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Evaluation of residual stresses in isothermal friction stir welded 304L stainless steel plates

Journal Article · · Materials Science and Engineering. A. Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing

Friction stir welding was performed on 304L SS plates in order to heal simulated cracks created by electrical discharge machining. Two different tool temperatures (825 and 725 °C) were chosen for this study. Both neutron diffraction and X-ray diffraction techniques were employed to evaluate the residual stresses along two orthogonal reference directions, longitudinal (syy) and transverse (sxx). The former technique was also used to measure residual stresses at various depths. It was found that, at 1 mm depth from the top surface inside the stir zone (SZ), the longitudinal component was tensile in nature while the transverse component was compressive. The nature and magnitude of the residual stress fields, and the position of the peak residual stresses were found to vary with the weld depth. The SZ of the 725 °C weld exhibited higher peak stress than 825 °C weld mainly due to a lack of stress relief at the lower temperature.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1827271
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-166853
Journal Information:
Materials Science and Engineering. A. Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing, Vol. 826
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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