Introduction To Welding Metallurgy
Introduction To Welding Metallurgy
Introduction To Welding Metallurgy
METALLURGY
Dr.R.SIVASANKARI
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
COIMBATORE
WELDABILITY
• D
ƒ ue to the rapid heating and cooling rates associated
with most welding processes, metallurgical reactions
often occur under transient, non-equilibrium conditions
WELDING METALLURGY
WELDING METALLURGY
Regions of a fusion weld
VARIOUS ZONES OF WELDMENT
STRUCTURE OF WELDMENT
STRUCTURE OF WELDMENT
STRUCTURE OF WELDMENT
SIGNIFICANCE OF WELD THERMAL
CYCLE
WELD THERMAL CYCLE
• HEATING RATE
• PEAK TEMPERATURE
• COOLING RATE
WELD THERMAL CYCLE
• HEAT INPUT
• PREHEAT
• WELD GEOMETRY
• MATERIAL THERMAL PROPERTIES
EFFECT OF WTC
• SOILDIFICATION RATE
MODE OF SOILDIFICATION
MICROSTRUCTURE
Liquid
Zone 1: Solidified weld
Zone 2: Unmixed zone + FZ
L+γ
Inclusions
SOLUTIONS
• Weld joint design to minimise thro’ thick strain.
• Butter the plate surface.
• Use steel plates with high thro’ thick properties.
• Use forging / casting instead of plates.
Changes in Weld Design t avoid lamellar tearing
REHEAT CRACKING
• PWHT Cracking
• Strainage Cracking
• Stress Rupture Cracking
• Grain refinement.
• Buttering