TY - GEN A1 - Cross, Carl Edward A1 - Coniglio, Nicolas ED - Carl E. Cross, ED - John C. Lippold, ED - Böllinghaus, T. ED - Herold, H. T1 - Weld solidification cracking: critical conditions for crack initiation and growth T2 - Hot cracking phenomena in welds II N2 - A perspective will be given that outlines important considerations in evaluating and predicting weldability. An examination will be made of the local conditions necessary for solidifications crack initiation and growth in a weld. This will be done in light of two prominent thermo-mechanical approaches involving critical strain and critical strain rate. Critical conditions will be identified based upon values available in the literature. Methods used to measure strain and strain rate will be compared. The interpretation of crack lenght measurements commonly used to quantify weldability will be questioned, based upon our current understanding of the problem. Complications and problem areas needing better definition will be identified and discussed, including strain distribution in the mushy zone, segregation at grain boundaries, effect of impurities, and effect of cooling rate on solidification path. Finally, a suggestion will be made for a new approach to weld development using in-situ strain rate measurements and new composition-strain rate maps that define the boundary between crack an no-crack conditions. T2 - Hot cracking phenomena in welds II CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 2007-03-05 KW - Solidification Cracking KW - Hot Cracking KW - Crack Initiation KW - Crack Growth KW - Critical Strain KW - Critical Strain Rate KW - Weldability Testing KW - Crack Prediction PY - 2008 SN - 978-3-540-78627-6 SP - 39 EP - 58 PB - Springer CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-18319 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -