Fracture characteristics of HAZ-double edge notched weld joints with mechanical undermatching
- Concurrent Technologies Corp., Johnstown, PA (United States)
Both experimental and finite element investigations were carried out on double edge notched weld joints in tension to determine the influence of material gradients across the heat affected zone (HAZ) on cracks located at three interface regions: (1) base plate and fine grain HAZ, (2) coarse grain HAZ and fine grain HAZ, (3) weld metal and coarse grain HAZ. For HY-100 steel with a 20 percent weld undermatch, it was concluded that for case (a), the different mechanical properties of both fine grain HAZ (FGHAZ) and coarse grain HAZ (CGHAZ), obtained with a novel indentation technique, greatly affect the near tip stress fields and promote yielding into the base plate. For case (b), the stress triaxiality at the crack tip is the highest and the plastic deformation is confined to the HAZ zone. Finally for case (c), the stress triaxiality is lowered by the presence of a softer weld metal. However, there is a possibility of gross section yielding through the weld area. The overall conclusion indicates that, in order to evaluate crack initiation in the HAZ, one needs to verify the relevant microstructure and determine the mechanical properties of each constituent, mainly, the CGHAZ and FGHAZ. In addition, the assumption of homogeneous HAZ properties may lead to erroneous conclusions.
- OSTI ID:
- 234244
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-951026--; ISBN 0-87170-555-9
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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