TY - CONF A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael A1 - Bakir, Nasim T1 - Comparative study of hot cracking susceptibility for laser welded joints by means of a self- restraint and an externally loaded hot cracking tests N2 - Over the past decade, laser beam welding has significantly evolved and established itself as an efficient tool in the industry. Solidification cracking and the weldability of materials have been highly contentious issues for many years. Today, there are many self and externally loaded tests to investigate the hot cracking resistance of steels. The purpose of this paper is to compare the susceptibility of three stainless steel grades to hot cracking by using an externally loaded hot cracking test (CTW) and a self-restraint test in accordance with SEP-220-3. The repeatability and effectiveness of the results are discussed. The experimental results are widely dispersed, implying a low predictive value for the self-restraint test. On the other hand, the results from the externally loaded test exhibit excellent repeatability and provide a quantitative characterization of the susceptibility of steels to hot cracking. T2 - The 5th International Conference on Steels in Cars and Trucks CY - Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands DA - 19.06.2017 KW - Externally loaded test KW - Hot cracking test KW - SEP-1220-3 KW - CTW test KW - Self-restraint test PY - 2017 SP - 1 EP - 8 AN - OPUS4-41174 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bakir, Nasim A1 - Pavlov, V. A1 - Zavjalov, S. A1 - Volvenko, S. A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Novel metrology to determine the critical strain conditions required for solidification cracking during laser welding of thin sheets N2 - This paper represents the results for proposed optical flow method based on the Lucas-Kanade (LK) algorithm applied to two different problems. The following observations can be made: - The estimated strain and displacement for conducted tensile test are generally very close to those measured with conventional DIC-technique. - The LK technique allows measurement of strain or displacement without special selection of a region of interest. Using a novel optical measurement technique together with the optical flow algorithm, a twodimensional deformation analysis during welding was conducted. This technique is the first to provide a measurement of the full strain field locally in the immediate vicinity of the solidification front. Additionally, the described procedure of the optical measurement allows the real material-dependent values of critical strain characterizing the transition to hot cracking during laser welding processes to be determined. T2 - Beam Technologies and Laser Application CY - Sankt Petersburg, Russia KW - Hot cracking test KW - Local critical strain KW - Solidification cracking KW - Laser beam welding KW - Novel metrology PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-467226 DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1109/1/012047 SN - 1742-6596 VL - 1109 IS - 012047 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - IOP Publ. CY - Bristol AN - OPUS4-46722 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 ED - Wieland, H.-J. ED - Brockmann, S. T1 - Investigation of solidification cracking susceptibility in laser welded H400 austenitic stainless steel using digital image correlation technique N2 - One trend in today’s structural design for automobiles is towards application of stainless Steel in addition to traditional carbon Steel. This is mainly due to the advantages offered by stainless steel to the designer, i.e. its high corrosion resistance, heat resistance, strength and formability. Welding of austenitic stainless steel involves a high risk of solidification cracking due to low melting eutectics containing different kinds of impurities and to accumulated strain behind the weld pooi in the mushy zone. As a result, the quality of stainless steel welded joints will greatly be affected which may give cause for safety concerns. The intention of this study was to investigate the hot cracking sensitivity of laser welded fully austenitic stainless steels and to determine the critical local strain and strain rate from the formation of solidification cracks. C02-laser welding experiments were conducted using the steel X8CrMnNi19-6-3 (Nirosta H400). Solidification cracking susceptibility was examined with the help of the Controlled Tensile Weldability (CTW) Test developed by BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing in Berlin. The critical strain and strain rate of solidification cracking was measured at the surface of the workpiece directed to the laser beam in the close vicinity of the weld pool by using the Digital Image Correlation (DIC) technique and diode laser as the illuminating source. T2 - SCT2014 - 4th International conference on steels in cars and trucks CY - Braunschweig, Germany DA - 15.06.2014 KW - Hot cracking KW - Stainless steels KW - Critical strains KW - Strain rates KW - Hot cracking test KW - CTW test KW - Digital image correlation PY - 2014 SN - 978-3-514-00813-7 SP - 299 EP - 307 PB - Verl. Stahleisen GmbH CY - Düsseldorf AN - OPUS4-31166 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 - 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 - 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 - TY - CONF A1 - Bakir, Nasim T1 - Comparative study of hot cracking susceptibility for laser welded joints by means of a self- restraint and an externally loaded hot cracking tests N2 - The results were widely dispersed, implying a low predictive value for the self-restraint test The results of the externally loaded test demonstrate excellent repeatability and thus provide a quantitative characterization of the susceptibility of steels to hot cracking T2 - The 5th International Conference on Steels in Cars and Trucks CY - Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands DA - 19.06.2017 KW - Hot cracking test KW - SEP-1220-3 KW - CTW test KW - Self-restraint test KW - Externally loaded test PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-41243 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -