NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF RESIDUAL STRESSES IN TITANIUM ALLOY DURING ELECTRON BEAM LOCAL POST-WELD HEAT TREATMENT

The distributions of temperature and residual stresses in thin plates of BT20titanium alloy are numerically analyzed by three-dimensional finite element software duringelectron beam welding and electron beam local post-weld heat treatment (EBLPWHT). Combined withnumerical calculating results, the effects of different EBLPWHT mode and parameters, including heattreating position, heating width and heating time, on the distribution of welding residual stressesare analyzed. The results show that, the residual tensile stresses in weld center can be largelydecreased when the weld is heat treated at back preface of the plate. The numerical results alsoindicated that the magnitude of the residual longitudinal stresses of the weld and the zone vicinityof the weld is decreased, and the range of the residual longitudinal stresses is increased alongwith the increase of heating width and heating time.

Effects of Electron Beam Local Postweld Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Properties of 30CrMnSiNi2A Steel Welded Joints

To improve the microstructure and properties of the electron beam welded joints, the vacuum or furnace whole post weld heat treatment (FWPWHT) usually should be done on it. The electron beam local post weld heat treatment (EBLPWHT) is a rather new heat treatment procedure that provides the advantages of high precision, flexibility and efficiency, energy saving and higher productivity. In this paper, the microstructure, mechanical properties, fracture toughness and fatigue properties of electron beam welded joints of 30CrMnSiNi2A steel in as-welded (AW) and EBLPWHT conditions have been investigated respectively. The results show that the microstructures of different zones of joints in as-welded condition are changed by EBLPWHT procedure, in which the welds from coarse needle martensite into lath-shaped martensite; the main structures of heat affected zones (HAZ) from lath-shaped martensite into lower bainite. The properties of welded joints can be improved by the EBLPWHT in some extent, especially the fracture toughness of the welds and the fatigue crack resistance of welded joints can be sufficiently improved. However, more appropriate heat treatment parameters of the EBLPWHT have to be studied in order to increase the mechanical properties of base metal near by the HAZ.

Effect of post-weld heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of welded joints of 6061-T6 aluminum alloy

6061 aluminum alloy T-joints were welded by double-pulsed MIG welding process. Then, the post-weld heat treatment was performed on the welded T-joints. The weld microstructure under different aging temperature and time was investigated by transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The mechanical properties were examined by hardness test and tensile test. The results showed that the micro-hardness was sensitive to heat treatment temperature and time. Increasing temperature was beneficial to the shortening of peak aging time. There were a large number of dislocations and few precipitates in the welded joints. With the increase of post-weld heat treatment temperature and time, the density of dislocation decreased. Meanwhile, the strengthening phase precipitated and grew up gradually. When the post-weld heat treatment temperature increased up to 200℃, large Q' phases were observed. And they were responsible for the peak value of the micro-hardness in the welded joints.

Temperature field analysis of main steam pipe under local post weld heat treatment

In local post weld heat treatment, the temperature difference is the criterion of the process. The temperature field in the main stream pipe under local post weld heat treatment is simulated by finite element method. A close-loop control program is designed to simulate the temperature field of two different pipes. Both the skin effect of induction heating and electro-thermal coupled effect are considered in the heating model. The local heat treatment temperature difference at the inner and outer side of the pipe is analyzed and the different convection conditions are also considered. The simulation results show that in appropriate induction heating process, the temperature difference in the pipe can be controlled within 30 ℃.

Effect of post-weld heat treatment on microstructure and properties of Ti-23Al-17Nb alloy laser beam welding joints

The mechanical properties of Ti-23Al-17Nb (mole fraction,%) laser beam welding alloy joint at room temperature are comparable to that of the base materials.However,the strength and ductility of the as-welded joint deteriorate seriously after high temperature circulation.The effect of post-welded heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the joint was investigated.The heat treatment was taken at 980 ℃ for 1.5 h,then furnace cooling and air cooling were performed separately.The results indicate that proper post-welded heat treatment improves the ductility of the joint at high temperature.

Effect of post-weld heat treatment on joint properties of dissimilar friction stir welded 2024-T4 and 7075-T6 aluminum alloys

The effect of post-weld heat treatment on dissimilar friction stir welded AA7075 and AA2024 joints was studied. After welding in constant parameters, solution heat treatment and various aging treatments were given to the welded joints. Microstructural and phase characterizations were done using optical microscope, SEM, FE-SEM, XRD and EDS techniques. Finally, mechanical properties of post-weld heat treated joints were evaluated and compared with as-welded joints. Results show that both 2024-T6 and 7075-T6 post-weld heat treatment procedures considerably improve the mechanical strength of the welded joint, with higher strength obtained for the 7075-T6 procedure, in comparison with the as-welded joint. This is explained by the formation of fine precipitates during the aging process, despite the abnormal grain growth. Fracture occurs at the interface between thermo-mechanical affected zone（TMAZ） and heat affected zone（HAZ） on the retreating side（AA7075） of as-welded joint, while by applying post-weld heat treatment fracture location shifts towards the stir zone（SZ） of the welded joint. Also, for post-weld heat treated samples, fracture surface is predominantly inter-granular, while in as-weld joint, fracture surface is mostly trans-granular. This is explained by dissolution and coarsening of precipitates within grains in post-weld heat treated joints.

Effect of Post-weld Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir Welded SSM7075 Aluminium Alloy

7XXX series aluminium alloys generally present low weldability by fusion welding methods because of the sensitivity to weld solidification cracking, vaporization of strengthening alloys and other defects in the fusion zone. Friction stir welding（FSW） can be deployed successfully with aluminium alloys. We presented the effect of post-weld heat treatment（PWHT） on the microstructure and mechanical properties of SSM7075 joints. Semi solid plates were butt-welded by FSW at a rotation speed of 1110 r/min, welding speeds of 70 and 110 mm/min. Solution treatment, artificial aging, and T6（solution treatment and artificial aging combined） were applied to the welded joints, each with three samples. It was found that the T6 joints at the speed of 70 mm/min yielded the highest tensile strength of 459.23 MPa. This condition best enhanced the mechanical properties of FSW SSM7075 aluminium alloy joints.

Microstructure characterization of electron beam welded joints of Ti_3Al after post-weld heat treatment

The effect of post-weld heat treatment on the microstructure characterization of electron beam welded(EBW) joints of Ti3Al-Nb was investigated.The results show that the microstructure of the weld is predominantly metastable,the columnar crystal metastructure of B2 phase.The microstructure morphology of the weld is significantly influenced by the method of the heat treatment.The microstructure of the weld is laminar structure(Widmanstaten structure) consisted of interphase α2 and B2 after post-weld heat treatment of 1000 ℃/2 h.The mechanism of the post-weld heat treatment makes the hardness distribution of joints homogeneous,but makes the whole joint somehow softened.

Effect of Post-weld Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Fracture Toughness of 30CrMnSiNi2A Steel Welded Joints

The electron beam local post-weld heat treatment (EBLPWHT) is a rather new method that provides the advantages of high precision, flexibility and efficiency, energy saving and higher productivity. This paper studies the effect of two post-weld heat treatment processes on the microstructure, mechanical properties and fracture toughness of an electron beam welded joints in 30CrMnSiNi2A steel. EBLPWHT, in a vacuum chamber, immediately after welding and a traditional furnace whole post-weld heat treatment (FWPWHT) were compared. The experimental results show that, after EBLPWHT treatment, the main microstructure of weld was changed from coarse acicular martensite into lath martensite, HAZ was changed from lath martensite, bainite into lower bainite, and base metal was changed from ferrite and pearlite into upper bainite and residual austenite. The microstructures of different zones of joints in FWPWHT condition were tempered sorbite. The properties of welded joints can be improved by the EBLPWHT in some extent, and especially largely for the fracture toughness of welded joints. However the value of fracture toughness of base metal is comparatively low, so appropriate heat treatment parameters should be explored in the future.

Influence of post-weld heat treatment on microstructure and properties in heat-affected zone of KMN steel joint

The influence of temperature during post-weld heat treatment on the microstructure and properties of KMN steel joints was investigated. The results reveal that after heat treatment, the martensite transformed to tempered sorbite, causing the softening of the resultant joints. XRD test shows that the residual austenite content decreased obviously when the joint was heattreated at 550 ℃ and 580 ℃, which degraded the impact toughness of heat-affected zone （ HAZ）. When the heat treatment temperature increased further, the dispersion strengthening from the precipitation of alloying elements improved the impact toughness of HAZ. The aggregation and coarsening of carbide also contributed to the improvement of impact toughness of HAZ.

