TY - JOUR A1 - Altenkirch, J. A1 - Gibmeier, J. A1 - Kostov, V. A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Doyle, S. A1 - Wanner, A. T1 - Time- and temperature-resolved synchrotron X-ray diffraction: observation of phase transformation and strain evolution in novel low temperature transformation weld filler materials JF - The journal of strain analysis for engineering design N2 - Solid-state phase transformations and the evolution of thermal and elastic strains in novel low temperature transformation (LTT) weld filler materials in the near surface region are monitored in real time by means of an innovative experimental set-up at the PDIFF (powder diffraction) beamline at the synchrotron light source ANKA (Angströmquelle Karlsruhe) at the KIT (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology). The key components of the diffraction set-up are two fast microstrip line detectors, which enables the strain evolution to be followed as a function of time and temperature for a 0.5?s counting time. During controlled heating and cooling cycles, as well as during near welding cycles, the martensite–austenite–martensite phase transitions are analysed. The transformation kinetics are monitored during resistance heating of small chips of the pure LTT alloys and during gas tungsten arc welding of simplified LTT welds using a specially designed welding rig for in-situ studies on the diffraction instruments. Under the mechanically unconstrained condition allowing free thermal expansion and shrinkage, the LTT alloys are found to exhibit decreasing transformation temperatures Ac and MS and increasing phase fraction of retained austenite for increasing Ni content. The strain evolution during welding reveals increased compressive stresses upon welding, which is attributed to the martensite formation upon cooling, which counteracts the thermal contraction strains. Comparison of the transformation temperatures reveals higher values than in the pure LTT alloys, but no variation between the different alloys. On the one hand, this is attributed to preferred grain orientation affecting the diffraction measurements and the determination of the transformation temperatures. On the other hand, it is possible that with the different chemical compositions of the LTT alloys and the mechanical constraints during welding, the evolution of the residual strain and stress may vary and result in counteracting affects with respect to lowered martensite start temperatures. KW - In-situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction KW - Low temperature transformation KW - Welding PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.1177/0309324711413190 SN - 0309-3247 SN - 2041-3130 VL - 46 IS - 7 SP - 563 EP - 579 PB - Sage CY - London AN - OPUS4-24683 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Brauser, Stephan A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - In-situ analysis of solid state phase transformation in TRIP-aided steels by synchrotron diffraction JF - Quarterly journal of the Japan Welding Society N2 - Energy dispersive synchrotron diffraction (EDXRD) analysis and 3 dimensional digital image correlations were conducted to investigate the stress and strain effected transformation behavior during tensile loading of low alloyed TRansformation Induced Plasticity (TRIP) steel. This technique allowed for phase specific stress measurement during certain tensile load steps in the elastic and also plastic regime. Additionally the simultaneous determination of the load dependent phase content was realized. The results show that the martensite transformation starts only after exceeding the overall yield point and is finished before reaching the uniform elongation, whereas a large portion of the austenite remains unchanged in the structure. Furthermore, the martensite transformation related to the stress in the γ-phase and α-phase was analyzed and quantified. KW - Synchrotron KW - EDXRD KW - Phase transformation KW - TRIP steel KW - Digital image correlation KW - Residual stress PY - 2011 UR - https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/qjjws/29/3/29_3_81s/_pdf DO - https://doi.org/10.2207/qjjws.29.81s SN - 0288-4771 VL - 29 IS - 3 SP - 81 EP - 85 CY - Tokyo, Japan AN - OPUS4-24693 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Brauser, Stephan A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - High-energy synchrotron diffraction study of a transformation induced plasticity steel during tensile deformation JF - The journal of strain analysis for engineering design N2 - Energy-dispersive x-ray diffraction offers the possibility for measurement and evaluation of diffraction spectra containing information of various diffraction lines of all contributing crystalline phases of a material. Combined strain imaging and diffraction analysis was conducted during the tensile test of a low alloyed transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) steel in order to investigate the transformation induced plasticity, strain hardening, and load partitioning effects. Optical strain imaging allowed for determination of localized true strains from three-dimensional deformations measured in situ. High-energy synchrotron radiation has permitted diffraction analysis in transmission mode to gather information from the material interior. Phase-specific stress evolution during loading could be observed applying the sin2ψ technique during certain load steps. The strains of the individual lattice planes were determined in different locations under varying angles between loading and perpendicular direction. Using energy-dispersive methods it was also possible to determine the transformation behaviour during elastic and plastic regime taking into account a large number of diffraction lines. The results show that the approach practised here enables one to pull together macroscopic and phase-specific microscopic material behaviour in order to improve existing models for prediction of complex load situations. KW - EDXRD KW - Transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) KW - Residual stress KW - Synchrotron KW - Martensite transformation PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.1177/0309324711403969 SN - 0309-3247 SN - 2041-3130 VL - 46 IS - 7 SP - 581 EP - 591 PB - Sage CY - London AN - OPUS4-24604 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Altenkirch, J. A1 - Gibmeier, J. A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Nitschke-Pagel, T. A1 - Hofmann, M. T1 - In situ study of structural integrity of low transformation temperature (LTT)-welds JF - Materials science and engineering A N2 - We discuss the stability of weld residual strain under static and quasi cyclic transverse tensile loading in the elastic and elastic–plastic region. The test welds were joined with low transformation temperature weld filler materials with 10 wt% Cr and varying Ni-content from 8 to 12 wt%. Using neutron diffraction the residual lattice strain in the martensitic α'- and austenitic γ-phase in the fusion zone as well as the ferritic α-phase in the heat affected zone and base metal as induced by welding, superimposed by stepwise tensile loading and after unloading was measured. The amount of retained austenite in the fusion zone increases with increasing Ni-content, but it decreases with increasing load level due to stress induced martensite formation. In the as-welded condition the transverse macroscopic residual lattice strain was found to be in low compression in the fusion zone in each weld, while the heat affected zone was in tension. Local plastic deformation of the γ-phase as a result of yielding during tensile loading in combination with the change in phase fraction resulted in increased macroscopic compression in the fusion zone. The reduced yield strength in the heat affected zone resulted in plastic deformation and a considerable shift into compression. Comparison with the cross weld distribution of the hardness and FWHM of the neutron diffraction interference lines supported the assumption of plastic deformation of the γ- and α-phase in the fusion and heat affected zone, respectively, while the α'-phase in the fusion zone was stressed within the elastic regime only. Microstructural observations as well as measurement of the local γ-phase fraction by means of laboratory X-ray diffraction in the fusion zone strengthen these observations. KW - Low transformation temperature KW - Residual stress KW - Neutron diffraction PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2011.03.091 SN - 0921-5093 SN - 1873-4936 VL - 528 IS - 16-17 SP - 5566 EP - 5575 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-24359 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kromm, Arne T1 - Exploring the interaction of phase transformation and residual stress during welding by synchrotron diffraction JF - Welding in the world N2 - 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. Therefore, in this study, the approach using suitable alloy concepts with reduced phase transformation temperatures has been evaluated concerning the interactions between transformation temperature, transformation kinetics and resulting residual stresses. Ideal tools for observing these phenomena in-situ are diffraction techniques. For that purpose, a special setup was developed allowing for localized observation of phase transformation kinetics during a real welding process by energy dispersive synchrotron diffraction (EDXRD). In the present work, this setup was successfully applied for the first time in order to characterize a selection of alloys especially designed for residual stress control. The results demonstrate that in-process observation is highly suitable for characterizing and discussing phase transformation sensitive phenomena like residual stress formation. Furthermore, it was proven that residual stresses can be effectively controlled by means of an adjusted alloy design. KW - Austenite KW - Diffraction KW - Martensite KW - Residual stresses KW - Transformation KW - X-rays PY - 2012 SN - 0043-2288 SN - 1878-6669 VL - 56 IS - 09/10 SP - 2 EP - 11 PB - Springer CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-27482 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Gibmeier, J. A1 - Genzel, C. A1 - Van der Mee, V. T1 - Determination of residual stresses in low transformation temperature (LTT -) welds metals using X-rayand high energy synchrotron radiation JF - Welding in the world N2 - Crack and fatigue resistance are relevant evaluation criteria for welded joints and are decreased by tensile residual stresses resulting from the welding and cooling process, while compressive residual stresses can have a positive influence on the characteristics mentioned. In order to generate compressive residual stresses, a set of post weld treatment procedures is available, like shot peening, hammering, etc. These procedures have the disadvantage that they are time and cost extensive and have to be applied after welding. As another point, such technologies can only produce compressive stresses at the top surface, i.e. can only contribute to the reduction of the risk of cracks initiated at the surface, like fatigue cracks. A chance to generate compressive stresses over the complete weld joint during the welding procedure is offered by the so-called Low Transformation Temperature (LTT -) filler wires. Compared to conventional wires, these materials show lower phase transformation temperatures, which can work against coolingrelated tensile stresses, resulting from respective shrinkage restraint. In consequence, distinct compressive residual stresses can be observed within the weld and adjacent areas. The strength of these fillers makes them potentially applicable to high-strength steel welding. Welds produced with different LTT – filler wires have shown different levels and distributions of the resulting residual stresses depending on the specific transformation temperature. The transformation temperatures are determined by temperature measurement. Classical X-ray diffraction as well as diffraction methods using high energy synchrotron radiation have been used for residual stress analysis. By means of high energy synchrotron diffraction in reflection mode residual stress depth gradients can be determined nondestructively. The phase selective nature of the diffraction measurements enables the simultaneous determination of the phase specific residual stresses of all contributing crystalline phases within one experiment. The application of white beam diffraction implies recording of a multitude of diffraction lines within the energy range of the provided energy spectrum of the white beam. By this means phase specific residual stress depth distributions up to distances of 150 ìm below the surface can be analysed for steel using the energy dispersive set-up of the HMI-beamline EDDI at the Bessy site, Berlin, providing an energy range between 20-150 keV. As a side effect quantitative phase analysis can be carried out using white energy dispersive diffraction e.g. the determination of the content of retained austenite in the weld. KW - Filler materials KW - Low temperature KW - Reference lists KW - Residual stresses KW - Temperature KW - Transformation KW - Synchrotron radiation KW - Phase specific residual stresses KW - Energy dispersive diffraction PY - 2009 SN - 0043-2288 SN - 1878-6669 VL - 53 IS - 1/2 SP - 3 EP - 16 PB - Springer CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-19214 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - In situ phase characterization of low transformation temperature (LTT) alloy by means of synchrotron diffraction JF - Materialovedenie : naucno-techniceskij i proizvodstvennyj zurnal = Materials sciences transactions N2 - Cold cracking resistance is a relevant evaluation criterion for welded joints and affected by residual stresses which result from the welding procedure. Compressive residual stresses can thereby have a positive influence on preventing cracking. A unique possibility of generating compressive residual stresses already during the welding procedure is offered by the socalled Low Transformation Temperature (LTT) filler wires. Compared to conventional wires, these materials show decreased phase transformation temperatures which can work against the cooling-specific contraction. In consequence, distinct compressive residual stresses can be observed within the weld and adjacent areas. The strength of these fillers makes them potentially applicable to high-strength steel welding. Investigations were carried out to determine the phase transformation behaviour of different LTT-filler materials. Transformation temperatures were identified using Single Sensor Differential Thermal Analysis (SS-DTA). Additionally Synchrotron radiation was used to measure the transformation kinetics of all involved crystalline phases during heating and cooling of a simulated weld thermal cycle. KW - In-situ phase analysis KW - Energy dispersive diffraction KW - Phase transformation PY - 2010 SN - 1684-579X VL - 5 IS - 158 SP - 17 EP - 23 PB - Izdat. Masinostroenie CY - Moskva, Russia AN - OPUS4-21829 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Gibmeier, J. T1 - In-situ observation of phase transformations during welding of low transformation temperature filler material JF - Materials science forum KW - LTT filler material KW - In-situ observation KW - Energy dispersive diffraction KW - Transformation temperature KW - Residual stress PY - 2010 DO - https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.638-642.3769 SN - 0255-5476 VL - 638-642 SP - 3769 EP - 3774 PB - Trans Tech Publications CY - Aedermannsdorf, Switzerland AN - OPUS4-20725 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Gibmeier, J. A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - In-situ-Analyse der Phasenumwandlungskinetik während des Schweißens JF - MP materials testing N2 - Zugeigenspannungen, wie sie beim Schweißprozess durch inhomogene Temperaturverteilungen und Schrumpfungen hervorgerufen werden, können die Lebensdauer geschweißter Verbindungen signifikant herabsetzen. Eine neue und außerordentlich attraktive Methode, um Druckeigenspannungen bereits während des Schweißens gezielt einzustellen, gelingt mit sogenannten LTT (Low Transformation Temperature)-Legierungen. LTT-Legierungen weisen eine martensitische Phasenumwandlung bei relativ niedrigen Temperaturen auf, wobei die damit verbundene Volumenexpansion zu einer Reduktion der Schrumpfeigenspannungen bzw. Erzeugung von Druckeigenspannungen führt. Zum direkten Nachweis der Phasenumwandlungen und der damit verbundenen resultierenden Schweißeigenspannungen wurden erstmals In-situ-Schweißexperimente unter Nutzung hoch energetischer, polychromatischer Synchrotronstrahlung (Weißstrahl) realisiert, um die Umwandlungskinetik während eines realen Schweißprozesses und die daraus resultierenden Schweißeigenspannungen zu analysieren. Es wird gezeigt, dass mit LTT-Legierungen signifikante Druckeigenspannungen in der Schweißnaht erreicht werden. PY - 2010 SN - 0025-5300 VL - 52 IS - 4 SP - 204 EP - 210 PB - Hanser CY - München AN - OPUS4-21219 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Brauser, Stephan A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Dabah, Eitan A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Thermal stability of retained austenite in low alloyed TRIP-steel determined by high energy synchrotron radiation JF - Materials science forum N2 - TRIP-steels offer a good combination between strength and ductility. Therefore TRIP-steels are widely used in the automobile industries. The aim of this work is to study the stability of involved phases during heating and to identify the kinetics of the occuring phase transformations. For that purpose, in-situ diffraction measurements, using high energy synchrotron radiation were conducted. The analysis revealed the decomposition of the metastable austenitic phase into carbide and ferrite along the heating process and the regeneration of the austenite by further heating of the sample. KW - Austenite stability KW - Phase transformation KW - TRIP steel KW - Energy dispersive synchrotron X-ray diffraction PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.772.129 SN - 0255-5476 VL - 772 SP - 129 EP - 133 PB - Trans Tech Publications CY - Aedermannsdorf, Switzerland AN - OPUS4-29700 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gibmeier, J. A1 - Obelode, E. A1 - Altenkirch, J. A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - Residual stress in steel fusion welds joined using low transformation temperature (LTT) filler material JF - Materials science forum N2 - Welding residual stress is of major concern for structural integrity assessment in industrial components. Shear and volume strains resulting from the austenite-martensite-transformation affect the development of residual stress during welding. Controlling the phase transformation allows adjustment of the welding residual stress. Low transformation temperature (LTT) weld filler materials exhibiting reduced MS-temperatures allow postponing the phase transformation. The associated strain arising from the delayed transformation compensates for the thermal contraction strains and as such may reduce tensile or even introduce compressive residual stress. In this article we discuss the tri-axial residual stress distribution in 15 mm S690Q steel plates joined with LTT filler materials with 10 wt% Cr and a Ni-content that varies from 8 to 12 wt%. Using complementary synchrotron X-ray and neutron diffraction stress analysis the macroscopic residual stress was derived from the phase specific lattice strain and phase fraction of martensite and retained austenite, respectively. The local phase specific unstrained lattice parameters were determined using stress relieved combs. The investigation revealed increasing phase fraction of retained austenite with increasing Ni-content. Further, independent of the Ni-content in each weld in the fusion zone, significant compressive residual stresses were found in the longitudinal direction, which are balanced by tensile residual stresses in the heat affected zone (HAZ). In the weld transverse and normal direction the stress distribution is qualitatively similar but less in magnitude. The increased amount of retained austenite reduces the compressive stress arising from shear and volume strains during the delayed phase transformation and therefore no significant increase in compression was observed for decreasing MS-temperatures. KW - Welding residual stresses KW - Neutron diffraction KW - LTT filler materials PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.768-769.620 SN - 0255-5476 VL - 768-769 SP - 620 EP - 627 PB - Trans Tech Publications CY - Aedermannsdorf, Switzerland AN - OPUS4-29706 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Farajian, M. A1 - Barsoum, Z. A1 - Kromm, Arne T1 - Residual stress engineering in fatigue resistant welds JF - Materials science forum N2 - The developments in the field of residual stress determination during the last decades have contributed to a better understanding of the origins and sources of residual stresses in different engineering disciplines. The many investigations concerning the behavior of