The effect of specimen strength and thickness on cracking susceptibility during the Sigmajig weldability test
- Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
The effects of yield strength and specimen thickness on the threshold stress for solidification cracking using the Sigmajig weldability test have been determined for A-286 stainless steel. An increase in test specimen yield strength results in a decrease in the threshold stress for cracking. This decrease is attributed in part to a decrease in the width of the plastically deformed weld zone as the yield strength increases, which enhances strain localization in this region and promotes solidification cracking. Over a range of yield strengths, an increase in specimen thickness generally results in higher threshold stress for cracking, which are attributed to an increased inherent restraint. The relationship between weld pool shape, the solidification grain and the fracture stress during transverse loading has been investigated by performing hot-ductility tests of weld fusion zone specimens. The hot-ductility behavior of specimens produced from welds exhibiting elliptical and teardrop-shaped weld pools is comparable. However, specimens produced from welds that exhibit a teardrop-shaped weld pool fracture along the fusion zone centerline above the nil-ductility temperature, whereas specimens produced from welds that exhibit an elliptical-shaped weld pool fracture in the partially melted zone. A correlation was observed between the fracture stress measured by hot-ductility testing and threshold stresses measured using the Sigmajig test.
- OSTI ID:
- 218529
- Journal Information:
- Welding Journal, Journal Name: Welding Journal Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 75; ISSN 0043-2296; ISSN WEJUA3
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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