TY - CONF A1 - Rhode, Michael A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Schaupp, Thomas A1 - Yahyaoui, Hamza T1 - Influence of heat control on hydrogen distribution in high-strength multi-layer welds with narrow groove N2 - High-strength low-alloyed (HSLA) steels with yield strength ≥ 690 MPa are gaining popularity in civil engineering and construction of heavy vehicles. With increasing yield strength, the susceptibility for degradation of the mechanical properties in presence of diffusible hydrogen, i.e. hydrogen-assisted cracking (HAC) generally increases. HAC is a result of the critical interaction of local microstructure, mechanical load and hydrogen concentration. In existing standards for welding of HSLA steels, recommendations (preheating, interpass temperature and hydrogen removal heat treatment) are given to limit the amount of introduced hydrogen during welding. The recommendations are based on investigations with conventional arc welding processes. In the past decade, modern weld technologies were developed to enable welding of narrower weld seams with V-grooves of 30°, e.g. the modified spray arc process. In that connection, a reduced number of weld runs and weld volume are important technical and, hence, economic benefits. In the present study, the hydrogen distribution in S960QL multi-layer welds with thickness of 20 mm was analyzed depending on heat control. The influence of different weld seam opening angles (grooves), heat input, interpass temperature and hydrogen removal procedures was investigated. The results show that weldments with narrow groove contained increased diffusible hydrogen amount. Reasons had been longer diffusion path and higher wire feeding rate compared to conventional welds with wider 60° Vgroove. Hydrogen concentration has been reduced by decreasing both the heat input and interpass temperature. Hydrogen free weldments were achieved via hydrogen removal heat treating at 250 °C for 5 h subsequently after welding. Regarding the strength of the investigated steel, it is recommended to conduct a heat treatment after welding. For the first time, hydrogen concentration gradients were experimentally determined across the weld seam thickness in HSLA multi-layer welds. T2 - Intermediate Meeting of IIW Commission II-A CY - Genoa, Italy DA - 05.03.2018 KW - Hydrogen assisted cracking KW - Welding KW - Heat control KW - High-strength steel PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-44426 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rhode, Michael A1 - Mente, Tobias A1 - Münster, C. A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - Specimen temperature during CGHE and influence on hydrogen determination N2 - Hydrogen determination in weld seams is standardized in ISO 3690. In accordance to this standard, a defined time for hydrogen collection has to be anticipated for different extraction temperatures. In other words, the temperature is the most important value that has to be monitored in addition to the aimed hydrogen determination. The specimen geometry has influence on the real sample temperature during CGHE vs. the adjusted furnace temperature. This presentation gives a short summary on possible influences on the "correct" hydrogen determination temperature during carrier gas hot extraction (CGHE) using infrared radiation driven furnace. The main findings are: (1) specimen surface is important in terms of polished or oxidized condition, (2) specimen geometry is important for fast heating, (3) PID-values of control software are a considerable influence to accelerate the heating process depite thick specimens and (4) independent sample temperature determination before CGHE is strongly recommended. T2 - Intermediate Meeting of IIW Subcommission II-E CY - Genoa, Italy DA - 05.03.2018 KW - Hydrogen KW - Welding KW - Carrier gas hot extraction KW - Temperature KW - Measurement PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-44427 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rhode, Michael A1 - Schaupp, Thomas A1 - Muenster, C. A1 - Mente, Tobias A1 - Boellinghaus, Thomas A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - "On how to influence your results" - A review on carrier gas hot extraction parameters for hydrogen determination in welded specimens N2 - Carrier gas hot extraction (CGHE) is a commonly applied technique for determination of hydrogen in welded joints using a thermal conductivity device (TCD) for quantitative measurement. The CGHE is based on the accelerated hydrogen effusion due to thermal activation at elevated temperatures. The ISO 3690 standard suggests different specimen geometries as well as necessary minimum extraction time vs. temperature. They have the biggest influence on precise hydrogen determination. The present study summarizes the results and experience of numerous test runs with different specimen temperatures, geometries and factors that additionally influence hydrogen determination. They are namely: specimen surface (polished/as-welded), limited TCD sensitivity vs. specimen volume, temperature measurement vs. effects of PID-furnace controller as well as errors due