The effect on fatigue life of residual stress and surface hardness resulting from different cutting conditions of 0.45%C steel

The affected layer is generated within the machined surface layer through the cutting process. Cutting conditions such as the nose radius of the tool, feed rate and shape of cutting edge at the finishing operation affect the residual stress, surface hardness, and surface roughness. In this paper, it is shown that such machined surface property could be controlled by the setting of the cutting conditions to some extent. Then the effect of the machining conditions on the fatigue life was investigated through a fatigue test using the specimen finished under various cutting conditions. It was shown that it is possible to get longer fatigue life for machined parts than the virgin material or the carefully finished material without affected layer, only by setting the proper cutting conditions. Such a situation was realized when the generated residual stress was small and the induced surface hardness was high. A longer fatigue life for the machined components can be obtained by applying such cutting conditions as a low feed rate, a small corner radius and a chamfered cutting edge tool.     

数值计算模拟工艺参数对管道环焊缝残余应力的影响

以热——弹塑性理论为基础,建立了厚壁管环焊缝残余应力的二维轴对称有限元模型,利用ANSYS有限元程序分析了三种焊接工艺参数对管道环焊缝残余应力的影响,计算中考虑了材料热物理性能参数和力学性能参数的温度相关性.结果表明,管道内表面焊缝和近缝区的轴向和环向残余应力均为拉应力,而管道外表面焊缝和近缝区的轴向残余应力和环向残余应力均为压应力;接头内表面应力水平高于外表面;残余应力的最大值均位于距管道外表面一定距离处,其数值接近于材料的屈服应力;随着焊接热输入的增加,残余应力峰值变化不大,塑性变形区宽度增加.     

换热器管子与管板焊接接头残余应力数值模拟

利用有限元软件ABAQUS,对换热器管子与管板焊接残余应力进行数值模拟,获得了焊接接头残余应力的分布规律,比较了伸出角接头和内角接头的优劣.计算结果表明,内角接头残余应力比伸出角接头小.最大径向应力出现在管板表面的热影响区,对管板表面裂纹有主要影响.最大环向应力出现在焊缝根部,对管子与管板连接失效影响较大.相邻两换热管之间,由于后面换热管的焊接加热作用,使前面管子焊缝局部应力值下降,有利于降低应力腐蚀开裂的敏感性.研究结果为优化换热器管子与管板的焊接工艺、控制残余应力提供了理论依据.     

Microscopic phase-dependent residual stresses in the machined surface layer of two-phase alloy

Residual stresses in the machined surface layer, which affect fatigue crack nucleation and stress corrosion cracking especially in aerospace engines and gas turbines for power generation, depend on microstructures in case of machining a multiple-phase alloy. Hence, the microscopic phase-dependent residual stresses should be known when a machined part is used under critical stress conditions and circumstances. In the present paper, finite element modeling of machining two-phase alloys has been developed for obtaining the residual stresses in the machined surface layer. Iron and steels, which consist of different volume fractions of ferrite and eutectoid pearlite, were selected as work materials to be machined. First, it was confirmed that the calculated results agree well in chip formation and cutting forces with experimental ones. Then, residual stresses in the machined surface layer were obtained for different carbon contents and regular/random arrangements of microstructure. As a result, it is found that the microstructure of the workpiece has a great influence on the residual stress distribution on the machined surface and that tensile surface residual stress on pearlite is much larger than that on ferrite. Finite element machining of the work material with stripe arrangement of ferrite and pearlite revealed that the peak of residual stress would be reduced by decreasing the width of stripes of ferrite and pearlite.     

双相不锈钢管道全位置焊接残余应力三维有限元数值模拟

以热弹塑理论为基础，利用ANSYS非线性分析有限元程序，对双相不锈钢管道接头环焊缝残余应力进行三维数值模拟。建立了管道全位置焊接瞬态温度场和应力场三维移动热源模型，获得了环焊缝焊接接头轴向和环向残余应力的分布规律：在管道接头内表面的焊缝及近缝区的轴向和环向残余应力均为拉应力，随着离开焊缝距离的增加，由拉应力逐渐过渡为压应力。在管道接头外表面焊缝中心处的轴向残余应力为压应力，而环向残余应力为拉应力。从环向位置上的应力变化规律可以看出正半周和负半周的应力分布具有明显的对称性。研究结果为优化生产工艺，控制残余应力提供了理论依据。     

Q345/316L异种钢焊接残余应力与变形数值模拟

文中基于SYSWELD有限元分析软件对Q345/316L异种钢焊接过程的瞬态温度分布、残余应力及变形进行了数值模拟,并通过试验对其模拟结果进行了验证. 试验测量结果与数值模拟结果吻合良好,证明了利用SYSWELD模拟异种钢焊接的可靠性. 结果表明,异种钢焊接温度场呈不对称分布,Q345侧的高温区域范围更大. 不论是横向残余应力还是纵向残余应力,沿焊缝方向均呈帽状分布且在焊缝中部位置存在最大残余应力;在垂直于焊缝中央截面上,纵向残余应力与横向残余应力在焊缝和焊缝附近区域分布是不连续的,存在较大的应力梯度且应力状态也较复杂,而最大残余应力出现在Q345侧的熔合线处. 不同的热输入下模拟结果表明,在保证焊接接头质量的前提下,最好采用小热输入的焊接工艺.     

低碳钢管道焊接残余应力有限元分析

利用ＡＤＩＮＡ非线性分析有限元程序,对低碳钢管道环焊缝接头焊接残余应力进行有限元分析。在热弹塑性分析中考虑了材料热物理和力学性能依赖于温度变化。结果表明：在管道接头内表面焊缝中心及近缝区轴向和环向残余应力均为拉应力,随离开焊缝距离的增加,逐渐过渡为压应力。在管道接头外表面焊缝中心处的轴向残余力为压应力,而环向残余应力为拉应力。计算预测值和实侧值基本一致,表明有限元法能够经济而有效地预测管道环焊缝接头的焊接残余应力。     

材料硬化模型对316L不锈钢焊接残余应力的影响

316L奥氏体不锈钢具有较强的应变硬化特征,建立合适的硬化模型可以更加准确地预测焊接残余应力.建立一种新型的非线性混合硬化模型,基于SYSWELD软件,采用间接耦合的三维热弹塑性有限元法模拟316L奥氏体不锈钢三道槽焊缝的残余应力.结果表明,材料的硬化模型对焊接残余应力的预测具有重要的影响,随着热循环次数的增加,硬化模型的影响越明显;与实际测量结果比较,随动硬化模型低估了焊接残余应力,等向硬化模型高估了残余应力,采用非线性混合硬化模型可以更加准确地模拟焊接残余应力.     

焊接塑性应变演变过程——低碳钢、不锈钢及钛合金塑性应变演变特点及规律

采用数值模拟方法对低碳钢、不锈钢及钛合金3种材料薄板电弧焊接塑性应变演变过程进行了分析.结果表明,在焊接过程中,焊缝及近缝区内无论是纵向塑性应变还是横向塑性应变均为压缩塑性应变,熔池凝固及高温区冷却产生的拉伸卸载不足以完全抵消加热过程产生的压缩塑性应变,最终残留在焊缝及近缝区内的塑性应变仍保持压缩状态,压缩塑性区的宽度明显宽于材料"力学熔化"区宽度.     

Effect of prior machining deformation on the development of tensile residual stresses in weld-fabricated nuclear components

Austenitic alloy weldments in nuclear systems may be subject to stress- corrosion cracking (SCC) failure if the sum of residual and applied stresses exceeds a critical threshold. Residual stresses developed by prior machining and welding may either accelerate or retard SCC, depending on their magnitude and sign. A combined x- ray diffraction and mechanical procedure was used to determine the axial and hoop residual stress and yield strength distributions into the inside- diameter surface of a simulated Alloy 600 penetration J- welded into a reactor pressure vessel. The degree of cold working and the resulting yield strength increase caused by prior machining and weld shrinkage were calculated from the line- broadening distributions. Tensile residual stresses on the order of +700 MPa were observed in both the axial and the hoop directions at the inside- diameter surface in a narrow region adjacent to the weld heat- affected zone. Stresses exceeding the bulk yield strength were found to develop due to the combined effects of cold working of the surface layers during initial machining and subsequent weld shrinkage. The residual stress and cold work distributions produced by prior machining were found to influence strongly the final residual stress state developed after welding.     

On tool wear and its effect on machined surface integrity

This paper presents the results of an investigation of induced residual stress, induced strain, and induced subsurface energy in machined surfaces due to the machining process. The influence of tool wear on residual stress, strain, and energy is also reported. The exact elasticity solution for a split ring was extended and used to calculate the residual stress in the machined surface by using ring dimension changes caused by the electrochemical removal of a thin layer of residually stressed surface. The strain distribution beneath the machined surface was determined by using the grid technique. The subsurface energy stored in the machined surface was then obtained from the data of residual stress and strain. For the materials studied, this investigation showed that such energy could not be neglected when establishing the total energy needed for machining a unit volume of material. Tool coatings having different surface roughness and tools having various magnitudes of flank wear were investigated. The experimental results show that tool wear is a dominant factor affecting the values of induced residual stress, strain, subsurface energy, and the quality of the machined surface. The increase of tool wear caused an increase of residual stress and strain beneath the machined surface. It was also found that the overall energy stored in the machined subsurface increases as the tool wear increases and as the tool surface gets rougher. When the cutting tool is severely worn, the machined surface not only becomes very rough, but also contains many partially fractured laps or cracks. This makes tool wear a key factor in controlling the quality of the machined surface.     

Numerical Investigation on Residual Stresses of the Safe-End/Nozzle Dissimilar Metal Welded Joint in CAP1400 Nuclear Power Plants

The residual stress evolution in a safe-end/nozzle dissimilar metal welded joint of CAP1400 nuclear power plants was investigated in the manufacturing process by finite element simulation. A finite element model, including cladding, buttering, post-weld heat treatment (PWHT) and dissimilar metal multi-pass welding, is developed based on SYSWELD software to investigate the evolution of residual stress in the aforementioned manufacturing process. The results reveal a large tensile axial residual stress, which exists at the weld zone on the inner surface, leads to a high sensitivity to stress corrosion cracking (SCC). PWHT process before dissimilar metal multi-pass welding process has a great influence on the magnitude and distribution of final axial residual stress. The risk of SCC on the inner surface of the pipe will increase if PWHT process is not taken into account. Therefore, such crucial thermal manufacturing process such as cladding, buttering and post-weld heat treatment, besides the multi-pass welding process, should be considered in the numerical model in order to accurately predict the distribution and the magnitude of the residual stress.     

Resistance spot welding and the effects of welding time and current on residual stresses

A 2-D finite element model is developed based on fully coupled electrical-thermal and incrementally coupled thermal-mechanical analysis. The growth rate of the weld nugget as a function of welding time and current is studied. Comparison of the predicted results with the experimental data shows good agreement. Contact area variations and pressure distribution between the sheets’ faying surface and electrode-sheet interfaces during the welding process are studied. Compressive radial residual stress on the surface of the specimen obtained in the center region of the nugget while it becomes tensile and rises toward the nugget edge. The maximum tensile residual stress occurs outside of the nugget, near the edge region. The effects of welding time and current on distribution and magnitude of welding residual stresses are also investigated. The magnitudes of radial residual stresses in the inner and outer areas of the weld nugget grow with increasing the welding time and current while they decrease slightly in the edge regions of the weld nugget. The growth rate of the maximum residual stress reduces with increase in the welding time and current. This fact is more tangible for welding time.     

搅拌摩擦焊接过程产热作用机制研究进展

搅拌摩擦焊接(FSW)的一个重要的研究领域就是过程的产热研究。对FSW热过程的良好理解可以预测搅拌摩擦焊接过程的温度分布及接头区域的硬度，从而可以评价FSW接头的性能。掌握FSW温度分布可以更好地计算与FSW过程塑流计算密切相关的粘度和残余应力。目前关于FSW产热作用机制一般都认为主要是轴肩与母材之间的摩擦生热。     

Study on surface damages caused by turning NiCr20TiAl nickel-based alloy

The machined surface damages were investigated after NiCr20TiAl nickel-based alloy was turned in the various cutting conditions. It is found that the plastic deformation and carbide particles of NiCr20TiAl alloy are responsible for the machined surface damages during turning. When the carbide particles are removed from the machined surface during machining, the residual cracks inside surfaces are linked together due to a steep rise in the shear stress, which results in the surface cavities and plucking. The slip zones are formed inside the machined surfaces because the dislocation movement is inhibited by many grain boundaries of NiCr20TiAl alloy during machining, and a work-hardening layer with a non-uniform depth is produced. At the cutting speed of 100 m/min, feed of 0.15 mm/r and depth of cut of 1 mm, a relatively smooth surface with the thinner work-hardening layer is generated owning to the reduced cutting force.     

高温屈服极限对高强钢焊接变形及残余应力影响的仿真研究

由于缺乏材料的高温数据,进行焊接仿真时所取的高温屈服极限通常有差异。采用双椭球热源模型,对某高强度结构钢的高温屈服极限设计了五种方案进行焊接仿真计算,研究了高温屈服极限对焊接变形和残余应力的影响规律。结果表明:高温屈服极限差异对焊接变形与焊接残余应力有不同的影响;高温屈服极限差异对变形影响较大,越靠近焊缝影响越明显;对残余应力影响较小,仅在近缝区的局部区域产生影响。焊接变形与残余应力均随高温屈服取值的增大而增大。     

Influence of Inter-Pass Temperature on Residual Stress in Multi-Layer and Multi-Pass Butt-Welded 9%Cr Heat-Resistant Steel PipesEI北大核心CSCD

9% Cr heat-resistant steels have been abundantly used in boilers of modern thermal plants. The 9% Cr steel components in thermal plant boilers are usually assembled by fusion welding. Many of the degradation mechanisms of welded joints can be aggravated by welding residual stress. Tensile residual stress in particular can exacerbate cold cracking tendency, fatigue crack development and the onset of creep damage in heat-resistant steels. It has been recognized that welding residual stress can be mitigated by low temperature martensitic transformation in 9% Cr heat-resistant steel. Neverthe-less, the stress mitigation effect seems to be confined around the final weld pass in multi-layer and multi-pass 9% Cr steel welded pipes. The purpose of this work is to investigate the method to break through this confine. Influence of martensitic transformation on welding stress evolution in multi-layer and multi-pass butt-welded 9% Cr heat-resistant steel pipes for different inter-pass temperatures (IPT) was investigated through finite element method, and the influential mechanism of IPT on welding residual stress was revealed. The results showed that tensile residual stress in weld metal (WM) and heat affected zone (HAZ), especially the noteworthy tensile stress in WM at pipe central, was effectively mitigated with the increasing of IPT. The reasons lie in two aspects, firstly, there is more residual austenite in the case of higher IPT, as a result, lower tensile stress is accumulated during cooling due to the lower yield strength of austenite; secondly, the higher IPT suppresses the martensitic transformation during cooling of each weld pass, thus the tensile stress mitigation due to martensitic transformation was avoided to be eliminated by welding thermal cycles of subsequent weld passes and reaccumulating tensile residual stress. The influence of IPT on welding residual stress relies on the combined contribution of thermal contraction and martensitic transformation. When the IPT is lower than martensite transformation finishing temperature (M-f), thermal contraction plays the dominant role in the formation of welding residual stress, and tensile stress was formed in the majority of weld zone except the final weld pass. While, compressive stress was formed in almost whole weld zone due to martensitic transformation when the IPT is higher than martensite transformation starting temperature (M-s).     

Q345R/316L复合板镍基焊接接头性能

采用TIG和SMAW焊焊接Q345R/316L双金属复合板。利用光学显微镜、电子显微探针、力学性能测试等分析手段研究复合板焊接接头显微组织、主要化学元素分布和力学性能。结果表明,采用THNi317焊条所获得的焊接接头组织主要为奥氏体和少量δ铁素体。基层焊缝熔合线处无明显合金元素稀释,同时未形成脱碳层。焊接接头力学性能良好,无缺陷,平均抗拉强度为519 MPa,焊缝、熔合线与热影响区的冲击功分别为77 J、116 J、69 J,焊道硬度均低于350 HV_(10),满足性能要求。     

焊缝屈服强度对SM490A钢焊接残余应力预测精度的影响

基于有限元分析软件MSC. Marc,开发了用于模拟焊接温度场、焊接应力场和应变场的热-弹-塑性有限元计算方法. 以低合金高强度钢SM490A为研究对象,采用移动热源和实测得到的YGT50焊缝与母材高温热物理性能和力学性能数据,数值模拟了SM490A钢单道堆焊接头的焊接残余应力. 并重点讨论了高组配接头焊缝的屈服强度对焊接残余应力的峰值和分布的影响. 结果表明,对于高组配接头,当把焊缝和母材不加区分(等强匹配),两者都采用母材的屈服强度来计算焊接残余应力时,得到的焊缝处纵向残余应力明显低于实测值;当分别采用焊缝和母材的屈服强度来计算焊接残余应力时,得到的焊缝处纵向残余应力与试验值非常接近.     

超细晶Q460钢多层多道焊接头残余应力的数值模拟

依据热弹塑性理论,建立了超细晶Q460钢多层多道焊三维热力学有限元模型.利用ANSYS有限元分析软件对超细晶钢多层多道焊接头残余应力场进行了模拟计算,并对其分布特征进行了分析.结果表明,焊接过程中每层焊缝表面的纵向应力峰值逐渐减小.焊接结束后,焊缝及其近缝区域表现出较高的纵向残余拉应力,应力峰值与材料屈服强度相近.焊根处横向残余拉应力明显较高,但应力峰值小于屈服强度.Von-mises等效应力在起弧及熄弧端较大,达到屈服强度,其余位置均小于屈服强度.