TY - JOUR A1 - Schaupp, Thomas A1 - Ernst, W. A1 - Spindler, H. A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - Hydrogen-assisted cracking of GMA welded 960 MPa grade high-strength steels N2 - High-strength steels with yield strength of 960 MPa are susceptible to hydrogen-assisted cracking (HAC) during welding processing. In the present paper, the implant test is used to study HAC in a quenched and tempered steel S960QL and a high-strength steel produced by thermo-mechanical controlled process S960MC. Welding is performed using the gas metal arc welding process. Furthermore, diffusible hydrogen concentration (HD) in arc weld metal is determined. Based on the implant test results, lower critical stress (LCS) for complete fracture, critical implant stress for crack initiation, and embrittlement index (EI) are determined. At HD of 1.66 ml/100 g, LCS is 605 MPa and 817 MPa for S960QL and S960MC, respectively. EI is 0.30 and 0.46 for S960QL and S960MC, respectively. Fracture surfaces of S960QL show higher degradation with reduced deformation. Both, higher EI of S960MC and fractography show better resistance to HAC in the HAZ of S960MC compared to S960QL. KW - High-strength steel KW - Welding KW - Diffusible hydrogen KW - Hydrogen-assisted cracking KW - Heat-affected zone KW - Implant test PY - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-510307 SN - 0360-3199 VL - 45 IS - 38 SP - 20080 EP - 20093 PB - Elsevier Ltd CY - Amsterdam, NL AN - OPUS4-51030 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schaupp, Thomas A1 - Rhode, Michael A1 - Yahyaoui, Hamza A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas ED - Lippold, J. ED - Boellinghaus, Thomas ED - Norrish, J. ED - Scotti, A. T1 - Hydrogen-assisted cracking in GMA welding of high-strength structural steels using the modified spray arc process N2 - High-strength structural steels are used in machine, steel, and crane construction with yield strength up to 960 MPa. However, welding of these steels requires profound knowledge of three factors in terms of avoidance of hydrogen-assisted cracking (HAC): the interaction of microstructure, local stress/strain, and local hydrogen concentration. In addition to the three main factors, the used arc process is also important for the performance of the welded joint. In the past, the conventional transitional arc process (Conv. A) was mainly used for welding of high-strength steel grades. In the past decade, the so-called modified spray arc process (Mod. SA) has been increasingly used for welding production. This modified process enables reduced seam opening angles with increased deposition rates compared with the Conv. A. Economic benefits of using this arc type are a reduction of necessary weld beads and required filler material. In the present study, the susceptibility to HAC in the heat-affected zone (HAZ) of the high-strength structural steel S960QL was investigated with the externally loaded implant test. For that purpose, both Conv. A and Mod. SA were used with same heat input at different deposition rates. Both conducted test series showed same embrittlement index “EI” of 0.21 at diffusible hydrogen concentrations of 1.3 to 1.6 ml/100 g of arc weld metal. The fracture occurred in the HAZ or in the weld metal (WM). However, the test series withMod. SA showed a significant extension of the time to failure of several hours compared with tests carried out with Conv. A. KW - High-strength steel KW - GMA welding KW - Diffusible hydrogen KW - Implant test KW - Fractography PY - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-515330 SN - 1878-6669 SN - 0043-2288 VL - 64 IS - 12 SP - 1997 EP - 2009 PB - Springer CY - Berlin Heidelberg AN - OPUS4-51533 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -