The Effect of PWHT on Fracture Toughness in HAZ of Cr-Mo Steel

Cr-Mo鋼 熔接熱影響部 의 破壞靭性 에 미치는 熔接後 熱處理 의 影響

Post weld heat treatment(PWHT) of weldment of the low alloy steel is carried out to remove residual stress existing in weldment and to improve fracture toughness, but it is often observed that there occurs grain boundary failure and that fracture toughness decreases in weld heat affected zone(HAZ)because of PWHT. In this paper, the effect of heating rate and holding time of PWHT on fracture toughness were evaluated by crack opening displacement (CDD)test and micro-hardness test under the constant stress simulated residual stress in HAZ of Cr-Mo steel. The experimental results are as follow; (1)Transition temperature of weld HAZ after PWHT was dependent upon heating rate greater than holding time, and fracture toughness was decreased with an increase of the heating rate. (2)Softening ration of the notch tip was increased with holding time within one hour and saturated after one hour, but under applied stress it was increasing continuously. (3)The average hardness value in weld HAZ was increased with heating rate of PWHT.

본 연구에서는 이에 주목하고 잔존하는 잔유응력을 제거한 상태에서 PWHT가 용접 HAZ조직의 파괴인성에 어떠한 영향을 미치고 있느가와 잔유응력이 잔존된 상태에 서의 PWHT 유대시간과 가열속도가 파괴인성에 어떠한 영향을 미치는가를 알아보기 위 하여 공시재에 무응력과 일정응력을 가한 상태에서 유대시간과 가열속도를 변화시켜가 며 PWHT를 실족한 후 소성굽힘에 의한 COD파괴인성 시험 등을 통하여 PWHT의 영향을 검토하였다.