Residual stress and softening in welded high-strength low-alloy steel with a buffering layer

Welding residual stresses, Vickers hardness and microstructure of welded high-strength low-allow steel, known for high strength and low carbon content, were studied under the following conditions: as-received high-strength low-alloy steel, welded high-strength low-alloy steel without a buffering layer, and welded high-strength low-allow steel with various thickness buffering layer. A soft buffering layer with a modest thickness between the parent metal and the weld metal could be incorporated to welded high-strength low-alloy steel to effectively reduce the widths of tensile residual stress zone and welding softening zone, to change the residual stress (in y-direction) nature at the weld root from tensile to compressive, and to refine the grains of the welded high-strength low-alloy steel. The width of the tensile residual stress (in x-direction) zone was approximately equivalently to that of the welding softening zone for those welded high-strength low-alloy steel with and without buffering layers.     

MODELING OF AUSTENITE GRAIN SIZE IN LOW-ALLOY STEEL WELD METAL

The size of austenite grain has significant effects on components and proportions of various ferrites in low-alloy steel weld metal.Therefore, it is important to determine the size of austenite grain in the weld metal. In this paper, a model based upon the carbon diffusion rate is developed for computing austenite grain size in low-alloy steel weld metal during continuous cooling. The model takes into account the effects of the weld thermal cycles,inclusion particles and various alloy elements on the austenite grain growth.The calculating results agree reasonably with those reported experimental observations.The model demonstrates a significant promise to understand the weld microstructure and properties based on the welding science.     

不同组配P91钢焊接接头断裂性能的试验研究

采用JR阻力曲线试验方法，研究了强度组配对P91钢焊接接头不同区域断裂性能的影响规律，并分析了不同组配P91钢焊接接头的硬度分布。结果表明，焊接热循环对其热影响区的性能没有明显的影响；低组配焊接接头焊缝区的断裂阻力要高于高组配焊接接头焊缝区的断裂阻力，即强度低组配有利于提高P91钢焊缝的抗断性能；对于熔合线区域，试验结果体现出类似的规律，即随组配比的降低，熔合线区域的抗断性能升高；而无论何种强度组配的P91钢焊接接头。其焊缝金属的抗断性能均优于熔合线区域。     

超超临界锅炉T23钢水冷壁管开裂分析

以超超临界锅炉SA213?T23钢水冷壁失效管为试验对象,通过宏观检查、化学成分分析、金相检验和硬度试验,分析失效原因。结果表明:该水冷壁管化学成分正常,材质性能未发生明显劣化;水冷壁失效原因为鳍片焊缝开裂,该裂纹为沿晶界扩展的再热裂纹,起源于焊缝熔合线附近的热影响区粗晶区域,先沿热影响区横向扩展,然后扩展至母材区域,最终导致管壁泄漏失效;热影响区粗晶区域显微组织为粗大的马氏体和贝氏体组织,硬度明显偏高于焊缝熔合线另一侧的焊缝区域,脆性增大。两者在显微组织和硬度上的明显差别,使焊缝熔合线附近的热影响区粗晶区域容易产生应力集中,在高温运行中发生晶间开裂。     

长时高温服役T91/Inconel601异种钢焊接接头失效分析

对长时高温服役状态下发生开裂的T91/Inconel601异种钢焊接接头进行了组织结构表征和失效原因分析。结果表明,焊接接头的开裂性质为蠕变损伤造成的脆性开裂。焊接接头较高应力水平是构成开裂的力学因素,而熔合线靠近T91钢一侧碳化物富集带的产生是开裂的冶金因素。碳活度差异驱动的碳元素迁移和镍基焊缝中较低的碳原子扩散速度的综合作用造成熔合线附近T91钢侧碳化物富集析出。     

PLASTICITY AND TRIAXIALITY IN STRUCTURAL STEEL AND ASSOCIATED WELD METALS

为了评价应力状态对低强度结构钢及其焊缝金属塑性和韧性的影响,采用20G低碳锅炉结构钢及其全焊缝金属的圆周缺口拉伸试样进行试验.结果表明结构钢及其焊缝金属的初始断裂应变受到三轴应力状态的强烈影响.在同样的三轴应力状态条件下,J427焊缝金属的断裂应变值最高,J422焊缝金属的断裂应变值最低.同时,就实验所用结构钢及其焊缝金属确定了反映其冶金特征的材料常数C值。     