A new post-weld heat treatment to improve toughness of 9Cr-1Mo steel weld metals

9Cr-1Mo ferritic steels have been used in the conventional power generation plants due to their excellent creep resistance. However, one of the main obstacles in welding 9Cr-1Mo steels is the formation of undesirable coarse columnar grains in weld metal whieh ean severely compromise the toughness. A new post-weld heat treatment （PWHT） is developed in the present work. Unlike the conventional processes in which the post-weld heat treatment is carried out below Ac1 , the use of temperatures above the Ac1 of 9Cr-1Mo alloy is considered. The new PWHT at a temperature above Ac1 improves the toughness of 9Cr-1Mo weld metals effectively. The improvement in toughness is mainly due to refinement and homogenization of mierostruetures. Key words

Analysis on mechanical properties of nickel-iron steel after post-weld heat treatment

X-ray diffraction was utilized to measure the residual stress of 45 mm UNS N08810 plates after post-weld heat treatment at temperatures of 680℃ and 900℃, which showed reductions of 86.9% and 71.6% in the residual stress, respectively. This indicates that post-weld heat treatment can play a significant role in reducing residual stress, while no significant effects on tensile stress and micro-hardness of the welding joint were observed after treatment.

Effect of heat treatment conditions on ballistic behaviour of various zones of friction stir welded magnesium alloy joints

Ballistic behaviour of different zones of post-weld heat-treated(PWHT)magnesium alloy(AZ31B)target against 7.62 mm×39 mm armour-piercing(AP)projectile with a striking velocity of(430±20)m/s was determined.Magnesium alloy(AZ31B)welded joints were prepared by using friction stir welding(FSW)process and subjected to different heat treatment conditions.The microhardness values of non-heat-treated and heat-treated FSW joints were investigated.The results indicated that PWHT process(250°C,1 h)has improved the microhardness of heat-treated FSW joints.Scanning electron microscope(SEM)microstructure showed that heat treatment has caused the formation of fineα-Mg grains and tiny precipitates and made the dissolution ofβ-Mg17Al12 phase into the Mg matrix.The ballistic behaviour of PWHT zones was estimated by measuring the depth of penetration(DOP)of the projectile.Lower DOP value was observed for the base metal zone(BMZ)of a heat-treated welded joint.Post ballistic SEM examinations on the cross-section of all three zones of crater region showed the formation of adiabatic shear band(ASB).

Effect of bonding temperature and heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical property of Mg−6Gd−3Y alloy vacuum diffusion bonded joints

Diffusion bonding of as-cast Mg−6Gd−3Y magnesium alloy was carried out at temperatures of 400−480℃ with bonding pressure of 6 MPa for 90 min.Diffusion bonded joints were solution treated at 495℃ for 14 h and then aged at 200℃ for 30 h.Microstructures and mechanical properties of joints were analyzed.The results showed that rare earth elements and their compounds gathering at bonding interface hindered the grain boundary migration crossing bonding interface.Tensile strength of as-bonded and as-solution treated joints increased firstly and then decreased with the bonding temperature increasing due to the combined effects of grain coarsening and solid-solution strengthening.As-bonded and solution-treated joints fractured at matrix except the joint bonded at 400℃,while aged joints fractured at bonding interface.The highest ultimate tensile strength of 279 MPa with elongation of 2.8%was found in joint bonded at 440℃ with solution treatment followed by aging treatment.

局部热处理对2种常见储粮害虫(书虱)的杀虫效果

以粮食及食品加工厂场所或设备局部空间为对象,研究局部热处理对2种储粮害虫(嗜卷书虱和嗜虫书虱)的杀灭效果。利用金属置物架搭建1 m×1 m×2 m模拟局部空间,空间内部不同高度距离设置1 m×1 m薄金属板模拟设备内部构造,采用适当尺寸的隔热帐幕密闭,通过可调节功率的暖风机加热空气形成热空气热源,热源分别以下行和上行送风方式进行热处理,在热处理空间上、中、下层设置虫笼、温湿度传感器,分析热处理空间温度分布、书虱死亡率。结果发现:工业暖风机作为热源对局部空间温度有调节作用,空间部位的温度与空间位置、处理时间、热源输送方式密切相关。储粮害虫嗜卷书虱和嗜虫书虱对热敏感,设置下行送风方式,以功率3000 W处理10 min即可杀死分布在空间上层各处的2种书虱成虫。随着目标与热源距离的延长,延长热处理时间至30 min同样可杀死空间中层各处的2种书虱成虫。若目标位置距离热源较远,增加暖风机功率、延长处理时间或缩短热源传送距离可有效提升热处理杀虫效果。

高压液氨预热器管板环焊缝主副加热局部热处理

管板环焊缝局部热处理是影响高压液氨预热器服役安全的关键制造技术,传统局部热处理时温度分布不均匀、管板约束大,导致残余应力难以消除。对此,采用主副加热局部热处理方法,并验证该方法在高压液氨预热器局部热处理时的有效性。计算与测试结果表明,传统局部热处理仅可降低外表面的轴向和环向残余应力,而内表面轴向应力会略微增大,环向应力降幅较小;主副加热局部热处理使内表面轴向应力由283 MPa降低至100 MPa以下,降幅约64%,环向应力由324 MPa降低至206 MPa,降幅约37%,显著降低了设备内表面应力腐蚀开裂的敏感性。

激光热处理对超高强度钢扩孔性能的影响

针对DP1180和MS1500两种超高强度钢,采用不同激光工艺参数对拉伸试样进行了激光热处理,通过基于数字图像相关(DIC)技术的单向拉伸实验和显微硬度测试获得激光热处理试样的力学性能并确定了最优激光热处理工艺参数。基于该参数对扩孔试样进行了激光热处理和扩孔实验,研究了激光热处理对两种超高强度钢扩孔性能的影响。结果表明,激光热处理后两种超高强度钢的扩孔性能均显著提升。DP1180在激光功率700 W、扫描速度5 mm·s^(-1)热处理后的扩孔率较基材增加约25.4%。MS1500在激光功率625 W、扫描速度5 mm·s^(-1)热处理后的扩孔率较基材增加约34.4%。

Effects of Post-weld Heat Treatment on Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and the Role of Weld Reinforcement in 2219 Aluminum Alloy TIG-Welded Joints

In as-welded state,each region of 2219 aluminum alloy TIG-welded joint shows diff erent microstructure and microhardness due to the diff erent welding heat cycles and the resulting evolution of second phases.After the post-weld heat treatment,both the amount and the size of the eutectic structure orθphases decreased.Correspondingly,both the Cu content inα-Al matrix and the microhardness increased to a similar level in each region of the joint,and the tensile strength of the entire joint was greatly improved.Post-weld heat treatment played the role of solid solution strengthening and aging strengthening.After the post-weld heat treatment,the weld performance became similar to other regions,but weld reinforcements lost their reinforcing eff ect on the weld and their existence was more of an adverse eff ect.The joint without weld reinforcements after the post-weld heat treatment had the optimal tensile properties,and the specimens randomly crack in the weld zone.

不同方法消除焊接残余应力效果比较分析

焊接残余应力不仅影响离心泵承压件的强度,其产生的变形也不利于安装精度的控制,进而影响离心泵的稳定性。因此,研究不同方法消除焊接残余应力的效果,选出适用于离心泵承压件的焊接残余应力消除方法对离心泵稳定运行有重要作用。通过对泵盖承压件不同方法消应力前后的残余应力测量得出,整体热处理的方式能够消除73%的残余应力,效果最明显;局部热处理能够消除44.8%的残余应力;振动时效未达到消应力效果。

Effect of Post-weld Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Corrosion Resistance of Deposited Metal of a High- Chromium Nickel-Based Alloy

The evolution of Cr23C6 carbides in the deposited metal （DM） of a high-chromium nickel-based alloy was investigated after the post-weld heat treatment （PWHT） at 650, 750, 850, and 950 ℃, respectively. With the increase in temperature, the morphology of the Cr23C6 carbides at the grain boundaries was transformed from the continuous lamellar- like to the semi-continuous rod-like and then to the discontinuous granular. Besides, the needle-like Cr23C6 carbides precipitated from 7 matrix after PWHT at 850 ℃. The coarsening kinetics of the needle-like Cr23C6 carbides obeyed the Lifshitz-Slyozov-Wagner law with the growth speed of 4.93 μm3/h in length and 5.56 ×10^-3 μm3/h in width. Moreover, the ratio of the carbide length to width increased rapidly at first and then flattened as the holding time increased to 850 ℃. The results of electrochemical corrosion experiment indicated that the needled-like Cr23C6 carbides impaired the corrosion resistance of DM due to the formation of chromium depletion around the carbides.