residual stresses under mechanical loading have also provided a solid foundation to clarify the important aspects of residual stresses and fatigue. The question that arises now is if this available body of knowledge is being used effectively in the field of welding technology to design and construct structures with better fatigue performances. In this paper the necessity of the development of the concept residual stress engineering for welds in which wanted residual stress states are tailored for specific cases by appropriate means will be discussed. The possibilities of the quantitative consideration of the benefits in the fatigue design codes will be presented in a practical example. KW - Welding KW - Residual stress KW - Fatigue KW - Fatigue improvement PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.768-769.613 SN - 0255-5476 VL - 768-769 SP - 613 EP - 619 PB - Trans Tech Publications CY - Aedermannsdorf, Switzerland AN - OPUS4-29707 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - Effect of martensitic phase transformation on stress build-up during multilayer welding JF - Materials science forum N2 - Innovative low transformation temperature (LTT) welding filler materials are featuring a characteristic chemical composition which favors the formation of martensite at comparatively low temperatures. This permits deliberate adjustment of welding residual stresses. Even though numerous investigations can be found in the literature on this issue, they provide only little insight into the interaction between phase transformation and resulting welding residual stresses. For this purpose, a component weld test was performed in a special large-scale testing facility. The results illustrate that the desired residual stress control by using LTT alloys is actually feasible. With increasing shrinkage restraint, however, higher tensile residual stresses are formed in transverse direction of the weld. By contrast, the residual stress level in longitudinal weld direction is nearly independent of the restraint conditions. On-line stress analysis revealed that the amount of stress reduction during cooling of the individual weld runs is dependent on the weld volume undergoing phase transformation. Overall, evidence was furnished that the approach of residual stress engineering by LTT alloys is suitable even in the case of large-scale multilayer welding. KW - LTT KW - Martensite KW - Multilayer Welding KW - Phase Transformation KW - Residual Stress PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.768-769.660 SN - 0255-5476 VL - 768-769 SP - 660 EP - 667 PB - Trans Tech Publications CY - Aedermannsdorf, Switzerland AN - OPUS4-29708 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Thomas, Maximilian A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Gibmeier, J. A1 - Vollert, F. T1 - Assessment of the Solidification Cracking Susceptibility of Welding Consumables in the Varestraint Test by Means of an Extended Evaluation Methodology JF - Advanced Engineering Materials N2 - Various test methods are available for assessing the susceptibility of materials to solidification cracking during welding. In the widely used Varestraint test, the crack length is selected as a criterion as a function of the applied bending strain. Unfortunately, the crack length does not characterize the material behavior alone but depends to varying degrees on the individual test parameters used, which makes the interpretation of the results difficult. In addition, the crack length is not comparable under different test conditions. To overcome these disadvantages, we have developed a novel evaluation methodology that decouples the machine influence from the material behavior. The measured crack length is related to the maximum possible value specified by welding speed and deformation time. This relative crack length is calculated numerically, considering the orientation of the cracks. Experiments on two high-alloy martensitic welding consumables show that, in contrast to the conventional evaluation, a comparison of different welding parameters becomes possible. Furthermore, the strain rate proved to be a suitable crack criterion in agreement with Prokhorov's hot cracking model. KW - Welding KW - Solidification cracking KW - Varestraint test PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-545780 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202101650 SN - 1438-1656 SP - 2101650 PB - Wiley online library AN - OPUS4-54578 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Roveda, Ilaria A1 - Serrano Munoz, Itziar A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Madia, Mauro T1 - Investigation of residual stresses and microstructure effects on the fatigue behaviour of a L-PBF AlSi10Mg alloy JF - Procedia Structural Integrity N2 - Al-Si alloys produced by Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) techniques allow the fabrication of lightweight free-shape components that find space in aerospace, automotive, biomedical and military applications. Due to the high cooling rates occurring during the building process, L-PBF AlSi10Mg alloys exhibit an ultra-fine microstructure that leads to superior mechanical properties in the as-built condition compared to conventional cast Al-Si materials. Nevertheless, L-PBF processing induces high thermal gradients, leading to deleterious residual stress levels that must be considered to avoid part distortion and unpredicted failures. In order to relax detrimental residual stress and to increase the ductility, post-processing stress relief treatments are generally performed. In as-built condition the hypoeutectic AlSi10Mg microstructure consist of fine α-Al cells containing uniformly dispersed silicon nanoparticles, which are, in addition, surrounded by a eutectic Si network. Above 260°C the silicon interconnectivity starts to breakdown into spheroidized particles and to coarsen. At the same time, the heating residual stresses are relieved. The objective of the contribution is to investigate, under different heat treatment conditions, the evolution of microstructure and residual stresses in view of optimizing the fatigue performance of the alloy. To this purpose various heat treatments in a range of temperatures between 265°C and 300°C for a duration between 15 minutes and 2 hours are performed. The microstructure modifications are analysed using a scanning electron microscope and the residual stress state is measured by laboratory X-ray diffraction. T2 - FATIGUE DESIGN 2021 CY - Online meeting DA - 17.11.2021 KW - AlSi10Mg alloy KW - Additive manufacturing KW - L-PBF KW - Residual stress KW - Heat treatment PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-544942 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2022.03.057 SN - 2452-3216 VL - 38 SP - 564 EP - 571 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-54494 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schröder, Jakob A1 - Evans, Alexander A1 - Mishurova, Tatiana A1 - Ulbricht, Alexander A1 - Sprengel, Maximilian A1 - Serrano Munoz, Itziar A1 - Fritsch, Tobias A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Bruno, Giovanni T1 - Diffraction-Based Residual Stress Characterization in Laser Additive Manufacturing of Metals JF - Metals N2 - Laser-based additive manufacturing methods allow the production of complex metal structures within a single manufacturing step. However, the localized heat input and the layer-wise manufacturing manner give rise to large thermal gradients. Therefore, large internal stress (IS) during the process (and consequently residual stress (RS) at the end of production) is generated within the parts. This IS or RS can either lead to distortion or cracking during fabrication or in-service part failure, respectively. With this in view, the knowledge on the magnitude and spatial distribution of RS is important to develop strategies for its mitigation. Specifically, diffraction-based methods allow the spatial resolved determination of RS in a non-destructive fashion. In this review, common diffraction-based methods to determine RS in laser-based additive manufactured parts are presented. In fact, the unique microstructures and textures associated to laser-based additive manufacturing processes pose metrological challenges. Based on the literature review, it is recommended to (a) use mechanically relaxed samples measured in several orientations as appropriate strain-free lattice spacing, instead of powder, (b) consider that an appropriate grain-interaction model to calculate diffraction-elastic constants is both material- and texture-dependent and may differ from the conventionally manufactured variant. Further metrological challenges are critically reviewed and future demands in this research field are discussed. KW - Laser-based additive manufacturing KW - Residual stress analysis KW - X-ray and neutron diffraction KW - Diffraction-elastic constants KW - Strain-free lattice spacing PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-538054 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/met11111830 VL - 11 IS - 11 SP - 1830 PB - MPDI CY - Basel AN - OPUS4-53805 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Serrano Munoz, Itziar A1 - Ulbricht, Alexander A1 - Fritsch, Tobias A1 - Mishurova, Tatiana A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Hofmann, M. A1 - Wimpory, R. C. A1 - Evans, Alexander A1 - Bruno, Giovanni T1 - Scanning Manufacturing Parameters Determining the Residual Stress State in LPBF IN718 Small Parts JF - Advanced engineering materials N2 - The influence of scan strategy on the residual stress (RS) state of an as-built IN718 alloy produced by means of laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is investigated. Two scan vector rotations (90°-alternation and 67°-rotation), each produced following two different scan vector lengths (long and short), are used to manufacture four rectangular prisms. Neutron diffraction (ND) and laboratory X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques are used to map the bulk and surface RS state, respectively. The distortion induced upon removal from the baseplate is measured via profilometry. XRD measurements show that the two long scan vector strategies lead to higher RS when compared with the equivalent short scan vector strategies. Also, the 67°-rotation strategies generate lower RS than their 90°-alternation counterparts. Due to the lack of reliable stress-free d0 references, the ND results are analyzed using von Mises stress. In general, ND results show significant RS spatial non-uniformity. A comparison between ND and distortion results indicates that the RS component