TY - CONF A1 - Bakir, Nasim A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael ED - Bakir, Nasim T1 - Numerical simulation of solidification crack formation during laser beam welding of austenitic stainless steels under external load N2 - Solidification cracking phenomena taking place under Controlled Tensile Weldability (CTW) test conditions have already been investigated both experimentally and numerically via FEA in order to get a better understanding of the mechanisms of hot crack formation during laser beam welding of austenitic steel grades. This paper develops a three dimensional finite element model employing the contact elements technique to simulate the formation and propagation of solidification cracks during laser full penetration welding of fully austenitic stainless steel 1.4376. During the experimental procedure the resulting strain and displacement directed to the laser beam in the Close vicinity of the weld pool was measured at the surface of the workpiece using a Digital Image Correlation (DIC) technique with an external diode laser as an illuminating source. Local strain fields, global loads and crack lengths predicted by the model are in good Agreement with those observed in experiments. T2 - The 3rd IIW South‐East European Welding Congress CY - Timisoara, Romania DA - 03.06.2015 KW - Solidification cracking KW - DIC technique KW - Laser beam welding KW - Contact element KW - FEA PY - 2015 SN - 978-606-554-955-5 SP - 1 EP - 6 CY - Timisoara, Romania AN - OPUS4-36519 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bakir, Nasim A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Investigation of solidification cracking susceptibility of laser welded joints of austenitic stainless steels N2 - Laser welding is a widely established manufacturing process in many industry sectors. Solidification cracking represents one of the most inadequately solved problems in welding and has major economic implications. The avoidance of hot crack forms for most fusion welding processes poses a key challenge for an important range of metallic construction materials and affects not only the manufacturers of welding equipment and material manufacturers, but also a large number of customers using welding technologies, as well as welding technical standardization and research. Solidification cracking susceptibility was examined with the help of the Controlled Tensile Weldability Test (CTW) developed by Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin. The test is based on the fact that hot crack formation depends on a critical strain that emerges within a critical temperature range, the so called brittle temperature range (BTR). Using this test and defined investigation programme a centreline solidification crack was generated. By controlling the applied strain during the laser beam welding process, it was possible to determine the critical strain and strain rate that led to solidification cracking formation. The hot cracking susceptibility of the tested stainless steels was qualified and quantified. The results demonstrate that the crack length increases with increasing applied strain. Furthermore, the strain rate has a significant influence on the formation of the solidification crack. T2 - 3rd International conference in Africa and Asia CY - Luxor, Egypt DA - 02.11.2015 KW - Laser beam welding KW - Hot cracking KW - Solidification cracking KW - Hot cracking test PY - 2015 SP - A-29, 1 EP - A-29, 9 AN - OPUS4-36522 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bakir, Nasim A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Investigation of hot crack susceptibility of laser welded joints of four austenitic steels N2 - Laser welding is a widely established manufacturing process in many industry sectors. Solidification cracking represents one of the most inadequately solved problems in welding and has major economic implications. The avoidance of hot crack is for most fusion welding processes a key challenge for an important range of metallic construction materials and affects not only the manufacturers of welding equipment and material manufacturers, but also a large number of customers using welding technologies, as well as welding standardization and research. In this study a new investigation programme has been developed to qualify the hot cracking susceptibility of a variety of austenitic stainless steels. The results show the possibility of using this technique to determinate the critical values that occur with initiation of solidification cracking during laser beam welding T2 - The METEC and 2nd European Steel Technology and Application Days CY - Düsseldorf, Germany DA - 15.06.2015 KW - Laser beam welding KW - Hot cracking KW - Solidification cracking KW - Hot cracking test PY - 2015 SP - 1 EP - 5 AN - OPUS4-36525 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bakir, Nasim A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Using the optical measuring techniques to investigate the hot cracking susceptibility laser welded joints N2 - The safety of components or constructions is of great importance in the manufacturing and processing of metallic materials. Solidification cracking as well as the weldability of materials remain still for many years a highly contentious issues, particularly with regard to the causes of the hot crack formation. Many of studies have been conducted to determine the critical condition of occurrence of the solidification cracking. In this study different digital image correlation measuring techniques in conjunction with laser diodes as the illuminating source have been employed to measure the arising strain field during the laser welding process at the surface of the workpiece directed to the laser beam in the close vicinity of the weld pool. The Controlled Tensile Weldability test (CTW) was used to apply an external tensile load during the laser beam welding in order to generate the solidification cracks. The results showed that by means of those techniques it is possible to measure the strain field without any disturbances from the intense welding light or the smoke. Additionally, the strain and the strain rate as a critical factor determining solidification crack formation can be measured and analyzed. T2 - LiM 2015 - Lasers in manufacturing conference 2015 CY - Munich, Germany DA - 22.06.2015 KW - Solidification cracking KW - Laser beam wlding KW - Optical measuring technique KW - Hot cracking test PY - 2015 SP - 1 EP - 7 AN - OPUS4-35100 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bakir, Nasim A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Experimental study and numerical simulation of hot crack formation for novel laser weldability test. N2 - Laser beam welding is a widely established manufacturing process in several industries. The solidification cracking seriously effecting the safety of welded joints could arise during the beam welding of stainless steels caused by high solidification rates. In this study the controlled tensile weldability test (CTW) was used to investigate the solidification cracking susceptibility the fully austenitic stainless steels CrMnNi (1.4376), CrNi (1.4301), CrNiMo (1.4404) and CrNiSi (1.4828) during laser beam welding. The test facility allows welding of specimens with simultaneous application of tensile load along or cross to the welding direction while the speed of tensile force application is either constant or increases linearly. The tensile force increment and/or the displacement are set by means of a CNC controller. Trials were conducted by varying the ultimate tensile strain and cross-head speed while keeping the welding parameters constant. By observing the crack-no crack behaviour and estimating the generated crack length for each trail using a new optimized experimental procedure the influence of the two important conditions (the strain and the strain rate) for the formation of solidification cracks can be investigated, the critical values of strain and strain rate that are responsible for solidification cracking formation have been determined. In the present study a three-dimensional FEM using the contact element technique was developed to simulate the solidification cracking during laser full penetration welding under external load conditions for the steel 1.4376 in order to get a better understanding of the mechanisms of hot crack initiation and the theoretical results were compared to the experimental ones. By comparing the resulting solidification crack with simulated crack, it is possible to determine the critical condition of solidification crack formation in the region where the strains and the strain rates cannot be measured due to the high temperature. The results show a good agreement between numerical calculation and experiment. It is proposed that the solidification cracking susceptibility may be predicted by FEM analysis by using the correct mechanical and thermo-physical constants of the materials. T2 - BEAM TECHNOLOGIES & LASER APPLICATION CY - St. Petersburg, Russia DA - 21.09.2015 KW - Solidification cracking KW - Hot cracking test KW - FEM KW - Laser beam welding PY - 2015 SN - 978-5-7422-5150-7 SP - 55 EP - 68 AN - OPUS4-36615 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -