TY - CONF A1 - Reichel, Levin T1 - Optimising repair welding: narrower groove design for modern welding processes on high-strength offshore steels N2 - The ongoing energy transition in Germany requires large offshore wind turbines with outputs over 10 MW and suitable deep-water subsea structures. Large towers made of high-strength steel with a yield strength of up to 500 MPa are needed to use the mate-rial more efficiently, enabling thinner wall sections without compromising structural integrity. This places high demands on manufacturers, especially regarding welding high-strength offshore steels. Weld defects detected through non-destructive testing (NDT) must be repaired by gouging and rewelding during fabrication. For thick plate joints, there is a notable lack of research, repair strategies, and guidance in standards and guidelines. Safe and cost-effective repairs are urgently necessary to support manufacturers, particularly SMEs. This study focuses on high-strength thick plate joints made of offshore grades with a yield strength of 355 to 460 MPa, repaired us-ing optimised narrow gouging grooves and controlled high-performance GMAW pro-cesses. Experimental analyses examine the complex interaction between the welding process, material properties, and design influences on the formation of weld-induced residual stresses in high-strength fine-grain structural steels. To ensure the safety and performance of components, it is essential to prevent repair welding-related material degradation and the development of crack-critical residual tensile stresses. In this investigation, gouging was carried out using milling to ensure reproducibility. The restraint intensity of the groove significantly increases with a shorter groove length and a thicker substrate. The relaxation caused by the gouging process was ana-lysed using X-ray diffraction (XRD) to examine the initial conditions for the subse-quent repair welding. The residual stresses induced by the repair welding were ana-lysed, and different groove configurations have been compared. With shorter groove lengths and wider opening angles, the residual stresses after the repair weld increase markedly for this analysed offshore steel. The lowest residual stresses can be achieved by increasing the groove length and reducing the opening angle for a repair weld with a modern, controlled welding process. Adapting the repair process and boundary conditions allows for the full utilisation of the material's potential. This makes a valuable contribution to the energy transition in Germany, especially for SMEs in the steel processing industry. T2 - Forschungsseminar OVGU-Magdeburg CY - Magdeburg, Germany DA - 10.12.2025 KW - Repair welding KW - Narrow groove KW - Controlled arc KW - Residual stress KW - High-strength offshore steel PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-65239 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Evans, Alexander T1 - Diffraction based residual stress analysis: challenges and opportunities in additive manufacturing N2 - This presentation overviews the challanges and opportunities of diffraction based residual stress analysis for additively manufactured metals. Through examples, the challanges and respective solutions are presented and the opportunities that the presented methods allow are described. T2 - Workshop on Advanced Manufacturing (WAM) 2025 CY - Grenoble, France DA - 03.06.2025 KW - Residual stress KW - Diffraction KW - AGIL KW - Laser powder bed fusion KW - MANUFACT PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64137 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Scharf-Wildenhain, R. T1 - Influence of build up height on residual stresses in additive repair and modification using DED Arc N2 - Directed Energy Deposition (DED)-Arc is suitable for the hybrid additive manufacturing, modification and repair of large metal components with high deposition rates. Residual stresses and distortion are of central importance when characterizing the manufactured components and the sensitive transition area between AM component and semi-finished product. Residual stresses caused by the thermal cycles during the manufacturing process can impair the mechanical properties of the manufactured parts and can lead component failure. Therefore, understanding and controlling residual stresses, especially when combining different base and filler materials, is critical to improving the quality and efficiency of the hybrid DED-Arc process. This article deals with the influence of the build-up height on the residual stress distribution of additively manufactured components with a selected base and filler material combination. Using a robot-assisted DEDsystem and a controlled short arc, systematic step cancellation tests were carried out at a selected working temperature (200 C°) and heat input (600 kJ/m). In a 5-stage termination experiment, straight walls were produced using a one bead per layer strategy and selected increasing component heights between 15 mm and 300 mm. The influence of the build height on the longitudinal residual stress in the process direction was analyzed and discussed. All experiments showed a comparable stress distribution in the area of the substrate plate up to the heat-affected zone (HAZ) and the transition zone, regardless of the buliding height. However, the height showed a significant influence on the of residual stress distribution of the deposited AM-component. High positive stress gradients with a maximum range between 300 MPa to 400 MPa were always found in the last approx. 18 component layers (upper 40 mm), which can be explained by the shrinkage of the nonheat- treated top layer. Underlying layers, where present, showed a homogeneous residual stress distribution characterized by low compressive stresses. This can be explained by the process related tempering during the deposition of the upper layers. A constant boundary layer number was determined for all specimens. Once this number was exceeded, the distribution of residual stresses no longer changed, but merely shifted with the increasing height of the component in the direction of build-up. These correlations contribute to the understanding of residual stress development with increasing structure height. This study is part of a running research project on the properties of hybrid additive components and processes. It aims the stress optimized hybrid additive manufacturing of high-strength components and the necessary recommendations for application. T2 - 78th IIW Annual Assembly and International Conference on Welding and Joining CY - Genoa, Italy DA - 22.06.2025 KW - DED-Arc KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Residual stress PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-65192 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schröpfer, Dirk T1 - Comparative residual stress analysis on a DED-Arc manufactured high-strength steel component using the contour method and XRD N2 - Lightweight construction is a vital approach for reducing CO₂ emissions. It contributes to the development of more energy-efficient structures and supports the overall goal of achieving carbon neutrality in the transition to sustainable manufacturing. Thus, a topology-optimized design often leads to complex geometries. Additive manufacturing (AM) processes such as direct energy deposition with arc (DED-Arc) offers a great design freedom due to the build-up of components in layers. Furthermore, they enable efficient production due to the high deposition rate, process reliability and good automation capability. Further efficiency can be achieved through weight optimization, enabled by high-strength steels. However, a major challenge is the process induced residual stresses (RS) in the component. High tensile residual stresses are detrimental as they increase the risk of cold cracking. Knowledge of residual stress distribution is crucial for predicting service life of the component and structural integrity assessment, especially for safety critical applications. Therefore, this study focuses on the use of Contour method (CM) to analyse the full field longitudinal residual stresses in an open hollow cuboid component (dimensions: 120 x 50 x 30 mm3) manufactured by DED-Arc (yield strength > 730 MPa). In the contour method, the component is cut along a desired plane of interest and the contour of deformed cut surface is measured. A finite element model is used to reconstruct the residual stresses field in the 2-dimensional plane of cut. In this paper a modified cutting strategy was employed, post cutting the deformed cut surfaces were measured utilizing two surface measurement techniques i.e., coordinate measuring machine (CMM) and a 3D Scanner. The accuracy of the contour method was validated against surface stresses measured using X-ray diffraction. Additionally, a comparison of neutron diffraction experiments was conducted. The residual stresses were further correlated with hardness measurements. The results from surface measurement techniques showed good agreement regarding the measured displacement contours and the contour method results revealed peak stresses in the DED-Arc walls, bending deformation in substrate induces tensile stresses at the bottom of the substrate plate and compressive stresses in the middle top region. The residual stresses obtained from diffraction and contour method showed a good agreement and correlated qualitatively with the hardness measurements. T2 - 78th IIW Annual Assembly and International Conference on Welding and Joining CY - Genoa, Italy DA - 22.06.2025 KW - Residual stress KW - Contour method KW - DED-Arc/M KW - High-strength steel KW - Filler metals KW - XRD KW - Neutron diffraction PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-65215 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schröpfer, Dirk T1 - Residual stress evaluation using the contour method of an additive manufactured high-strength steel solid cuboid N2 - Direct Energy Deposition with Arc (DED-Arc) enables the weight-optimized and near-net-shape manufacturing of complex structures. Lightweight construction principles allow a reduction of CO2 emissions by saving time, costs, and resources. Further optimisations can be achieved by using high-strength steel. This allows for a reduction in wall thickness and optimisation of weight. However, manufacturing intricate geometries using high-strength steels poses challenges in managing residual stresses (RS), which are essential for ensuring the structural integrity of welded components. High residual stresses can increase the risk of cold cracking, arising from the complex interactions between material properties, process conditions, and component design. Despite the availability of suitable filler metals, the lack of comprehensive knowledge and guidelines on residual stress formation limits the industrial application. Therefore, in the present study, the contour method (CM) was used to analyse the full field longitudinal residual stresses in an solid cuboid component (dimensions: 120 × 50 × 35 mm³) manufactured by DED-Arc. The CM enables the analysis of the two-dimensional map of residual stresses normal to a cutting plane using a finite element model. For this purpose, a solid cuboid component was welded fully automatically with a high-strength solid wire specially adapted for DED-Arc (yield strength > 790 MPa) onto conventionally manufactured substrates made of S690QL. The residual stresses from CM in the volume are compared with residual stress analyses using X-Ray diffraction on the surface. Additionally, comparative data from previous studies on hollow cuboid structures was included in order to identify similarities and differences in the resulting stress state, and to complement and validate the CM results. These results demonstrate the significant influence of the geometry on the residual stress profiles within the solid cuboid in relation to the open hollow. T2 - 4th International Conference on Advanced Joining Processes 2026 CY - Coimbra, Portugal DA - 16.10.2025 KW - Residual stress KW - Contour method KW - DED-Arc/M KW - High-strength steel KW - Filler metals KW - Neutron diffraction PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-65209 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hensel, J. T1 - Influence of build-up height and heat input on distortion and residual stresses in additive repair and modification of multi-material composites using DED-Arc N2 - In hybrid additive manufacturing, components or semi-finished products manufactured by conventional primary forming are enhanced or modified by additive manufactured structures. The integration of additive manufacturing steps into existing production routes opens up significant economic and technical potential. However, systematic investigations focusing on the critical transition area between the specific properties of the substrate (like high-strength) and the additively manufactured component, made of specific filler material, are still lacking. Residual stresses heighten the risk of cold cracking, excessive distortion and a reduction in yield stress. This is particularly evident in sensitive transition areas, resulting from a complex interaction among the material used, process conditions, and component design. This risk can be minimized by an optimized layer structure in combination with suitable process parameters. The focus of the present study was to determine the influence of deposition strategy on t T2 - International Materials Science and Engineering Congress - MSE 2024 CY - Darmstadt, Germany DA - 02.04.2024 KW - DED-Arc KW - Residual stress KW - Heat control PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61929 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wandtke, Karsten ED - Becker, Amadeus ED - Schröpfer, Dirk ED - Kromm, Arne ED - Kannengießer, Thomas ED - Scharf-Wildenhain, R. ED - Hälsig, A. ED - Hensel, J. T1 - Residual Stress Evolution during Slot Milling for Repair Welding and Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing of High-Strength Steel Components N2 - High-strength steels offer potential for weight optimization due to reduced wall thicknesses in modern constructions. Additive manufacturing processes such as Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) enable the resource-efficient production of structures. In the case of defects occurring in weld seams orWAAM components due to unstable process conditions, the economical solution is local gouging or machining and repair welding. It is important to understand the effects of machining steps on the multiaxial stress state in conjunction with the design-related shrinkage restraints. Research into how welding and slot milling of welds andWAAM structures affects residual stresses is still lacking. For this reason, component-related investigations with high-strength steels with yield strengths ≥790 MPa are carried out in our research. In-situ digital image correlation (DIC) and ex-situ X-ray diffraction (XRD) were used to analyze the stresses and strains induced on specimens during and after milling. The systematic analyses revealed a significant interaction of the stiffness and microstructure of the specimens with the initial residual stresses induced by welding. Subsequent repair welds can result in significantly higher residual stresses. KW - High strength steels KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Residual stress KW - Repair welding KW - Ditigtal image correlation PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-593515 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/met14010082 VL - 14 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - MDPI CY - Basel AN - OPUS4-59351 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Scharf-Wildenhain, R. T1 - Effect of deposition strategies on mechanical properties and residual stresses at the transition zone of component and substrate in hybrid DED-arc manufacturing N2 - In hybrid additive manufacturing, components or semi-finished products manufactured by conventional primary forming are enhanced or modified by additive manufactured structures. The integration of additive manufacturing steps into existing production routes opens up significant economic and technical potential. However, systematic investigations focusing on the critical transition area between the specific properties of the substrate (like high-strength) and the additively manufactured component, made of specific filler material, are still lacking. Residual stresses heighten the risk of cold cracking, excessive distortion and a reduction in yield stress. This is particularly evident in sensitive transition areas, resulting from a complex interaction among the material used, process conditions, and component design. This risk can be minimized by an optimized layer structure in combination with suitable process parameters. The focus of the present study was to determine the influence of deposition strategy on the Δt8/5 cooling time, the mechanical properties and the residual stresses in order to establish a correlation between heat control, cooling conditions and residual stresses in the transition area of hybrid-additive components. This contributed to the knowledge regarding the safe avoidance of cold cracking, excessive distortion and a reduction in yield stress and the implementation of hybrid DED-arc manufacturing. The heat control was varied by means of the build-up strategy, heat input and working temperature such that the Δt8/5 cooling times corresponded to the recommended processing range. For the deposition strategy, significant effects were exhibited, in particular on the local residual stresses in the transition area. The working temperature showed a higher influence on cooling time, displacement and residual stresses than the heat input. A low working temperature of 100 °C produces almost twice as much deformation of the substrate plate in the tests compared to manufacturing at a high working temperature of 300 °C. Furthermore, compressive longitudinal residual stresses in the sensitive transition area are reduced from 500 MPa to approx. 100 MPa by adjusting the working temperature from 100 °C to 300 °C. Such complex interactions must be clarified comprehensively to provide users with easily applicable processing recommendations and standard specifications for an economical hybrid additive manufacturing of components, for example made of high-strength steels in the transition area. T2 - 77th IIW Annual Assembly and International Conference on Welding and Joining CY - Rhodes, Greece DA - 06.07.2024 KW - DED-Arc KW - Residual stress KW - Heat control PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61925 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Evans, Alexander T1 - RS analysis in laser powder bed fused austenitic stainless steel N2 - The determination of residual stress in additively manufactured materials is a challenge, even after decades from the establishment of the basics of residual stress analysis. This is due to the peculiar microstructure of such materials. In fact, researchers have discovered that conventional methods for the determination of RS in materials do not properly work for AM materials. In this tutorial, the basics of RS analysis will be explained, together with the basics of AM manufacturing techniques. The microstructure of the peculiar materials (AM) dealt with here will be elucidated. Successively, the necessary modifications to the conventional approaches to RS analysis will be explained and case studies will be displayed, for the attendant to touch with hands the peculiarities of the approaches. Finally, a few experimental and theoretical tips will be given on dos and don’ts for a correct determination of RS in AM materials. T2 - 11th edition of the European Conference on Residual Stress (ECRS11) CY - Prague, Czech Republic DA - 03.06.2024 KW - Residual stress KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Diffraction KW - Laser Powder Bed Fusion KW - AGIL KW - 316L PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60445 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Evans, Alexander T1 - Diffraction based residual stress analysis for laser powder bed fusion alloys N2 - Laser Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB/M) is a layer wise metal additive manufacturing (AM) technology, which enables significant advancements of component design, leading to potential efficiency and performance improvements. However, the thermal cycles inherent to the process comprising large localized thermal gradients and repeated melting and solidification cycles leads to the generation of high magnitude residual stresses. These residual stresses can be detrimental both during manufacturing of components and in subsequent application. Therefore, a deep understanding of the influence of process parameters on the residual stresses are crucial for efficient manufacturing and safe application. The experimental characterization of these residual stresses is therefore crucial and can provide a reliable baseline for simulations of both the process and applications. Diffraction-based methods for residual stress analysis using penetrating neutrons and high energy X-rays enable non-destructive spatially resolved characterization of both surface and bulk residual stresses. However, the unique microstructural features inherent to the process can challenge some of our assumptions when using these methods. These challenges include the determination of a stress-free reference, the use of correct elastic constants (both SCEC and DEC) and the influence of surface roughness, texture, and porosity on residual stresses. This presentation will detail recent insights and recommendations for the characterization of residual stresses in a range of PBF-LB/M metallic alloys (Fe, Ni, Al and Ti) T2 - 11th edition of the European Conference on Residual Stress (ECRS11) CY - Prague, Czech Republic DA - 03.06.2024 KW - Residual stress KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Laser Powder Bed Fusion KW - Diffraction PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60443 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -