Underwater wet welding (a state of the art report)
- Global Divers and Contractors, Inc., Lafayette, LA (United States). Underwater Welding Research and Development
This practical report discusses recent advancements in shielded metal arc underwater wet welding technology including wet welds made with ferritic, stainless steel and nickel welding electrodes that meet the requirement of welds made above water. Also discussed is a unique multiple temper bead welding technique that prevents hydrogen induced cracking in the heat affected zones (HAZ) of crack susceptible high strength steels and produces wet weldments with acceptable levels of HAZ hardness and notch toughness. The report recognizes current underwater developmental programs and describes underwater wet welded repairs made on offshore structures, harbor facilities and nuclear power plants and reports their fitness for purpose after ten to twenty years of service.
- OSTI ID:
- 33192
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-930641-; ISBN 0-7918-0785-1; TRN: IM9518%%13
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: OMAE `93: 12th international conference on offshore mechanics and arctic engineering, Glasgow (United Kingdom), 20-24 Jun 1993; Other Information: PBD: 1993; Related Information: Is Part Of OMAE 1993: Volume 3, Part A -- Materials engineering; Salama, M.M.; Toyoda, Masao; Liu, S.; Dos Santos, J.F.; Kocak, M.; Williams, J. [eds.]; PB: 434 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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