to insufficient data assessment. Summarized, the temperature is the driving force of the CGHE. Two different methods are suggested to increase the heating rate up the reach the desired extraction temperature without changing the experimental equipment. Suggestions are made to improve the reliability of hydrogen determination depended on the hydrogen signal stability during extraction accompanied by evaluation of the recorded data. Generally, independent temperature measurement with calibration specimens is useful for further data analysis, especially if this data is used for calculation of trapping kinetics by thermal desorption analysis (TDA). T2 - IIW Annual Assembly and International Conference 2018, Meeting of Commission II-E CY - Nusa Dua, Bali Island, Indonesia DA - 15.07.2018 KW - Carrier gas hot extraction (CGHE) KW - Welding KW - ISO 3690 KW - Hydrogen KW - Experimental design PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-45520 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rhode, Michael T1 - Hydrogen trapping in T24 steel weld joints – Microstructure influence vs. experimental design effect on activation energy for diffusion N2 - A common approach to describe hydrogen traps is by their activation energy that is necessary to release hydrogen from the trap. In the present study, Cr-Mo-V steel T24 (7CrMoVTiB10-10) base material and TIG weld metal were investigated. Electrochemically hydrogen charged specimens were analyzed by thermal desorption analysis (TDA) with different linear heating rates. The results show two different effects. At first, the microstructure effect on trapping is evident in terms of higher hydrogen concentrations in the weld metal and increased activation energy for hydrogen release. Secondly, it is necessary to monitor the real specimen temperature. A comparison between the adjusted heating rate and the real specimen temperature shows that the calculated activation energy varies by factor two. Thus, the trap character in case of the base material changes to irreversible at decreased temperature. Hence, the effect of the experimental procedure must be considered as well if evaluating TDA results. T2 - Forschungsseminar Fügetechnik des IWF, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität CY - Magdeburg, Germany DA - 25.04.2018 KW - Creep-resisting materials KW - Diffusion KW - Weld metal KW - Hydrogen embrittlement PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-44879 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rhode, Michael A1 - Boellinghaus, Thomas T1 - Hydrogen absorption and diffusion in T24 steel weld joints and effect on mechanical properties N2 - The present contribution summarizes results obtained from experiments with low-alloyed boiler steel grades T24 (CrMoV alloy), T22 (CrMo) and thermally simulated T24 HAZ microstructure and pure weld metal. The hydrogen absorption and diffusion behavior was investigated by permeation experiments and thermal desorption analysis (TDA). The results showed significant weld microstructure influence on diffusion by hydrogen trapping. Trapped hydrogen was determined in the T24 BM at temperatures up to 120 °C compared to 75 °C in the T22. In addition, the T24 HAZ showed decreased diffusion coefficients (at room temperature) of approximately one magnitude compared to the BM. For the mechanical properties, tensile tests were conducted with electrochemically hydrogen charged specimens and compared to results obtained from slow strain rate tests (SSRT) in high-temperature water up to 200 °C. The as-welded HAZ had remarkably increased susceptibility compared to the BM already at low hydrogen concentration of 1-2 ppm. The SSRT were conducted for free corrosion and acidic environment and confirmed this behavior at elevated temperatures for both HAZ microstructures of T24 and T22. Summarized, each weld microstructure has specific diffusion coefficients and shows different susceptibility to degradation of the mechanical properties, i.e. delayed hydrogen assisted cracking or stress corrosion cracking. T2 - NACE Italia - 2nd Conference & Expo 2018 CY - Genoa, Italy DA - 28.05.2018 KW - Hydrogen KW - Stress corrosion cracking KW - Welding KW - Creep-resistant steel KW - T24 / 7CrMoVTiB10-10 PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-45080 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rhode, Michael T1 - Strom ohne Ende? Herausforderungen für die Fügetechnik im Zuge der Energieerzeugung im 21. Jahrhundert N2 - Die Energiewirtschaft ist bereits jetzt in massivem Umbruch. Herausforderungen der Energiewende sind u.a. die Einbindung von regenerativen Energiequellen und deren Speicherung. Dieses stellt auch die Fügetechnik, als zentrale Produktionstechnologie für die Komponentenfertigung, vor neue Aufgaben. Der Vortrag gibt zu ausgewählten Themen einen kurzen Überblick. T2 - Vortragsreihe des DVS Bezirksverbandes Berlin CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 31.10.2018 KW - Fügetechnik KW - Energieerzeugung KW - Schweißen KW - Komponenten PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-46483 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -