Recent progress on gas tungsten arc welding of vanadium alloys
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States); and others
Emphasis has been placed on welding 6.4 mm plate, primarily by gas tungsten arc (GTA) welding. The weld properties were tested using blunt notch Charpy testing to determine the ductile to brittle transition temperature (DBTT). Erratic results were attributed to hydrogen and oxygen contamination of the welds. An improved gas clean-up system was installed on the welding glove box and the resulting high purity welds had Charpy impact properties similar to those of electron beam welds with similar grain size. A post-weld heat treatment (PWHT) of 950{degrees}C for two hours did not improve the properties of the weld in cases where low concentrations of impurities were attained. Further improvements in the gas clean-up system are needed to control hydrogen contamination.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 543202
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ER-0313/22; ON: DE97008797; TRN: 97:020241
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Aug 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Fusion materials semiannual progress report for period ending June 30, 1997; PB: 358 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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