TY - JOUR A1 - Rhode, Michael A1 - Steppan, Enrico A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Steger, Jörg ED - Lippold, J. T1 - Effect of hydrogen on mechanical properties of heat affected zone of a reactor pressure vessel steel grade JF - Welding in the World N2 - The steel grade 20MnMoNi5-5 (according to German DIN standard or 16MND5 according to French AFNOR standard) is widely applied in (weld) fabrication of reactor pressure vessel components. Thus, a wide range of welding technologies (like submerged arc welding (SAW) or tungsten inert gas (TIG)) is used resulting in different heat affected zone (HAZ) microstructures. During weld fabrication, the weld joints may take up hydrogen. Especially, the HAZ shows an increased susceptibility for a degradation of the mechanical properties in presence of hydrogen. In addition, the hydrogen-assisted degradation of mechanical properties is influenced by three main local factors: hydrogen concentration, microstructure, and load condition. Hence, the base material (BM) and two different simulated non-tempered as-quenched HAZ microstructures were examined using hydrogen-free and hydrogen-charged tensile specimens. The results indicate that the effect of hydrogen on the degradation is significantly increased in case of the HAZ compared to the BM. In addition, hydrogen has remarkable effect in terms of reduction of ductility. It was ascertained that the degradation of the mechanical properties increases in the order of BM, bainitic HAZ, and the martensitic HAZ. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) investigation showed a distinct change of the fracture topography depended on the microstructure with increasing hydrogen concentration in case of the as-quenched HAZ microstructures. KW - Mechanical properties KW - Pressure vessel steels KW - Heat affected zone KW - Hydrogen KW - Hydrogen embrittlement KW - Low alloy steels PY - 2016 UR - http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40194-016-0325-9 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-016-0325-9 VL - 60 IS - 4 SP - 623 EP - 638 PB - Springer-Verlag GmbH CY - Heidelberg, Germany AN - OPUS4-36454 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Boateng, Francis Twumasi A1 - Ewert, Uwe A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Zscherpel, Uwe A1 - Griesche, Axel A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Hohendorf, Stephan A1 - Redmer, Bernard T1 - Real-time radiography for observation of crack growth during GTA (Gas Tungsten Arc) welding JF - Welding in the world N2 - In situ crack detection in the mushy zone and the solid weld of a gas tungsten arc (GTA) weld using X-ray imaging during welding is a new research area for NDT inspection. Usually, NDT flaw detection is done after the complete solidification of the weld seam. In this paper, we present the use of real-time radiography with a minifocus X-ray source (YXLON X-ray tube Y.TU 225-D04) and a 75μm pixel size digital detector array (Dexela 1512) for the acquisition of 2D radiographic images by a sequence of exposures with time intervals of 80 ms for hot crack detection during single pass bead-on-plate GTA welding of 3 mm thick plates of aluminium alloy AlMgSi (6060). An analysis of the crack distribution in the weld sample is conducted from the acquired 2D radiographs and its corresponding 3D volumetric reconstruction achieved by linear coplanar digital laminography. This in situ approach opens new possibilities in the field of hot crack research by having the direct information of both the crack initiation and growth and its correlation to the welding parameters. KW - Hot cracking KW - Radiography KW - GTA welding KW - Aluminium alloys KW - Real-time operation PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-016-0351-7 SN - 0043-2288 SN - 1878-6669 VL - 60 IS - 5 SP - 931 EP - 937 AN - OPUS4-37128 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zhang, Lei A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - HAZ softening in Nb-, Ti- and Ti plus V-bearing quenched and tempered steel welds JF - Welding in the world N2 - Three high-strength Nb-, Ti- and Ti + Vmicroalloyed S690QL steels were welded to investigate the formation of softened HAZ and its impact on tensile properties. The welding was performed with three levels of heat input to produce softened zones with different characteristics (softening width, minimum hardness and softening ratio), and then, further tensile tests were done to study their influence on weld performance. The results showed that Ti bearing steel exhibited the lowest resistance to softening with the presence of largest soften width and lowest hardness value, causing final tensile failure occurred at softened HAZ. The metallurgical reason for the lower hardness is the high fraction of coarse ferrite. Nb- and Ti + V-bearing steels suffered moderate softening, due to high hardenability with addition of Mo, Nb and V, but the softening effect did not remarkably influence the tensile properties of these two steels. KW - Microalloyed steels KW - QT steel KW - Alloy addition KW - MAG welding KW - Heat-affected zone softening PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-016-0299-7 SN - 0043-2288 VL - 60 IS - 2 SP - 177 EP - 184 PB - Springer CY - Heidelberg, Germany AN - OPUS4-36312 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Launert, B. A1 - Rhode, Michael A1 - Pasternak, H. A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas ED - Dubina, D. ED - Ungureanu, V. T1 - Welding Residual Stresses in High-strength Steel. Experimental Results T2 - SDSS 2016 - The International Colloquium on Stability and Ductility of Steel Structures N2 - This article presents the latest results of an ongoing national research project on improved models for the prediction of welding residual stresses of thick-plated welded I-girders. The experimental program is presented and the importance of different influencing factors on the residual stresses is discussed in detail. All results are compared for mild (S355J2+N) and high strength (S690QL) steel. Finally, conclusions for further works are drawn. T2 - SDSS 2016 - The International Colloquium on Stability and Ductility of Steel Structures - SDSS 2016 CY - Timisoara, Romania DA - 30.05.2016 KW - Residual Stresses KW - Welding KW - High-Strength Steel KW - I-Girder KW - Component Test PY - 2016 SN - 978-92-9147-133-1 VL - 2016 SP - 517 EP - 524 PB - Ernst & Sohn AN - OPUS4-37890 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dixneit, Jonny A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Hannemann, Andreas A1 - Friedersdorf, Peter A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Gibmeier, J. T1 - In-situ load analysis in multi-run welding using LTT filler materials JF - Welding in the World - The International Jounral of Materials Joining N2 - Modifying the level of mostly detrimental welding residual stresses already during the welding process would be highly attractive as time- and cost-consuming post processing may be prevented. The nature of stress buildup during welding-associated cooling is highly affected by phase transformations. Up to now, it is not clear in which way this is applicable to real component welding exhibiting high shrinkage restraint and complex heat input. In this study, two different low transformation temperature (LTT) alloys have been investigated concerning the stress development in restrained multi-run butt welding in order to evaluate the potential of stress reduction. Pulsed gas metal arc welding (P-GMAW) welding was executed on a testing facility designed to simulate real lifelike restraint conditions of component weldments. The effect of reducedMS-temperatures and the heat control on the globally acting stresses was monitored by in-situ measurement of the reaction forces during welding fabrication. Additional local residual stress measurements allowed analyzing global as well as local loading of the welded construction. Although phase transformation has a significant influence on unloading the joint during each weld pass, the reaction stress upon cooling to room temperature seems to be determined mainly by the heat input. On the surface, low longitudinal residual stresses were observed in case of LTT whereas transverse residual stresses are less affected. T2 - 69th IIW Annual Assembly and International Conference CY - Melbourne, Australia DA - 10.07.2016 KW - Phase transformation temperature KW - Residual stress KW - Welding KW - Dilution KW - Restraint PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-016-0373-1 SN - 0043-2288 VL - 60 IS - 6 SP - 1159 EP - 1168 PB - Springer CY - Heidelberg AN - OPUS4-37892 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Pasternak, H. A1 - Launert, B. A1 - Rhode, Michael A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas ED - Zingoni, A. T1 - Residual Stresses and Imperfections in Welded High-strength I-shape Sections T2 - Insights and Innovations in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation N2 - This article addresses the imperfections caused by the weld assembly in I-shape sections made of two structural steel grades. Load influencing imperfections are assumed as deviations from the ideal shape (e.g. bending distortion) and longitudinal residual stresses. The quality of a numerically aided design of components exposed to either compression and/or bending is significantly affected, depending on these parameters. The Eurocode (EC3) provides robust simplified models. As a result, the Ultimate Limit State (ULS) is approached on a conservative basis. The following investigations are aimed at providing further guidance on these values in component-like specimens. The long term goal is an improved understanding of the load-bearing capacity of such sections. As a first step in this process, the experimental and corresponding numerical studies are presented. T2 - 6th International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation (SEMC 2016) CY - Cape Town, South Africa DA - 05.09.2016 KW - Residual Stresses KW - Welding KW - High-strength Steel KW - Numerical Modeling KW - Component PY - 2016 SN - 978-1-138-02927-9 VL - 2016 SP - 1139 EP - 1146 PB - CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group CY - Boca Raton, FL, USA AN - OPUS4-37888 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Schröpfer, Dirk A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - Einsatz modifizierter Sprühlichtbogenprozesse zur Optimierung schweißbedingter Beanspruchungen an Bauteilen aus hochfesten Feinkornbaustählen T2 - Forschung für die Praxis P1011 - Einsatz modifizierter Sprühlichtbogenprozesse zur Optimierung schweißbedingter Beanspruchungen an Bauteilen aus hochfesten Feinkornbaustählen N2 - In dem IGF-Vorhaben IGF-Nr. 17978 N (P 1011) wurden unter gezielter definierter Schrumpfbehinderung Schweißexperimente an hochfesten Feinkornbaustählen durchgeführt, um den Einfluss der Wärmeführung sowie den Einsatz modifizierter Sprühlichtbogenprozesse verbunden mit schmaleren Nahtfugen auf die lokalen Eigenspannungen und die Gesamteigenbeanspruchungen an geschweißten Bauteilen zu analysieren. Diese Kurzdarstellung fasst die wesentlichen Zusammenhänge zu schweißbedingten Beanspruchungen an hochfesten Schweißverbindungen sowie einige der erarbeiteten Erkenntnisse und erreichten Ziele des Forschungsprojektes zusammen. KW - Schweißverbindung KW - Eigenspannungen KW - Hochfester Feinkornbaustahl KW - Schweißprozess PY - 2016 SP - 1 EP - 2 AN - OPUS4-38653 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schröpfer, Dirk A1 - Flohr, Kerstin A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas ED - Holden, T.M. ED - Muránsky, O. ED - Edwards, L. T1 - Multi-axial Analyses of Welding Stresses in High-Strength Steel Welds T2 - Materials Research Proceedings N2 - Today’s efforts for lightweight design result in a growing application of high-strength structural steels from 960 MPa. In welded structures of these steels increased demands regarding component safety and a high elastic ratio should be considered. Hence, the prevention of an evolution of high weld-induced tensile residual stresses is required. Recent studies showed that component related restraint conditions of welds are able to elevate welding induced stresses to critical values, depending on material characteristics, the welding process and parameters. This work involves multi-axial welding loads as a consequence of the superposition of local residual stresses, global reaction stresses and moments, varying the welding parameters under different restraint conditions. The global welding loads are measured via GMA-weld tests in a special testing facility and via a DIC(Digital Image Correlation)-system in a slot weld. Local transverse residual stresses were analysed by means of X-ray diffraction. The application of a less amount of weld runs due to a modified welding parameters and welds seam configurations revealed as a beneficial approach to reduce welding loads in high-strength steels. T2 - 10th International Conference on Residual Stresses CY - Sydney, Australia DA - 04.07.2016 KW - High-Strength Steel KW - Welding KW - Reaction Stress KW - X-Ray Diffraction PY - 2016 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-390453 SN - 978-1-9452-9116-6 DO - https://doi.org/10.21741/9781945291173-35 SN - 2474-395X VL - 2 SP - 205 EP - 210 PB - Materials Research Forum LLC. CY - Millersville PA, USA AN - OPUS4-39045 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gibmeier, J. A1 - Weidemann, Jens A1 - Dixneit, Jonny A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Kromm, Arne T1 - Influence of structural stiffness on the residual stresses during welding of low transformation temperature alloys T2 - Mathematical Modelling of Weld Phenomena 11 N2 - Low Transformation Temperature (LTT) alloys are high alloyed filler materials, which exhibit a martensitic phase transformation at comparatively low temperatures in order to prevent high tensile residual stresses. A number of publications have already shown that even compressive residual stresses can be observed when using LTT filler materials. Up to know it is not clear in which way this it applicable to multi-run welding exhibiting high shrinkage restraint and complex heat input. In this study the potential for stress reduction during welding of LTT alloys was studied by numerical simulation. This allows for evaluation of the stress development in every single weid run. Additionally, the impact of the structural stiffness was incorporated by modelling a special sample geometry exhibiting a high intensity of restraint. The results show that the stress formation in weid longitudinal direction is determined by the phase transformation as high compressive residual stresses were found here independent from the weid run. On the other hand the transformation induced stresses in weid transverse direction are superimposed by tensile stresses originated from shrinkage restraint. With increasing number of runs the tensile residual stress level is raised. The results were confirmed by residual stress measurements using diffraction methods. T2 - 11th International Seminar - Numerical Analysis of Weldability CY - Graz, Austria DA - 27.09.2015 KW - Influence KW - Structural stiffness KW - Residual stresses KW - Low transformation KW - Temperature alloys KW - Welding PY - 2016 SN - 978-3-85125-490-7 SN - 2410-0544 SP - 259 EP - 276 PB - Verlag der Technischen Universität Graz CY - Graz AN - OPUS4-38998 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Dixneit, Jonny A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Boin, M. A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Gibmeier, J. ED - Olden, T.-M. ED - Muransky, O. Muransky ED - Edwards, L. T1 - Influence of heat control on residual stresses in low transformation temperature (LTT) large scale welds T2 - Residual Stresses 2016: ICRS-10 N2 - The current paper presents residual stress analyses of large scale LTT (Low Transformation Temperature) welds. LTT filler materials are specially designed for residual stress engineering by means of an adjusted martensite phase transformation. Controlling the level of mostly detrimental residual stresses already during the welding process would be highly attractive as time and cost consuming post processing may be prevented. In large scale welds the residual stress state is influenced by the heat control (e.g. interpass temperature) during welding. Therefore, welding residual stresses are studied here putting the focus on the influence of welding process parameters while joining heavy steel sections with a thickness of 25 mm. The residual stress state was determined at the top surface using X-ray diffraction as well as in the bulk by neutron diffraction. The results show that control of the interpass temperature is vital for the residual stresses present in the joints. This accounts for the top surface but is most pronounced for the bulk of the welds. While high interpass temperatures are appropriate to induce compressive residual stresses in the weld metal, low interpass temperatures favor unwanted tensile residual stresses instead. T2 - ICRS 2016 - 10th International Conference on Residual Stresses CY - Sydney, Australia DA - 03.07.2016 KW - LTT KW - Welding residual stress KW - Phase transformation KW - Interpass temperature PY - 2016 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-389628 SN - 978-1-94529117-3 SN - 978-1-94529116-6 DO - https://doi.org/10.21741/9781945291173-38 SN - 2474-395X VL - 2 SP - 223 EP - 228 PB - Materials Research Forum LLC CY - Millersville (PA), USA AN - OPUS4-38962 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -