Reduction of distortion by using the low transformation temperature effect for high alloy steels in electron beam weldin
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RESEARCH PAPER
Reduction of distortion by using the low transformation temperature effect for high alloy steels in electron beam welding F. Akyel 1
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S. Olschok 1 & U. Reisgen 1
Received: 28 October 2019 / Accepted: 9 September 2020 # The Author(s) 2020
Abstract Residual stress and distortion of welded specimens are issues when it comes to geometrical requirements. The surrounding material prevents the dilatation associated with transformation in the area of heat input resulting in residual stress and distortion due to thermal contraction. In the past few years, low transformation temperature (LTT) material was successfully used as filler wire to reduce residual stress as well as distortion in the weld seam in arc welding processes. High alloy Fe-based filler materials with levels of chromium and nickel ensure a martensitic transformation at reduced temperatures in a low alloy base material. The LTT properties counteract the accumulation of stresses due to thermal contraction with compressive stresses that develop within the transformed region. This work used a high alloy base material in combination with a low alloy filler wire resulting in a microstructure that shows the same properties as LTT weld metals. This in situ alloying allows for an alloy composition tailored to the process. In order to provide a point of reference, comparable welds were made using conventional high alloy filler wire. As a result, the distortion and longitudinal residual stress was significantly reduced compared to welding with conventional filler wire. Keywords Low transformation temperature (LTT) . Distortion . Electron beam welding . Dissimilar component welding . Metallurgy
1 Introduction In the manufacturing of complex and highly precise parts, for example in vehicle engineering and electro-mechanics, geometrical precision is achieved using highly precise machining processes. If, however, the material is transferred into a liquid phase within the process chain, as is the case in all fusion welding processes, the required geometrical precision can often no longer be fulfilled. In order to join materials by welding, the complete fusion zone is molten and solidified [1]. The solid-liquid interface is locally restricted. Since the material is locally exposed to thermal load, an inhomogeneous temperature distribution and phase transformation of the Recommended for publication by Commission IV - Power Beam Processes * F. Akyel [email protected] 1
RWTH Aachen University Welding and Joining Institute (ISF), Pontstr. 49, 52062 Aachen, Germany
material occurs. High temperature gradients between the welded material and surrounding base material, as well as varying phase transformations along the heat-affected zone (HAZ) result in residual stresses. Distortion of the component occurs if the overall stress exceeds the yield strength of the material during cooling. A general approach for the reduction of residual stresses in welded parts is, besides cold forming (e.g., stretch forming, pressure testing, or peening), the postheat tr
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