Shear strength of CMT brazed lap joints between aluminum and zinc-coated steel

Higher shear strength and fusion line failure were measured in CMT brazed lap joint of aluminum alloy 6061 and zinc coated steels with high strength (DP600) or thick plate (1.2 mm). Lower shear strength and interface failure were observed only if aluminum was brazed with low strength (270 MPa) and thin steel sheet (0.7 mm). A numerical model was developed for the prediction of shear strength and failure modes of the CMT lap joints. The maximum principle stress and deformation energy at the interface layer of the CMT joints were adopted as failure criteria for interface failure prediction. The equivalent plastic strain in the weld metal, HAZ and base metal of aluminum side of the CMT brazed joints was used as a criterion for failure prediction occurred on the fusion line. The shear strength of CMT joints and the two failure modes can be accurately estimated by the developed numerical model.     

Microstructure and mechanical properties of dissimilar welds between 16Mn and 304L in underwater wet welding

Dissimilar joint between 304L austenitic stainless steel and low-alloy steel 16Mn was underwater wet welded using self-shielded nickel-based tubular wire. Microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion behaviour of dissimilar welded joints were discussed. Ni-based weld metal was fully austenitic with well-developed columnar sub-grains. Type II boundary existed between Ni-based weld metal and ferritic base metal in underwater welds similar to that in air welds. Major alloying elements distributed non-uniformly across the austenitic weld metal/16Mn interface. Maximum hardness values in wet welding appeared in a coarse-grained heat-affected zone at the 16Mn side, which possessed very low impact toughness. Underwater Ni-based welded joints fractured at Ni-based weld metal under tensile test. Ni-based weld metal had favourable corrosion resistance similar to 304L base metal.     

14Cr2Ni4MoV钢厚壁容器热影响区裂缝及其对安全性的影响

本文对14Cr2Ni4MoV低合金高强度钢厚壁压力容器焊接接头的性能进行了研究。认为,在紧邻熔合线的焊接热影响区中有液化裂缝、高温低塑性裂缝存在,而且在一定的条件下可诱导出延迟裂缝.力学试验证明,该区是焊接接头中最薄弱区域,即低寿命区.     

含表面裂纹非匹配焊接接头的断裂行为

测试了两种超高强度钢低匹配接头母材、焊缝和热影响区的表面裂纹断裂韧性,比较了母材与热影响区的断裂韧度概率分布.同时采用有限元方法分析了匹配因子和裂纹位置对裂纹尖端张开应力和应力三轴度的影响.结果表明,当裂纹位于热影响区时,由于软焊缝使其应力三轴度降低,其断裂韧性明显好于母材;而当裂纹位于焊缝一侧时,匹配因子越高,距熔合线越远,则应力三轴度越低,断裂韧性越好;当裂纹位于焊缝中心时,两种匹配的断裂韧度相当.从而解释了试验结果.     

Cr5Mo钢管及其焊接接头长期服役后的组织性能与剩余寿命

本文研究了炼油厂铂重整装置临氢系统Cr5Mo耐热钢管及其焊接接头长期服役后的显微组织、力学性能和剩余寿命。试验结果表明,母材的组织和性能变化较小,估计还可继续使用10万小时。焊接热影响区的过热区已由马氏体转变为回火屈氏体,熔合线焊缝侧的类马氏体也已发生了回火,并在熔合线附近出现了增碳层。焊接接头的室温和高温瞬时强度高于母材,但其塑性韧性均较低,是裂纹萌生和扩展的薄弱部位,需加强运行监督。     

Effect of weld metal chemistry on stress corrosion cracking behavior of AISI 444 ferritic stainless steel weldments in boiling chloride solution

The influence of the weld metal chemistry on the susceptibility of AISI 444 ferritic stainless steel (FSS) weldment to stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in hot chloride was investigated by constant load tests and metallographic examination. Two types of filler metal of austenitic stainless steel (E316L and E309L) were used in order to produce fusion zones of different chemical compositions. The SCC test results showed that the interface between the fusion zone (FZ) and the heat affected zone (HAZ) was the most susceptible region to SCC. Results also showed that the AISI 444 stainless steel weldment with E309L weld metal presented the best SSC resistance. Microstructural examinations indicated that the cracks initiated in the weld metal and propagated to the HAZ of the AISI 444 FSS, where the fracture occurred and it was observed a considerable amount of precipitates. Additionally, the higher SCC resistance of the AISI 444 FSS weldment with E309L weld metal may be attributed to the presence of a discontinuous delta‐ferrite network in its microstructure, which acted as a barrier to cracks propagation from the fusion zone to the HAZ/fusion zone interface of AISI 444 FSS. Fractrography analyses showed that the transgranular quasi‐cleavage fracture mode was predominant in the AISI 444 weldment with E316L weld metal and the mixed fracture mode was the predominant in the AISI 444 weldment with E309L weld metal.     

Distribution Features of the Residual Stress For T-Joints by Laser Welding

The residual stress of T-joints for SUS304 stainless steel by YAG laser welding was measured by the method of hole-drilling,and the effects of heat treatment and hardness distribution of weld joints on the distribution of residual stress for T-joints were analyzed.The results showed that the maximum of longitudinal residual tensile stress for T-joints was about 140MPa.The maximum of residual stress was not more than 40MPa after heat treatment,the peak of residual stress reduced obviously.The gradient of residual stress distribution was also reduced significantly.Strain hardening phenomenon occurred for T-joints,and the hardness of weld and heat affected zone was both higher than the hardness of base metal,the peak of hardness occurred in the fusion line.The effect of strain hardening phenomenon of weld and heat affected zone on the residual stress distribution of T-joints for SUS304 stainless steel was obvious,which made longitudinal residual tensile stress become higher.     

Q345/SUS304异种钢对接接头残余应力和变形的分析

以ABAQUS软件为平台,开发了热-弹-塑性有限元计算方法用于模拟Q345/SUS304异种钢多层多道焊对接接头的温度场、残余应力和焊接变形. 同时,采用试验方法测量了焊接接头的残余应力、横向收缩和角变形. 计算得到的残余应力、横向收缩和角变形与实测值吻合良好,验证了计算方法的妥当性. 结果表明,Q345母材与焊缝交界处的应力分布有明显的不连续性,靠近交界处Q345侧的较窄范围内纵向拉伸应力明显低于该区的两侧;SUS304侧的高纵向拉伸应力区明显宽于Q345侧. 此外,试验和数值分析表明,Q345/SUS304异质接头有较明显的角变形.     

New methods of predicting dissimilar steel weld metal microstructures by Schaeffler Diagram(Part 2)

On the base of the methods of predicting weld metal microstructures of pearlitic dissimilar steel welded joints using austenitic type filler materials by Schaeffler Diagram, the other new methods of predicting and expressing weld metal microstructures of two kinds of dissimilar steel welded joints (pearlite/pearlite and austenite/pearlite) using austenitic filler materials by Schaeffler Diagram are suggested. Those new methods resolve some difficult problems which the microstructure kinds in two heterogeneous mixture zones of weld metal neighbouring two kinds of welded base metals are difficult to be accurately ascertained and the fluctuations of weld metal microstructures across fusion line are difficult to be conveniently expressed according to the traditional predicting method. The new predicting methods are more concise and practical.     

基于等承载能力原则的低匹配对接接头设计

根据对接接头的应力分布特点,提出了低匹配接头焊缝与母材具有相等静载承载能力的条件,即焊根处应力集中因子与接头匹配比（焊缝金属与母材的屈服强度的比值）相等。通过有限元计算及其结果的回归分析,建立了对接接头几何参数与焊根处应力集中因子经验方程。针对高强钢焊接结构的应用,以焊缝与母材静载等强承载为原则,进行了低匹配对接接头的几何形状设计。结果表明,该几何形状设计不仅可在较大范围内选择匹配比而不必降低应用载荷,而且接头断裂模式由局部屈服断裂向整个接头的全面屈服断裂转变,该接头设计对于高强钢低匹配接头的应用具有重要意义。     

Investigations into the tendency to stress corrosion of joints welded in austenitic and duplex steels

Austenitic stainless steel is welded as a cladding on the inner surface of a reactor pressure vessel (RPV) made of low alloy steel. In order to assess the structural integrity of the RPV precisely, the residual stress distribution caused by weld-overlay cladding and post-weld heat treatment (PWHT) is evaluated. Since the cladding layer is very thin compared to the vessel wall, it is necessary to evaluate the residual stress distribution around the weld fusion line, which can be very steep. In this study, cladded specimens were fabricated using different welding methods. Residual stress measurements using both sectioning and deep hole drilling (DHD) methods were then performed to evaluate the residual stress distributions through the weld fusion line. Three-dimensional thermal-elastic-plastic-creep analyses based on the finite element method were also conducted to evaluate the residual stress caused by weld-overlay cladding and PWHT. It was shown that analytical results provided reasonable agreements on weld residual stress with experimental results. It was also clarified that the main cause of residual stress due to welding and PWHT was the difference of thermal expansion between weld and base metals.     

Influence of zirconium on microstructure and toughness of low-alloy steel weld metals

The influence of zirconium on microstructure and toughness of low-alloy steel weld metal was studied. Weld metals with different zirconium contents were obtained adding iron-zirconium alloy in the welding flux formulation. Weld metal chemical composition proved that zirconium was able to be transferred from the flux to the weld metal. The addition of zirconium refined the weld metal microstructure, increasing the acicular ferrite content. Weld metal toughness, determined by means of impact Charpy-V tests, showed that the zirconium addition is beneficial up to a content of 0.005 wt.%. Above this level, zirconium was not able to produce further microstructure refinement, although the toughness was reduced, possibly due to the formation of microconstituent such as the martensite-austenite constituent (M-A), which is considered to be deleterious to the weld metal toughness.     

Domex 700MC钢药芯焊丝CO_2气体保护焊焊接接头显微组织分析

针对Domex700MC低合金高强钢,采用药芯焊丝CO2气体保护电弧焊获得焊接接头试件。对焊接接头的焊缝、熔合区和热影响区金属的显微组织进行了分析;并测试了其显微硬度;讨论了焊缝产生裂纹的主要原因。     

Characterization of Multi-layer Weld Metal and Creep–Rupture Behavior of Modified 10Cr–1Mo Welded Joint

The rupture behavior of the modified 10Cr–1Mo steel multi-layer welded joint is determined by the fine-grain zones of the weld metal adjacent to the fusion line during the long-term creep test at 620 °C. The microstructures of multi-layer weld metal before and after the creep tests were characterized in detail, and its role in creep behavior was systematically investigated. Most grain boundaries of subgrains represented the low-angle boundaries in the weld metal adjacent to the fusion line both before and after the creep test. The widths of grains in the fine-grain zones were about 0.5–1 μm. The fracture morphology appeared as "wave" structure due to the cracking initiating from multi-layer grain boundaries in the fine-grain zones. Some W elements that melted into weld metal adjacent to the fusion line altered the thermodynamic and kinetic conditions of the Laves phase formation during long-term creep exposure. Laves phase particles mainly distributed along the grain boundaries due to the faster diffusion and segregation of Mo, W, and Si elements. Moreover, higher-density grain boundaries in the fine-grain zones led to easier nucleation and growth of Laves phase particles. Compared with other areas in the welded joint, the size of Laves phase particles in the fine-grain zones of the weld metal adjacent to the fusion line was the largest ones. The interface between Laves phase particles and the matrix acted as the nucleation site of creep micro-cavities. The creep micro-cavities grew up at the expense of fine-grain boundaries and even grew across the grain boundary deeply into adjacent grains, and then developed to cracks in the fine-grain zones.