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Title: Optimization of welded stainless steel and nickel alloy structures for elevated temperature service

Conference ·
OSTI ID:233930
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  1. Tillack Consulting Associates, Inc., Huntington, WV (United States)

The fabrication of materials such as the austenitic stainless steels and the nickel-base alloys, all of which share a face-centered-cubic structure, presents problems that the ferritic materials do not have. A large difference is the tendency for the austenitic materials to suffer from hot cracking, or solidification cracking, during welding. This characteristic can be dealt with d proper welding procedures are used, such as control of weld heat input and travel speed to obtain a properly contoured weld pool. Residual stresses, caused by fabrication and welding, can be a problem in certain service conditions, such as intermediate temperature exposure where there is little stress relief and the residual stresses are higher than the rupture strength of the material. In this case, it is important to give a stress relief heat treatment prior to putting the component into service.

OSTI ID:
233930
Report Number(s):
CONF-950908-; ISBN 0-87170-539-7; TRN: IM9624%%48
Resource Relation:
Conference: 2. international conference on heat resistant materials, Gatlinburg, TN (United States), 11-14 Sep 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Heat-resistant materials 2. Conference proceedings of the 2. international conference on heat-resistant materials; Natesan, K. [ed.] [Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)]; Ganesan, P. [ed.] [INCO Alloys International, Inc., Huntington, WV (United States)]; Lai, G.Y. [ed.] [Haynes International, Inc., Kokomo, IN (United States)]; PB: 687 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English