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Residual stress and microstructural features of friction-stir-welded GL E36 shipbuilding steel |
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| Authors: | G V B Lemos P H C P Cunha R M Nunes L Bergmann J F dos Santos T Clarke |
| Affiliation: | 1. Materials Mechanics, Solid State Joining Processes (WMP), Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Materials Research, Geesthacht, Germany;2. Physical Metallurgy Laboratory (LAMEF), Post-graduation Program in Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (PPGE3M), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil;3. Regional Integrated University (URI), Erechim, Brazil;4. Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Sul (IFRS), Caxias do Sul, Brazil;5. Physical Metallurgy Laboratory (LAMEF), Post-graduation Program in Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (PPGE3M), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Abstract: | The purpose of the present study was to fulfil the knowledge gap concerning residual stresses evaluation of friction stir welded GL E36 shipbuilding steel. Plates of 6?mm thickness were welded using two different welding speeds (1 and 3?mm?s?1) at a constant rotational speed of 500?rev?min?1. This led to different thermal cycles and the objective is to analyse the resulting microstructures and residual stress states. Therefore, in this work, residual stresses were evaluated by X-ray diffraction; metallography and microhardness testing were performed to support these measurements. Results showed that welds produced with different heat inputs have distinguishable residual stress distributions. Increases in the welding speed led to higher residual stress and microhardness in the stir zone. |
| Keywords: | Friction stir welding shipbuilding steel residual stresses X-ray diffraction microstructure |