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    Post Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT)

    What Does Post Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT) Mean?


    A post weld heat treatment is a process that involves elevating the temperature of a material or materials following a welding
    process. A post weld heat treatment is performed to alleviate residual stresses, increase the strength, increase or decrease the
    hardness, and reduce the risk of cracking. An array of heating processes can be used to carry out post weld heat treatment.

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    Post weld heat treatment is critical for precipitation hardened alloys that have been welded because they rely on precipitates to
    block dislocations in the crystalline structure of the metal to increase their strength and hardness. These precipitates are formed to
    the correct size through a heat treatment process known as artificial aging. When a precipitation hardened metal is exposed to the
    heat from welding, the precipitates in the heat affected zone of that metal are likely to have been changed and rendered less
    effective. Therefore, it is important to post weld heat treat these materials so that the precipitates are of the correct size and to
    reduce the risk of weaker material near the weld area.

    Post weld heat treatment is used to alleviate residual stresses following a welding process. Welding, especially in thick sections of
    materials that are highly restrained, causes residual stresses to form because of the localized heating and rapid cooling during weld
    puddle solidification. The residual stresses left by welding can create an opportunity for hydrogen-induced cracking to occur. To
    prevent this, these residual stresses should be removed.
    Not only can residual stress cause hydrogen cracking, but so too can a susceptible microstructure, particularly brittle microstructures
    such as martensite or bainite. When welding is performed on a steel with high amounts of carbon, the rapid heating and cooling of
    the welding process can cause these hard, brittle microstructures to form. These microstructures are more susceptible to hydrogen
    cracking than that of ferrite or pearlite. To reduce the risk of hydrogen cracking, a post weld heat treatment is used to heat the steel
    and allow it to cool slowly to reduce the amount of brittle microstructure in the steel, thus reducing the risk of hydrogen cracking.
    This also may increase the ductility of the steel.

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