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A Study on the Fracture Toughness Characteristics of FCAW Weldment of Steel for Offshore Structures  

Kang Sung-Won (Dept. of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering, Pusan National University)
Kim Myung-Hyun (Dept. of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering, Pusan National University)
Kim Yong-Bin (Dept. of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering, Pusan National University)
Shin Yong-Taek (Institute of Industrial Technology, Samsung Heavy Industries)
Lee Hae-Woo (Institute of Industrial Technology, Samsung Heavy Industries)
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Journal of Welding and Joining / v.22, no.6, 2004 , pp. 57-63 More about this Journal
Abstract
Fracture toughness is an important parameter in designing offshore structures to ensure resistance to fracture at various temperatures. In this study, a series of experiments is carried out to obtain fracture toughness values (CTOD) of API 2W Gr.50B, welded using FCAW(Flux Cored Arc Weld). In particular, a comparison of absorbed impact energy and CTOD values are made with respect to two different welding groove shapes; double-V-groove and double-bevel-groove. Charpy impact tests are performed for specimens sampled near the root gap, and CTOD tests are carried out for three point bending specimens having the notch at weld zone. While Charpy impact test result is determined to be a good qualitative measure of fracture toughness, no quantitative correspondence between impact absorbed energy and CTOD values was found. Based on the experiment, it is observed that double-V-groove welds give lower transition temperature than those of double-bevel-groove.
Keywords
Fracture toughness; Flux cored arc weld; Welding groove; Transition temperature; Charpy impact test; M-A(Martensite-Austenite constituents); Ductile-to-Brittle transition temperature;
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