TY - GEN
T1 - THE effect of residual stress and microstructure on distortion in thin welded steel plates
AU - Davies, C. M.
AU - Lightfoot, M. P.
AU - O'Dowd, N. P.
AU - Wimpory, R. C.
AU - Dye, D.
AU - Bruce, G. J.
AU - Béreš, M.
AU - Oliver, E.
AU - Nikbin, K. M.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The current trend in ship construction is to reduce the thickness of the ship panels, in order to minimize weight and maximize vessel speed. The ship panels of interest consist of 4 mm thick butt welded plates. This reduction in panel thickness may lead to excessive plate distortion during welding, resulting in significant additional costs during assembly. A ferritic-pearlitic DH-36 steel is used, in which phase transformations during welding may affect the distortion and stress states observed. Two large plates, representative of ship panels, have been butt welded using a metal inert gas (MIG) process. The temperature histories have been recorded during welding and the resulting distortion profile has been obtained using digital photography. Neutron diffraction measurements have been performed to determine the residual stress state in the plates before welding, due to e.g. processing and laser cutting, and after butt welding of the plates. Reference matchsticks from the weld, heat affected zone (HAZ) and parent plate have been taken from similar locations in nominally identical plates and measured to obtain the strain/stress free lattice parameter, a0. A Rietveld analysis has been performed on the diffraction data. Post welding, hardness surveys have indicated the microstructural variation in the weld, parent plate and HAZ. Results from these on-going studies are presented which identify the key factors responsible for thin plate distortion.
AB - The current trend in ship construction is to reduce the thickness of the ship panels, in order to minimize weight and maximize vessel speed. The ship panels of interest consist of 4 mm thick butt welded plates. This reduction in panel thickness may lead to excessive plate distortion during welding, resulting in significant additional costs during assembly. A ferritic-pearlitic DH-36 steel is used, in which phase transformations during welding may affect the distortion and stress states observed. Two large plates, representative of ship panels, have been butt welded using a metal inert gas (MIG) process. The temperature histories have been recorded during welding and the resulting distortion profile has been obtained using digital photography. Neutron diffraction measurements have been performed to determine the residual stress state in the plates before welding, due to e.g. processing and laser cutting, and after butt welding of the plates. Reference matchsticks from the weld, heat affected zone (HAZ) and parent plate have been taken from similar locations in nominally identical plates and measured to obtain the strain/stress free lattice parameter, a0. A Rietveld analysis has been performed on the diffraction data. Post welding, hardness surveys have indicated the microstructural variation in the weld, parent plate and HAZ. Results from these on-going studies are presented which identify the key factors responsible for thin plate distortion.
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U2 - 10.1115/PVP2007-26193
DO - 10.1115/PVP2007-26193
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:43449101574
SN - 0791842843
SN - 9780791842843
T3 - American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP
SP - 851
EP - 858
BT - 2007 Proceedings of the ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference - Materials and Fabrication
T2 - 2007 ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, PVP 2007
Y2 - 22 July 2007 through 26 July 2007
ER -