parallel to the building direction (Z-axis) has a predominant role in the Z-displacement. The use of a stress balance scheme allows to discuss the d0 variability along the length of the specimens, as well as examine the absolute RS state. KW - As-built LPBF IN718 alloy KW - Scan strategy influence KW - Neutron diffraction KW - Residual stress state KW - Stress balance condition KW - Distortion PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-526360 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202100158 VL - 23 IS - 7 SP - 158 PB - Wiley AN - OPUS4-52636 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schröpfer, Dirk A1 - Scharf-Wildenhain, R. A1 - Hälsig, A. A1 - Wandtke, Karsten A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - Process-related influences and correlations in wire arc additive manufacturing of high-strength steels JF - IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering N2 - High-strength fine-grained structural steels have great potential for weight-optimized, efficient structures in many modern steel applications. Further advances in efficiency can be achieved through additive manufacturing and bionic design. Commercial high-strength filler materials for wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) are already provided by the consumable producers. Today, application would be strictly limited due to absence of quantitative findings or any guidelines for the industry regarding welding-related stresses and component safety during manufacturing and service. Hence, process- and material-related influences and design-related restraint conditions associated with formation of residual stresses and cold cracking risk are investigated. The aim is the accessibility of special WAAM self-restraining cold cracking tests and easy applicable processing recommendations, enabling an economical, fit-for-purpose and crack-safe WAAM of high-strength steels. This first study focuses on determination of interactions between WAAM process parameters, resulting layer geometry, microstructure and residual stresses, analyzed via X-ray diffraction. Defined reference specimens are automated welded using a special WAAM solid wire (yield strength >820 MPa). Geometric properties can be specifically adjusted by wire feed and welding speed, but cannot be varied arbitrarily, since a high heat input causes local overheating, inadmissible changes of microstructure and mechanical properties, defects and comparable high tensile residual stresses. T2 - 22. Werkstofftechnischen Kolloquium der TU Chemnitz CY - Online meeting DA - 24.03.2021 KW - Residual stresses KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - High-strength steel PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-533300 DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/1147/1/012002 VL - 1147 SP - 012002 PB - IOP Publishing Ltd AN - OPUS4-53330 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Serrano Munoz, Itziar A1 - Evans, Alexander A1 - Mishurova, Tatiana A1 - Sprengel, Maximilian A1 - Pirling, T. A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Bruno, Giovanni T1 - The importance of subsurface residual stress in laser powder bed fusion IN718 JF - Advanced engineering materials N2 - The residual stress (RS) in laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) IN718 alloy samples produced using a 67°-rotation scan strategy is investigated via laboratory X-ray diffraction (XRD) and neutron diffraction (ND). The location dependence of the strain-free (d₀) lattice spacing in ND is evaluated using a grid array of coupons extracted from the far-edge of the investigated specimen. No compositional spatial variation is observed in the grid array. The calculated RS fields show considerable non-uniformity, significant stress gradients in the region from 0.6 to 2 mm below the surface, as well as subsurface maxima that cannot be accounted for via XRD. It is concluded that failure to determine such maxima would hamper a quantitative determination of RS fields by means of the stress balance method. KW - Laser powder bed fusion KW - Neutron and X-ray diffraction KW - Residual stress analysis KW - Strain-free lattice references KW - Stress balance PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-532707 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202100895 SN - 1615-7508 SN - 1527-2648 VL - 24 IS - 6 SP - 1 EP - 7 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-53270 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Becker, Amadeus A1 - Schröpfer, Dirk A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - Determination of residual stress evolution during repair welding of high-strength steel components JF - Forces in mechanics N2 - During the assembly of steel structures, unacceptable weld defects may be found. An economical solution is local thermal gouging of the affected areas and re-welding. Due to high shrinkage restraints of repair weld and sur- rounding structure, high global and local welding stresses superimpose, and may lead to cracking and component failure, especially in connection with the degraded microstructure and mechanical properties of high-strength steels during the repair process. Component-related investigations of high-strength steels (FOSTA P1311/ IGF20162N) focus on welding residual stress evolution during local thermal gouging and rewelding. In this study, repair welding of S500MLO (EN 10225) is carried out using in-situ digital image correlation (DIC) and ex- situ X-ray diffraction (XRD) to analyse strains and stresses. Self-restrained slit specimen geometries were identified representing defined rigidity conditions of repair welds of real components, which were quantified using the restraint intensity concept. The specimens were rewelded with constant welding heat control and parameters. Weld specimens exhibited significantly increased transverse residual stresses with higher transverse restraint intensities, in the weld metal, and in the heat affected zone. Transverse stresses along the weld seam decrease at the weld seam ends leading to different stress state during gouging and welding. XRD analysis of the longitudinal and transverse local residual stresses after cooling to RT showed a good comparability with global DIC analyses. KW - Repair-welding KW - High-strength steels KW - X-ray diffraction KW - Digital image correlation KW - Residual stresses PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-555672 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.finmec.2022.100073 SN - 2666-3597 VL - 6 SP - 1 EP - 6 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-55567 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Scharf-Wildenhain, R. A1 - Hälsig, A. A1 - Hensel, J. A1 - Wandtke, Karsten A1 - Schröpfer, Dirk A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - Influence of Heat Control on Properties and Residual Stresses of Additive-Welded High-Strength Steel Components JF - Metals N2 - This contributed to the knowledge regarding the safe avoidance of cold cracking. In addition to a thermophysical simulation using a dilatometer of different high-strength steels with subsequent tensile testing, reference WAAM specimens (open hollow cuboids) were welded while utilizing a high-strength filler metal (ultimate tensile strength > 790 MPa). The heat control was varied by means of the heat input and interlayer temperature such that the Dt8/5 cooling times corresponded to the recommended processing range (approx. 5 s to 20 s). For the heat input, significant effects were exhibited, in particular on the local residual stresses in the component. Welding with an excessive heat input or deposition rate may lead to low cooling rates, and hence to unfavorable microstructure and component properties, but at the same time, is intended to result in lower tensile residual stress levels. Such complex interactions must ultimately be clarified to provide users with easily applicable processing recommendations and standard specifications for an economical WAAM of high-strength steels. These investigations demonstrated a major influence of the heat input on both the cooling conditions and the residual stresses of components manufactured withWAAM using high-strength filler materials. A higher heat input led to longer cooling times (Dt8/5) and approx. 200 MPa lower residual stresses in the surface of the top layer. KW - WAAM KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Heat control KW - High-strength filler metals KW - Residual stress PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-553982 UR - https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/12/6/951 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/met12060951 VL - 12 IS - 6 SP - 951 PB - MDPI AN - OPUS4-55398 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 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - Stress Build-Up during Mulitlayer Welding with Novel Martensitic Filler Materials JF - HTM - journal of heat treatment and materials N2 - Neuartige sogenannte Low-Transformation-Temperature (LTT)- Schweißzusätze weisen eine chemische Zusammensetzung auf, welche die Martensitbildung zu vergleichsweise niedrigen Temperaturen verschiebt. Dies wirkt sich maßgeblich auf die nach dem Schweißen vorliegenden Eigenspannungen aus. Obwohl dazu zahlreiche Veröffentlichungen vorliegen, blieben die Wirkzusammenhänge zwischen Umwandlungstemperatur und Schweißeigenspannungen bislang ungeklärt. Aus diesem Grund wurde in der vorliegenden Arbeit ein Versuch in einer Großprüfanlage durchgeführt, um den Einfluss der Martensitumwandlung während des Mehrlagenschweißens zu analysieren. Die In-Prozess-Beobachtung der auftretenden Kräfte und Momente offenbarte, dass die Eigenspannungsreduktion vom jeweils umwandelnden Volumen abhängt. Die Analyse der Schweißeigenspannungen verdeutlichte, dass die angestrebte Eigenspannungsbeeinflussung durch den Zusatzwerkstoff stark von den Randbedingungen (d. h. Nahtaufbau, Blechdicke) abhängt und einer Bewertung im jeweiligen Anwendungsfall bedarf. N2 - 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. Innovative Low Transformation Temperature (LTT-) filler materials are specially designed for Controlling weld residual stresses by means of adjusted martensite formation already during welding. Numerous publications can be found on this issue, but they provide only little insight into the interaction between martensite formation and resulting welding residual stresses. Within this study a component weld test was performed in a special large-scale testing facility. In-situ load analysis revealed that the amount of stress reduction during deposition of the individual weld runs is dependent on the weld volume undergoing phase transformation related to the shrinking volume. The residual stresses found alter welding show that the desired residual stress control by using LTT alloys is sensitive to welding boundary conditions (i. e. weld geometry, plate thickness) and to be evaluated separately for varying weld scenarios. T2 - Spannungsentstehung während des Mehrlagenschweißens mit einem neuartigen martensitischen Schweißzusatz KW - Residual stresses KW - LTT filler material KW - Martensite KW - Phase transformation KW - Welding KW - Eigenspannungen KW - LTT-Zusatzwerkstoff KW - Martensit KW - Phasenumwandlung KW - Schweißen PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.3139/105.110210 SN - 2194-1831 SN - 1867-2493 VL - 69 IS - 2 SP - 80 EP - 88 PB - Hanser CY - München AN - OPUS4-30719 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gibmeier, J. A1 - Held, A. A1 - Altenkirch, J. A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Buslaps, T. T1 - Real time monitoring of phase transformation and strain evolution in LTT weld filler material using EDXRD JF - Journal of materials processing technology N2 - For a newly developed 10% Cr and 10% Ni low transformation temperature (LTT) weld filler material, the local phase transformation kinetics and the strain evolution during gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) under real welding conditions was studied. An experimental set-up and a measuring and evaluation strategy are presented to gain a real time insight into the welding process. The experiments were carried out at the beam line ID15@ESRF using a two detector EDXRD (energy dispersive X-ray diffraction) set-up and high energy synchrotron X-rays. The time-resolved diffraction analysis during welding was carried out locally throughout the weld in longitudinal as well as in transverse direction to the weld line to examine the interdependence of the strain state and the transformation kinetics. This comprehension is crucial for the optimization of the weld process, and thus for the tailoring of the resulting residual stress states, which is one of the main issues for the application of LTT alloys. Using the herein proposed approach EDXRD diffraction pattern can be monitored during real welding with a counting rate of 5 Hz. By means of the time resolved diffraction data the local transformation temperatures and times were determined and the local phasespecific strain evolutions are discussed with respect to the transformation rates and the time-delayed phase transformations. KW - In situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction KW - Low transformation temperature KW - Welding PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2014.06.008 SN - 0924-0136 SN - 1873-4774 VL - 214 IS - 11 SP - 2739 EP - 2747 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-30955 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bhatti, A.A. A1 - Barsoum, Z. A1 - Van der Mee, V. A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - Fatigue strength improvement of welded structures using new low transformation temperature filler materials JF - Procedia Engineering N2 - The results reported in this research study are part of a larger EU RFCS (Research Fund for Coal and Steel) project where the aim is to study the fatigue behavior of improved welds in high strength steels by utilizing different improvement techniques. In this particular study LTT (Low Transformation Temperature) weld filler material have been investigated and their possibility to improve the fatigue strength. The characteristic of these filler material is that they undergo phase transformation at temperature close to room temperature which will reduce the tensile residual stress in the weld and in some cases result in compressive residual stresses. Two different LTT alloy compositions have been developed, with different Ms (Martensite Start) temperatures in order to study the amount of tensile/compressive residual stresses produced by these wires. Welding residual stress measurements were carried out by X-ray diffraction technique. Plates with welded longitudinal attachments were fabricated in 700 MPa and 960 MPa steel grades using different LTT filler materials. These specimens were fatigue tested in constant and variable amplitude loading and the fatigue test results were compared with results from specimen welded with conventional weld filler material. KW - Residual stresses KW - LTT KW - Welded joints KW - Fatigue testing PY - 2013 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2013.12.074 SN - 1877-7058 VL - 66 SP - 192 EP - 201 PB - Elsevier Ltd. CY - Amsterdam [u.a.] AN - OPUS4-30609 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schaupp, Thomas A1 - Schröpfer, Dirk A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - Welding residual stress distribution of quenched and tempered and thermo-mechanically hot rolled high strength steels JF - Advanced materials research N2 - Beside quenched and tempered (QT) high strength steels advanced technologies in steel manufacturing provide steels produced by the thermo-mechanical controlled process (TMCP) with yield strength of 960 MPa. These steels differ in the carbon and micro-alloying element content. With variation of heat control TIG-welded dummy seams on both steel types were performed. Analyses concerning microstructure and residual stress evolution due to welding showed typical stress distributions according to common concepts. Yet, the TMCP-steel shows higher residual stresses than the QT-steel. KW - Mill Scale KW - Quenched KW - Residual Stress KW - Tempered High Strength Steel KW - Thermo-Mechanical Controlled Process KW - Welding PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.996.457 SN - 1022-6680 SN - 1662-8985 VL - 996 SP - 457 EP - 462 PB - Trans Tech Publ. CY - Zurich AN - OPUS4-31443 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schröpfer, Dirk A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Kromm, Arne T1 - Influence of heat control on welding stresses in multilayer-component welds of high-strength steel S960QL JF - Advanced materials research N2 - Today high-strength structural steels (yield strength ≥ 960 MPa) are increasingly applied. Therefore, weldments have to achieve equal strength. Yet, high residual stresses in those welds diminish the components safety. Especially high restraint intensities can lead to crack-critical stress-levels. A special 2-MN-test facility allowed online-measurements of global reaction forces under defined restraint conditions during welding and cooling of multilayer-component MAG-welds. Local residual stresses were measured via X-ray diffraction before and after relief of the restraint. Local and global stresses were highly affected by heat control. KW - High-Strength Steel KW - Reaction Stress KW - Welding KW - X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.996.475 SN - 1022-6680 SN - 1662-8985 VL - 996 SP - 475 EP - 480 PB - Trans Tech Publ. CY - Zurich AN - OPUS4-31444 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Dixneit, Jonny A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - Residual stress engineering by low transformation temperature alloys - state of the art and recent developments JF - Welding in the world N2 - Residual stress engineering in welding becomes more and more prominent as the use of tailored materials, e.g., high-strength steels, calls for maximum utilization of the material properties. As a consequence, residual stresses have to be considered as design criterion. Moreover, it may be utilized to improve the material's performance. Low transformation temperature alloys are a smart approach to control the residual stresses already during the welding process avoiding time-consuming postweld treatments. This paper gives an overview about the progress made in research in this topic with special focus on residual stresses. Basics as well as important developments will be addressed. KW - Residual stresses KW - Martensite KW - Low temperature KW - Transformation PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-014-0155-6 SN - 0043-2288 SN - 1878-6669 VL - 58 IS - 5 SP - 729 EP - 741 PB - Springer CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-31446 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kromm, Arne T1 - Evaluation of weld filler alloying concepts for residual stress engineering by means of neutron and X-ray diffraction JF - Advanced materials research N2 - Novel Low Transformation Temperature (LTT-) filler materials are specially designed for controlling residual stresses by means of adjusted martensite formation already during welding. Different alloying concepts compete for maximum stress reduction. Two newly developed LTT-alloys were evaluated concerning their potential for residual stress control. For this purpose residual stresses were determined in the surface and also in sub-surface areas of welded joints using X-ray diffraction and Neutron diffraction taking into account local variations of the unstrained lattice parameter. KW - LTT KW - Martensite KW - Weld Filler Materials PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.996.469 SN - 1022-6680 SN - 1662-8985 VL - 996 SP - 469 EP - 474 PB - Trans Tech Publ. CY - Zürich AN - OPUS4-31447 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - In-situ observation of stress accumulation during sub-merged arc welding JF - Advanced materials research N2 - Results obtained from laboratory tests mostly need to be verified under fabrication conditions in order to incorporate design specifics (joint configuration and restraint), which effect the residual stress state considerably. For this purpose, multi-pass sub merged arc welding was performed in a special large-scale testing facility. The impact of varying interpass temperatures could be proven in-situ by means of a pronounced stress accumulation during welding and subsequent heat treatment accompanied by stress determination using X-ray diffraction. KW - Heat Control KW - Sub-Merged Arc Welding KW - X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.996.417 SN - 1022-6680 SN - 1662-8985 VL - 996 SP - 417 EP - 423 PB - Trans Tech Publ. CY - Zurich AN - OPUS4-31448 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Rethmeier, Michael A1 - Gibmeier, J. A1 - Genzel, C. T1 - Residual stresses and in-situ measurement of phase transformation in low transformation temperature (LTT) welding materials JF - Advances in x-ray analysis PY - 2009 SN - 1097-0002 SN - 0069-8490 SN - 0376-0308 VL - 52 SP - 755 EP - 762 CY - Newtown Square, Pa., USA AN - OPUS4-19817 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - Characterizing phase transformations of different LTT alloys and their effect on residual stresses and cold cracking JF - Welding in the world N2 - Novel martensitic filler materials with specially adjusted martensite start temperatures (Ms) can counteract the cooling specific shrinkage due to expansion effects of the weld metal associated with phase transformations. That can be exploited to create compressive residual stresses in the weld and adjacent areas, i.e. beneficial for increasing fatigue strength. The Ms-temperature is shifted via the chemical composition, mainly by the alloying elements nickel and chromium, resulting as well in different retained austenite contents. Investigations were made using different Low Transformation Temperature (LTT) alloys with varying nickel content. The resulting phase transformation temperatures were — for the first time — detected using high energy synchrotron diffraction and Single Sensor Differential Thermal Analysis (SS-DTA). Compared to angle dispersive diffraction, energy dispersive diffraction offers the possibility to measure residual stresses of the martensite and austenite phase parallel fast in one experiment up to depths of 100 μm. The residual stresses show significant distributions dependent on the Ms-temperature. The effect on the cold cracking behaviour of these alloys was investigated using the Tekken test. Results show that cold cracking can be avoided when appropriate contents of retained austenite are existent. KW - Austenite KW - Cold cracking KW - Martensite KW - Low KW - Temperature KW - Transformation PY - 2011 SN - 0043-2288 SN - 1878-6669 VL - 55 IS - 03/04 SP - 48 EP - 56 PB - Springer CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-23402 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heinze, Christoph A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Schwenk, Christopher A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Welding residual stresses depending on solid-state transformation behaviour studied by numerical and experimental methods JF - Materials science forum N2 - The development of high-strength structural steels with yield strengths up to 1000 MPa results in the requirement of suitable filler materials for welding. Recently designed low transformation temperature (LTT) alloys offer appropriate strength. The martensitic phase transformation during welding induces compressive residual stress in the weld zone. Therefore, the mechanical properties of welded joints can be improved. The present paper illustrates numerical simulation of the residual stresses in LTT-welds taking into account the effect of varying Ms/Mf-temperatures, and therefore different retained austenite contents, on the residual stresses. Residual stress distributions measured by synchrotron diffraction are taken as evaluation basis. A numerical model for the simulation of transformation affected welds is established and can be used for identification of appropriate Ms-temperatures considering the content of retained austenite. KW - Welding simulation KW - Residual stress KW - Low transformation temperature filler material KW - Martensitic transformation KW - Retained austenite PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.681.85 SN - 0255-5476 VL - 681 SP - 85 EP - 90 PB - Trans Tech Publications CY - Aedermannsdorf, Switzerland AN - OPUS4-23357 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Altenkirch, J. A1 - Gibmeier, J. T1 - Residual stresses in multilayer welds with different martensitic transformation temperatures analyzed by high-energy synchrotron diffraction JF - Materials science forum N2 - Low Transformation Temperature (LTT) alloys were developed in order to control the residual stress development by the martensitic phase transformation already during cooling of the weld metal. The positive effect of such LTT alloys on the mitigation of detrimental tensile residual stresses during welding has already been confirmed on the basis of individual laboratory tests. Within the current project it was experimentally investigated whether the phase transformation mechanisms are effective under increased restraint due to multi-pass welding of thicker specimens. The local residual stress depth distribution was analyzed non-destructively for V-type welds processed by arc welding using energy dispersive synchrotron X-ray diffraction (EDXRD). The use of high energy (20 keV to 150 keV) EDXRD allowed for the evaluation of diffraction spectra containing information of all contributing phases. As the investigated LTT alloy contains retained austenite after welding, this phase was also considered for stress analysis. The results show in particular how the constraining effect of increased thickness of the welded plates and additional deposited weld metal influences the level of the residual stresses in near weld surface areas. While the longitudinal residual stresses were reduced in general, in the transition zone from the weld to the heat-affected zone (HAZ) compressive residual stresses were found. KW - Low Transformation Temperature KW - Phase Transformation KW - Residual Stress KW - Synchrotron Diffraction PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.681.37 SN - 0255-5476 VL - 681 SP - 37 EP - 42 PB - Trans Tech Publications CY - Aedermannsdorf, Switzerland AN - OPUS4-23470 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Kromm, Arne T1 - Formation of welding residual stresses in low transformation temperature (LTT) materials JF - Soldagem & Inspecao N2 - For the safety and cost efficiency of welded high-strength steel structures, precise knowledge of the level and distribution of welding- and cooling-specific stresses and residual stresses is essential, since they exert a decisive influence on strength, crack resistance, and finally on the bearable service load. This paper presents innovative filler materials, of which the phase transformation temperature was deliberately adjusted via the chemical composition. The transformation behaviour of these martensitic Low Transformation Temperature (LTT-) filler materials shows direct effects on the local residual stresses in the weld and the HAZ. These effects can purposefully be exploited to counteract the thermally induced shrinkage of the material and to produce significant compressive residual stresses in the weld. Comparative welding experiments were carried out on 690 MPa high-strength base materials using various LTT-filler materials. High energy synchrotron radiation was used for residual stress measurement. Particularly the use of high energy synchrotron radiation makes it possible to detect the residual stress condition fast without destruction of material. Thereby, residual stress depth gradients can be determined simultaneously without removing material. In steel, gradients of up to 150 µm can be resolved in such a way. Furthermore, the application of high energy radiation permits determination of residual stresses of any available residual austenite contents. Results show significant dependence of transformation temperatures on the resulting residual stress level and distribution. KW - Phase specific residual stresses KW - Phase transformation KW - Low transformation temperature filler wire KW - Energy dispersive diffraction KW - High strength steel PY - 2009 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-205909 DO - https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-92242009000100009 SN - 0104-9224 SN - 1980-6973 VL - 14 IS - 1 SP - 74 EP - 81 PB - Associação Brasileira de Soldagem, ABS CY - Rio de Janeiro AN - OPUS4-20590 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - In-situ-phase analysis using synchrotron radiation of low transformation temperature (LTT) welding material JF - Soldagem & Inspecao N2 - Cold cracking resistance is a relevant evaluation criterion for welded joints and affected by residual stresses which result from the welding procedure. Compressive residual stresses can thereby have a positive influence on preventing cracking. A unique possibility of generating compressive residual stresses already during the welding procedure is offered by the so-called Low Transformation Temperature (LTT) filler wires. Compared to conventional wires, these materials show decreased phase transformation temperatures which can work against the cooling-specific contraction. In consequence, distinct compressive residual stresses can be observed within the weld and adjacent areas. The strength of these fillers makes them potentially applicable to high-strength steel welding. Investigations were carried out to determine the phase transformation behaviour of different LTT-filler materials. Transformation temperatures were identified using Single Sensor Differential Thermal Analysis (SS-DTA). Additionally Synchrotron radiation was used to measure the transformation kinetics of all involved crystalline phases during heating and cooling of a simulated weld thermal cycle. KW - In-situ phase analysis KW - Energy dispersive diffraction KW - Phase transformation KW - Low Transformation Temperature filler wire PY - 2009 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-205922 DO - https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-92242009000100010 SN - 0104-9224 SN - 1980-6973 VL - 14 IS - 1 SP - 82 EP - 88 PB - Associação Brasileira de Soldagem, ABS CY - Rio de Janeiro AN - OPUS4-20592 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Brauser, Stephan A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - In-situ synchrotron diffraction and digital image correlation technique for characterizations of retained austenite stability in low-alloyed transformation induced plasticity steel JF - Scripta materialia N2 - Direct measurement and quantification of phase transformation in a low-alloyed transformation induced plasticity steels depending on the tensile load as well as determination of the real true stress and true strain values were carried out in-situ using high energy synchrotron radiation. Digital image correlation technique was used to quantify more precisely the true strain values. The aim of the work was to obtain a better understanding of the phase transformation of commercial low-alloyed transformation induced plasticity steel depending on the true strain and true stress values. KW - Transformation induced plasticity KW - In-situ synchrotron diffraction KW - Austenite stability KW - Digital image correlation PY - 2010 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2010.08.007 SN - 1359-6462 SN - 1872-8456 VL - 63 IS - 12 SP - 1149 EP - 1152 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-22164 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Lausch, Thomas A1 - Kromm, Arne T1 - Effects of heat control on the stress build-up during high-strength steel welding under defined restraint conditions JF - Welding in the world N2 - Realization and safe operation of modern welded structures are progressively requiring for base and filler materials to cope with continually increasing loads, Analyses with a view to crack prevention therefore need to accommodate particularly the structural design (restraint intensity) and the thermomechanical effects in terms of stresses introduced during welding, Against this background, multi-run welding experiments were carried out in an IRC - (Instrumented Restraint Cracking) Test under defined restraint intensity in order to examine the influence of heat control (preheating and interpass temperatures) on the weldinq-specific forces and stresses, The experiments revealed significant rises in the reaction force and stress after welding with increasing preheating and interpass temperature, Furthermore, various concepts for calculating the preheating temperature are discussed, It is demonstrated that the hitherto existing concepts for high-strength finegrained structural steels can lead to divergent results. KW - Cracking KW - Heat KW - High strength steels KW - Restraint KW - Stress KW - Testing PY - 2011 SN - 0043-2288 SN - 1878-6669 VL - 55 IS - 07/08 SP - 58 EP - 65 PB - Springer CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-24294 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 - JOUR A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Van der Mee, V. A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Kalfsbeek, B. T1 - Properties and weldability of modified low transformation termperature filler wires JF - Welding in the world N2 - Low transformation temperature (LTT) alloys allow to control residual stresses already during the welding process. Especially high-strength structural steel applications may benefit from the LTT effect as they are sensitive to residual stresses due to a limited ductility. Within this study, two modified LTT alloys were tested concerning their weldability under varying conditions. Beside the transformation behavior, basic material properties were determined from all weld metal. Hot cracking as well as cold cracking susceptibility was evaluated using specific tests. The materials' capability for residual stress control was characterized by online measurements of the occurring loads during double-sided multipass fillet welding in a special test facility. Varying heat control parameters were found to affect the stress buildup significantly. In the specific case, the results revealed that higher working temperatures may favor lower stress buildup despite the higher overall heat input. Local residual stress measurements using X-ray diffraction support this finding. KW - Weldability KW - Filler materials KW - Wire KW - Temperature KW - Transformation PY - 2015 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-014-0215-y SN - 0043-2288 SN - 1878-6669 VL - 59 IS - 3 SP - 413 EP - 425 PB - Springer CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-33066 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schröpfer, Dirk A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - Improving welding stresses by filler metal and heat control selection in component-related butt joints of high-strength steel JF - Welding in the world N2 - The application of high-strength fine-grained structural steels with yield strengths greater than or equal to 690 MPa expands because of present light weight design trends. The requirements regarding the welded components safety increased due to high loading capacity. This determines a sustainable and economic application as well. However, high welding residual stresses could diminish the components safety, especially due to high restraint conditions in component or repair welds. Therefore, this work is concerned with global and local welding stresses, especially crack-critical welding stresses in the HAZ and while root welding due to the restraint conditions. Restraint intensities of real components were analysed and realised with two different weld tests, alongside two different plate dimensions and steel grades. A comparison of the test results showed several significant effects for heat control and restraint intensity regarding restraint forces and local welding stresses. Among these effects, substantial influences were found for the filler metal selection with partially altered results for root and filler beads. Local stresses of weld seam and HAZ were affected differently. KW - Residual stresses KW - MAG welding KW - Restraint KW - High-strength steels KW - Process parameters PY - 2015 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-014-0219-7 SN - 0043-2288 SN - 1878-6669 VL - 59 IS - 3 SP - 455 EP - 464 PB - Springer CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-32546 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Kromm, Arne T1 - Characterising phase transformations of different LTT alloys and their effect on residual stresses and cold cracking JF - Welding in the World N2 - Novel martensitic filler materials with specially adjusted martensite start temperatures (Ms) can counteract the cooling specific shrinkage due to expansion effects of the weld metal associated with phase transformations. That can be exploited to create compressive residual stresses in the weld and adjacent areas, i.e. beneficial for increasing fatigue strength. The Ms temperature is shifted via the chemical composition, mainly by the alloying elements nickel and chromium, resulting as well in different retained austenite contents. Investigations were made using different Low Transformation Temperature (LTT) alloys with varying nickel content. The resulting phase transformation temperatures were – for the first time – detected using high energy synchrotron diffraction and Single Sensor Differential Thermal Analysis (SS-DTA). Compared to angle dispersive diffraction, energy dispersive diffraction offers the possibility to measure residual stresses of the martensite and austenite phase parallel fast in one experiment up to depths of 100 µm. The residual stresses show significant distributions dependent on Ms temperature. The effect on the cold cracking behaviour of these alloys was investigated using the Tekken test. Results show that cold cracking can be avoided when appropriate contents of retained austenite are existent. KW - Austenite KW - Cold cracking KW - Martensite KW - Low themperature KW - Transformation PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03321286 SN - 0043-2288 VL - 55 IS - 3 SP - 48 EP - 56 PB - International Institute of Welding CY - France AN - OPUS4-38978 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schröpfer, Dirk A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - Engineering approach to assess residual stresses in welded components JF - Welding in the World N2 - Present trends to lightweight design lead to an expanding relevance of high-strength fine-grained structural steels especially in mobile crane constructions. With growing material strength, the challenge for welding fabrication increases, since high loading capacities and safety requirements have to be accomplished. The utilisation of the high strength potential often requires complex constructions associated with high restraint conditions while welding. Increased residual stresses may occur due to superimposing reaction and restraint stresses, which have to be quantified and evaluated to ensure the safety and integrity of high-strength steel constructions. Particularly, the scope of residual stresses has to be taken into account for different effects in the HAZ, notches, weld and base metal. Commonly, conservative assumptions of residual stresses lead to distinct underestimations of the load bearing capacity particularly for welded high-strength steel constructions. This study concludes results of recent works of the researchers regarding the complex interaction among heat control, material and restraint intensity on the residual stress state in welded components. These analyses are extended by further experiments. Based on the obtained major effects, an approach for a welding residual stress assessment regarding component design according to prevailing standards for crane construction, an important application for high-strength steels, is presented. KW - Process parameters KW - Residual stresses KW - MAG welding KW - Restraint KW - High-strength steels PY - 2017 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-016-0394-9 SN - 0043-2288 SN - 1878-6669 VL - 91 IS - 1 SP - 91 EP - 106 PB - Springer CY - Berlin, Heidelberg AN - OPUS4-39044 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Launert, B. A1 - Rhode, Michael A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Pasternak, H. A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - Measurement and numerical modeling of residual stresses in welded HSLA component-like I-girders JF - Welding in the World N2 - The present contribution shows the residual stress results obtained from experiments with the sectioning method in comparison to global(structural) welding simulation models on component-like (i.e., large scale) I-girders made of structural steel grades S355 and S690QL. Plates were welded by conventional gas metal arc welding using two different heat inputs. In addition, the base material was assumed to be stress-free. Based on these results, conclusions and recommendations for the design of welded I-girders are drawn. T2 - IIW - Annual Assembly 2016 CY - Melbourne, Australia DA - 10.07.2016 KW - Residual Stresses KW - Microalloyed Steels KW - Girders KW - MAG Welding KW - Numerical Simulation PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-016-0413-x SN - 1878-6669 SN - 0043-2288 VL - 61 IS - 2 SP - 223 EP - 229 PB - Springer CY - Berlin, Heidelberg AN - OPUS4-38919 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schröpfer, Dirk A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - Load analyses of welded high-strength steel structures using image correlation and diffraction techniques JF - Welding in the World N2 - In an increasing number of modern steel applications, high-strength structural steel grades are demanded to meet specifications regarding a high load-bearing capacity and a low operating weight. Lightweight design rules enhance the safety requirements, especially for welded joints. Besides a higher cracking risk for high-strength steel