude and direction of residual stresses on the base metal and heat-affected zone of rail joints welded by the manual shielded metal arc and thermite welding. This research supports the feasibility of welding for rail. The material used in this study is the R-54 rail type, and the procedure used two rail samples of one meter long each, welded using manual shielded metal arc welding and thermite welding. The base metal and heat-affected zone of the welded joints were scanned with neutron ray diffraction. The scan produces a spectrum pattern and reveals the direction of the residual stress along with it. We found the strain value contained in both types of welded joints by looking at the microstrain values, which we obtained using the Bragg equation. The results show that the magnitude and direction of the residual stress produced by manual shielded metal arc welding and thermite welding are not the same. Thermite welding produces lower residual stress (lower crack susceptibility) than manual shielded metal arc welding. The melt's freezing starts from the edge to the center of the weld to create random residual stresses. The residual stress results of both the manual shielded metal arc welding and thermite welding are still below the yield strength of the base metal.

Feasibility Studies on the Modeling and Evaluation of Residual Stresses in Arc Welded Butt Joints

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Satyambabu ◽  
N. Ramachandran
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Arc Welding ◽  
Thermal Loading ◽  
Submerged Arc Welding ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Shielded Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Submerged Arc

Many important engineering applications such as nuclear reactors, ships, pipes and pressure vessels are shell-like structures made with weldments. For such a structure, a major problem is the development of residual stress and distortion due to welding. Residual stresses in weldments significantly affect stress corrosion cracking, hydrogen-induced cracking and fatigue strength in welded structures. As-welded components generally have certain amount of residual stresses caused by the application of intense heat or thermal loading at the weld joint, formed due to non-uniform cooling rates at different points in the weld metal and heat affected zones. Presence of residual stresses in a component is detrimental as they may lead to failure below the design stress value and also affect many important properties including the life of a welded component. Welding induced residual stresses can significantly increase the fracture driving force in a weldment and also contribute to brittle fracture. The thermal cycle imposed on any welded object causes thermal expansions and contractions which are not uniform. Quantitative measurement of residual stresses is essential to take remedial measures such as change in the welding technique, optimizing welding parameters (heat input, electrode diameter etc,), change in the weld groove design and post-weld heat treatment for minimizing the residual stresses. Residual stress measurements after post-weld treatment would also ensure the adequacy of stress relief treatment. To have an investigation into these aspects, residual stresses due to Manual Metal Arc Welding and Submerged Arc Welding were measured nondestructively with Ultrasonic technique. Residual stress distribution for Shielded Metal Arc Welding and Submerged Arc Welding were compared and the present studies emphasized, that Shielded Metal Arc Welding gave higher compressive stresses than Submerged Arc Welding. Further, to substantiate the studies, commercial finite element analysis software ANSYS 5.6 was used for modeling of manual metal arc welded joint. The results obtained by ANSYS were compared with those by Ultrasonic method.

scholarly journals The Influence of the Welding Process on the Ultrasonic Inspection of 9%Ni Steel Pipe Circumferential Welded Joints

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 961
Author(s):  
João da Cruz Payão Filho ◽  
Elisa Kimus Dias Passos ◽  
Rodrigo Stohler Gonzaga ◽  
Daniel Drumond Santos ◽  
Vinicius Pereira Maia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Welded Joints ◽  
Arc Welding ◽  
Gas Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Ultrasonic Inspection ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Co2 Injection ◽  
Shielded Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Scanning Angle ◽  
Metal Arc Welding

This work aims to compare the ultrasonic inspection of 9%Ni steel joints welded with the Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) process and Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) process. These are the two most widely used processes used to weld pipes for CO2 injection units for floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) in the Brazilian oil and gas industry. The SMAW equipment is simple and portable, which is convenient for the FPSO; however, the GMAW process has the advantage of welding with high productivity. In this study we performed a numerical simulation using the software CIVA, 11th version, to analyze the behavior of ultrasonic longitudinal wave beams through GMAW and SMAW dissimilar weld joints. Ultrasonic tests were performed on calibration blocks drawn from both welded joints to evaluate the simulation results. The results are discussed with regard to the microstructure of the weld metal via electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) analyses. The SMAW process presented better inspection performance than the GMAW process in terms of attenuation and dispersion effects. Although the SMAW had a better outcome, for both processes the configuration of 16 active elements and a scanning angle of 48° resulted in an optimized inspection of the entire joint.

An Experimental Investigation into Different Distortion Control Techniques in Welded T-Joints

2014 ◽  
Vol 660 ◽  
pp. 114-119
Author(s):  
Ali Mir Sadat ◽  
Rao Ch. Srinivasa
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Arc Welding ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Leg Length ◽  
Shielded Metal Arc Welding ◽  
T Joints ◽  
Control Techniques ◽  
Metal Fabrication ◽  
Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Distortion Control

Welding is a reliable and effective metal fabrication process which is widely used in industries. Localized heating during welding, followed by rapid cooling generates residual stress and distortion in the weld and base metal. In the last few decades various research efforts have been directed towards the control of welding process parameters aiming at reducing the residual stress and distortion. In the present paper the distortion in fillet welds and the affect of the distortion control techniques on the welded joint are studied. The welding is done with different process parameetrs and under different surrounding conditions. Due to this the distortion level in the T Joint was measured and observed. The study is necessarily aimed at developing the prediction and controlling techniques for distortion in welded T-joints. Key Words: Distortion, preheating, peening, leg length, Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), Manual metal-arc welding (MMAW)

scholarly journals WELDING ANALYSIS OF GRAY CAST IRON ASTM A48 CLASS 40 USING SMAW

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 043-049
Author(s):  
Diah Kusuma Pratiwi ◽  
Amir Arifin ◽  
Reza Andre Suhada
Keyword(s):  
Cast Iron ◽  
Base Metal ◽  
Heat Affected Zone ◽  
Arc Welding ◽  
Gray Cast Iron ◽  
Butt Joint ◽  
Gray Cast ◽  
Shielded Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Hardness Tests

The mechanical and physical characteristics of gray cast iron are intricately bound to its application as an essential material in manufacturing various goods. SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc Welding) is the most simple and widely used electric arc welding method. In this work, ASTM A48 gray cast iron Class 40 was joining using the SMAW method with the welding position used was 1G or underhand position. The joining used is the Butt Joint using an open Singel V seam with a current of 120A. The joining of Welding was characterized through dye penetrant and hardness tests. Rockwell hardness tests on base metal and heat affected zone reveal that the heat affected zone has the highest hardness value of 56.5 HRC, while the base metal has the lowest hardness value (41 HRC). Graphite, pearlite, and pearlite were all visible in the microstructure study.

scholarly journals The influence of manual metal arc multiple repair welding of long operated waterwall on the structure and hardness of the heat affected zone of welded joints

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 327-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Pikuła ◽  
M. Łomozik ◽  
T. Pfeifer
Keyword(s):  
Heat Affected Zone ◽  
Welded Joints ◽  
Arc Welding ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Welded Joint ◽  
Weld Bead ◽  
Boiler Steel ◽  
Metallographic Examination ◽  
Metal Arc Welding ◽  
High Degree

Abstract Welded installations failures of power plants, which are often result from a high degree of wear, requires suitable repairs. In the case of cracks formed in the weld bead of waterwall, weld bead is removed and new welded joint is prepared. However, it is associated with consecutive thermal cycles, which affect properties of heat affected zone of welded joint. This study presents the influence of multiple manual metal arc welding associated with repair activities of long operated waterwall of boiler steel on properties of repair welded joints. The work contains the results of macro and microscopic metallographic examination as well as the results of hardness measurements.

Gas metal arc welding of XPF800 steel for automotive industry: Microstructural evaluation and mechanical properties investigation

2021 ◽  
pp. 146442072110567
Author(s):  
Emre Korkmaz ◽  
Cemal Meran
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Base Metal ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Heat Affected Zone ◽  
Arc Welding ◽  
Gas Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Charpy Impact ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Heat Affected Zone Softening

In this study, the effect of gas metal arc welding on the mechanical and microstructure properties of hot-rolled XPF800 steel newly produced by TATA Steel has been investigated. This steel finds its role in the automotive industry as chassis and seating applications. The microstructure transformation during gas metal arc welding has been analyzed using scanning electron microscope, optical microscope, and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry. Tensile, Charpy impact, and microhardness tests have been implemented to determine the mechanical properties of welded samples. Acceptable welded joints have been obtained using heat input in the range of 0.28–0.46 kJ/mm. It has been found that the base metal hardness of the welded sample is 320 HV0.1. On account of the heat-affected zone softening, the intercritical heat-affected zone hardness values have diminished ∼20% compared to base metal.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the quality of the shielded metal arc welding process using speckle interferometry

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Felipe Maia Prado ◽  
Daniel José Toffoli ◽  
Sidney Leal Da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Arc Welding ◽  
Speckle Pattern ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Time History ◽  
Speckle Interferometry ◽  
Shielded Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Properties Of Materials ◽  
Arc Welding Process

Speckle, which is a branch of optics that studies the interference pattern caused by the incidence of coherent light in a material’s surface, has some optical techniques and methods that can be successfully applied to determine properties of materials. In this work we used the method called THSP, Time History Speckle Pattern, in samples made of AISI 1020 carbon steel that were submitted to the shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) process, with the objective of identifying (qualitatively) the level of irregularity on its welded surface, by comparing these samples with a default sample, made with the same material. The technique of spekle by reflection was used for data collection. The results showed quantitative diferences between the default welded sample and the other samples, and there are good perspectives that speckle can be applied to determine the quality of the welding process, since the results showed more accuracy than visual inspection.  

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