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The effects of multiple repairs on Inconel 718 weld mechanical properties

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5846516
Inconel 718 weldments were repaired 3, 6, 9, and 13 times using the gas tungsten arc welding process. The welded panels were machined into mechanical test specimens, postweld heat treated, and nondestructively tested. Tensile properties and high cycle fatigue life were evaluated and the results compared to unrepaired weld properties. Mechanical property data were analyzed using the statistical methods of difference in means for tensile properties and difference in log means and Weibull analysis for high cycle fatigue properties. Statistical analysis performed on the data did not show a significant decrease in tensile or high cycle fatigue properties due to the repeated repairs. Some degradation was observed in all properties, however, it was minimal.
Research Organization:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Huntsville, AL (United States). George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
OSTI ID:
5846516
Report Number(s):
N-92-14380; NASA-TM--103559; NAS--1.15:103559
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English