welds, the formation of tensile residual stresses might lead to fracture due to overloading or premature failure if not adequately considered. In this study, a stress-strain analysis was conducted at component-related structures from S960QL using digital image correlation while preheating, welding and cooling adjacent to the weld seam. X-ray diffraction analysis of the local residual stresses in the weld seam showed a good comparability with global analyses using either a DIC system or a special testing facility, which allowed in situ measurements of welding loads. By analysing two different seam geometries, it could be shown that lower multi-axial stresses arise if a narrower weld groove is used. Comparative analyses revealed a direct correlation of the local residual stresses in the weld with transverse shrinkage restraint, whereas the residual stress level in the HAZ is significantly affected by the bending restraint of the weld construction and the occurring bending stresses, respectively. KW - Process parameters KW - Residual stresses KW - Restraint KW - GMAwelding KW - High-strength steels PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-018-0566-x SN - 0043-2288 SN - 1878-6669 VL - 62 IS - 3 SP - 459 EP - 469 PB - Springer CY - Berlin, Heidelberg AN - OPUS4-44270 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Falkenreck, Thora E. A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Böllinghaus, Thomas T1 - Investigation of physically simulated weld HAZ and CCT diagram of HSLA armour steel JF - Welding in the World N2 - The phase transformation under various cooling rates and in different HAZ regions for high-strength armour steel was analysed by dilatometry. To develop a continuous cooling transformation (CCT) diagram, the samples were heated up to a peak temperature of 1250 °C to achieve a coarse-grained microstructure and then cooled down with a cooling time t 8/5 varying from 3 to 240 s. Analysis of dilatation curves revealed the austenite decomposition process, during which transformation temperatures were determined. The results showed martensitic transformations for all welding-relevant cooling times. Furthermore, to analyse different heat-affected subzones of the weld, the peak temperature was varied between 550 and 1250 °C at a constant cooling time t 8/5 of 6 s. The simulated coarse-grained heat-affected zone (CGHAZ) and fine-grained-heat affected zone (FGHAZ) showed only martensitic transformations with transformation temperatures below 400 °C. The steel exhibited an inhomogeneous hardness with hardening in the CGHAZ and FGHAZ and softening in the intercritical and subcritical HAZ. The physically simulated microstructure was validated by a real hybrid laser-arc weld microstructure. KW - Dilatometry KW - High-strength steels KW - CCT diagrams KW - Heat-affected zone PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-017-0511-4 SN - 0043-2288 SN - 1878-6669 VL - 62 IS - 1 SP - 47 EP - 54 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-44716 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mishurova, Tatiana A1 - Cabeza, Sandra A1 - Thiede, Tobias A1 - Nadammal, Naresh A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Klaus, Manuela A1 - Genzel, Christoph A1 - Haberland, Christoph A1 - Bruno, Giovanni T1 - The influence of the support structure on residual stress and distortion in SLM Inconel 718 parts JF - Metallurgical and materials transactions A N2 - The effect of support structure and of removal from the base plate on the residual stress state in selective laser melted IN718 parts was studied by means of synchrotron X-ray diffraction. The residual stresses in subsurface region of two elongated prisms in as-built condition and after removal from the base plate were determined. One sample was directly built on a base plate and another one on a support structure. Also, the distortion on the top surface due to stress release was measured by contact profilometry. High tensile residual stress values were found, with pronounced stress gradient along the hatching direction. In the sample on support, stress redistribution took place after removal from the base plate, as opposed to simple stress relaxation for the sample without support. The sample on support structure showed larger distortion compared to sample without support. We conclude that the use of a support decreases stress values but stress-relieving heat treatments are still needed. KW - Additive manufacturing KW - SLM KW - Residual stress KW - Synchrotron X-ray diffraction KW - IN718 PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-018-4653-9 SN - 1073-5623 VL - 49A IS - 7 SP - 3038 EP - 3046 PB - Springer Sciences & Business Media CY - New York, NY AN - OPUS4-45100 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hensel, J. A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Nitschke-Pagel, T. A1 - Dixneit, Jonny A1 - Dilger, K. T1 - Capability of martensitic low transformation temperature welding consumables for increasing the fatigue strength of high strength steel joints JF - Materials Testing N2 - The use of low transformation temperature (LTT) filler materials represents a smart approach for increasing the fatigue strength of welded high strength steel structures apart from the usual procedures of post weld treatment. The main mechanism is based on the effect of the low start temperature of martensite formation on the stress already present during welding. Thus, compressive residual stress formed due to constrained volume expansion in connection with phase transformation become highly effective. Furthermore, the weld metal has a high hardness that can delay the formation of fatigue cracks but also leads to low toughness. Fundamental investigations on the weldability of an LTT filler material are presented in this work, including the characterization of the weld microstructure, its hardness, phase transformation temperature and mechanical properties. Special attention was applied to avoid imperfections in order to ensure a high weld quality for subsequent fatigue testing. Fatigue tests were conducted on the welded joints of the base materials S355J2 and S960QL using conventional filler materials as a comparison to the LTT filler. Butt joints were used with a variation in the weld type (DY-weld and V-weld). In addition, a component-like specimen (longitudinal stiffener) was investigated where the LTT filler material was applied as an additional layer. The joints were characterized with respect to residual stress, its stability during cyclic loading and microstructure. The results show that the application of LTT consumables leads to a significant increase in fatigue strength when basic design guidelines are followed. This enables a benefit from the lightweight design potential of high-strength steel grades. KW - Low transformation temperature KW - Welding KW - Fatigue strength KW - Residual stress PY - 2020 DO - https://doi.org/10.3139/120.111562 VL - 62 IS - 9 SP - 891 EP - 899 PB - Carl Hanser Verlag AN - OPUS4-51180 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Vollert, F. A1 - Thomas, Maximilian A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Gibmeier, J. T1 - Solidification Cracking Assessment of LTT Filler Materials by Means of Varestraint Testing and μCT JF - Materials N2 - Investigations of the weldability of metals often deal with hot cracking, as one of the most dreaded imperfections during weld fabrication. The hot cracking investigations presented in this paper were carried out as part of a study on the development of low transformation temperature (LTT) weld filler materials. These alloys allow to mitigate tensile residual stresses that usually arise during welding using conventional weld filler materials. By this means, higher fatigue strength and higher lifetimes of the weld can be achieved. However, LTT weld filler materials are for example, high-alloyed Cr/Ni steels that are susceptible to the formation of hot cracks. To assess hot cracking, we applied the standardized modified varestraint transvarestraint hot cracking test (MVT), which is well appropriate to evaluate different base or filler materials with regard to their hot cracking susceptibility. In order to consider the complete material volume for the assessment of hot cracking, we additionally applied microfocus X-ray computer tomography (μCT). It is shown that by a suitable selection of welding and MVT parameter the analysis of the complete 3D hot crack network can provide additional information with regard to the hot cracking model following Prokhorov. It is now possible to determine easy accessible substitute values (e.g., maximum crack depth) for the extent of the Brittleness Temperature Range (BTR) and the minimum critical strain Pmin. KW - LTT weld filler materials KW - μCT-analysis KW - Hot cracking KW - Varestraint test PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-509126 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13122726 VL - 13 IS - 12 SP - 2726 PB - MDPI AN - OPUS4-50912 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schasse, R. A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Mente, Tobias T1 - Residual stresses in repair welds of high-strength low-alloy steels JF - Welding in the world N2 - Residual stresses are often the cause for cracks in weld constructions. That is why the residual stress level, induced by manufacturing process, plays a crucial role. The present study aims on the effect of multiple repair weld procedures on a high-strength structural steel S690QL. The widespread technology of carbon arc-air gouging was applied. The weld zone and the heat-affected zone (HAZ) were subjected to multiple thermal cycles by gouging and subsequent repair welding. The investigations were focused on the change of the residuals stresses, the impact on the microstructure and the changes for the mechanical properties of the repair welded joint. The residual stresses were determined by X-ray diffraction. The results have shown a significant dependence for the residual stress levels from the repair cycle. In addition, distinctive changes in microstructures and hence mechanical properties occurred. The fusion line of the repair weld and the adjacent HAZ are the most critical areas. This is where the loss of ductility is most pronounced. KW - Residual stresses KW - High-strength steels KW - Brittle fracture PY - 2015 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-015-0257-9 SN - 0043-2288 SN - 1878-6669 VL - 59 IS - 6 SP - 757 EP - 765 PB - Springer CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-34974 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -