• Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.20-20
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• 2010

GTA (Gas Tungsten Arc)용접은 불활성 분위기에서 용접이 이루어지기 때문에 타 아크용접법에 비해 용접부 품질이 우수하여 고품질이 요구되는 산업분야에 널리 이용되고 있다. 하지만 스테인리스강으로 pipe를 제조하기 위해 GTA 용접을 적용할 경우, Laser 및 고주파 용접 (HFIW)에 비해 용접부 품질 및 용접속도가 낮기 때문에 pipe를 제조하는 산업에서 적용에 제한을 받고 있다. 하지만, GTA는 laser 혹은 HFIW에 비해 가격이 1/10수준으로 낮고, 용접부 gap tolerance 및 용접면 관리범위가 넓은 장점이 있기 때문에 GTA의 용접속도 및 용접품질을 향상시키기 위한 연구가 꾸준히 진행되고 있다. 일반적으로 스테인리스강 GTA용접 시 용접속도를 향상시키기 위해, 모재의 성분 제어 (합금성분 최적화-Al, S, Se, O등), Flux 도포 기술 (산화물을 용접전에 도포하여 용접속도 향상) 및 혼합보호가스 적용 등이 있다. 스테인리스강 용접 시 보호가스로는 용접부 품질을 확보하기 위해 Ar을 주로 사용하고 있다. 하지만 용입 특성을 향상시키기 위해 아크의 온도를 높일 수 있는 He, 혹은 $H_2$ gas를 단독 혹은 혼합하여 사용하고 있다. 오스테나이트계 스테인리스의 경우 용입특성을 향상시키기 위해 Ar에 $H_2$를 2~10%정도 혼합하여 사용하고 있다. 페라이트계 스테인리스강은 수소에 대한 고용도가 상대적으로 작아 용접부 수소 취화를 일으킬 수 있기 때문에 적용에 제한을 받고 있어 그 대안으로 산소를 극히 소량을 혼합하여 용입성 향상에 대한 연구가 보고 되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 페라이트계 스테인리스강의 용입특성을 향상시킬 목적으로 Ar에 산소를 미량 첨가 (1%미만) 하여 용접전류 및 산소 함량에 따른 용입특성의 변화에 대해 연구하였다. 또한 기계적인 물성 및 부식특성을 평가하였고, 최종적으로 실용화 가능성을 파악하기 위해 용접전극의 수명 테스트를 실시하였다. 실시한 결과, 산소가 첨가량 증가 할수록 용입특성은 상승하였으며, 기계적인 물성 또한 산소를 첨가하지 않은 경우에 비해 거의 유사한 값을 얻을 수 있었다, 하지만 산소함량이 증가 할수록 전극의 수명은 감소하여 교체주기가 증가함을 알 수 있다. 본 연구를 통해 얻어진 기술을 상용화시키기에는 극복해야할 문제가 있지만, 소재 합금성분 설계 시 용접생산성 향상위한 산소성분 범위를 제시할 수 있으리라 판단된다.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.114.1-114.1
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• 2005

• Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.100-100
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• 2009

This paper is concerned with numerical analyses of residual stresses in welds and material's susceptibility to stress corrosion cracking (SCC) for the primary piping system in nuclear power plants: Both the dissimilar metal weld (DMW) for stainless steel to low alloy steel joints and the similar metal weld (SMW) for forged stainless steel to cast stainless steel joints are considered. Thermal elasto-plastic analyses using the finite element method (FEM) are performed to predict residual stresses generated in fabrication welding and its related processes for both the DMW and SMW, including effects of quenching for cast stainless steel piping, machining of the DMW root, and grinding of the SMW root. As a result, the effect of quenching should be included in the evaluation of residual stresses in the SMW for the cast stainless steel piping. It is deemed that residual stresses in both the DMW and SMW would not affect the SCC susceptibility of the welds providing that the welding processes are completed without any weld repair on the inside wall of the joint. However, the grinding process if performed on the safe-end to piping weld, would produce a high level of residual stresses in the inner surface region and thus a stress improvement process (e.g. buffing) should be considered to reduce susceptibilities to SCC.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.562-567
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• 2000

Many pressure vessels for power and industrial plant are fabricated from low alloy carbon steels. The inner sides of pressure vessels are commonly weld-cladded with austenitic stainless steels to minimize problems of corrosive attack. Disbonding cracks are often detected at the transition region of welding interlayer, which is serious problem to reliability of pressure vessels. We have developed C-scan system to high speed inspection of overlay weld using DSP(digital signal processor). This system consists of signal processing parts (oscilloscope, pulser/receiver, digitizer, DSP), scanner, program and position controller. The developed system has been applied to a practical ultrasonic testing in overlay weld, and demonstrated high speed with precision

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.71-78
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• 1996

The effect of chemical composition on mechanical properry and corrosion resistance of austenitic stainless steel was investigated. The main results obtained were as follows : 1. There was a linear relationship between the tensile strength of stainless steel and the $Cr_{eq}/Ni_{eq}$. The larger the $Cr_{eq}/Ni_{eq}$ was the higher the tensile strength of stainless steel. 2. There was a good correlationship between $Cr_{eq}/Ni_{eq}$ and intergranular, gerneral corrsion rate. 3. Intergranular corrosion rate decreased linearly with increasing Cr content. 4. General corrosion rate decreased linearly with increasing Ni content. 5. Logarithm corrosion rate of intergranular and general corrosion has a linear relationship with all of the factor of $Cr_{eq}/Ni_{eq}$, Cr and Ni content.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.56-63
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• 1988

The effects of PWHT (poste weld heat treatment) and stress simulating the residual stress during PWHT in weld HAZ of low and high strength steels on corrosion fatigue crack growth were evaluated. The obtained results are summarized as follows. 1. Fatigue crack growth rate of HAZ in air and 3.5% NaCl solution was slower than that of parent due to the signgularity in weld HAZ. 2. In the case of HT-80, 3.5% NaCl solutio nacts to accelerate the crack growth for all specimens, and the sensitivity of as-weld to corrosion environment was the greatest among other PWHT specimens. 3. Corrosion fatigue crack growth of parent, as-weld and PWHT speciments ofr SS41 as well as SM53B was retarded in comparison with the fatigue crack growth in air. 4. There was a tendency that crack growth of PWHT specimens subjected $10kg/mm^2$ was faster than that of PWHT specimens without stress during PWHT. 5. The retardation phenomenon of crack growth in corrosion environment is attributed to the crack branching decreased .DELTA.K due to the corrosion products and multi-cracks.

• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.118-126
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• 2000

TMCP steel has been widely used to construct ships and offshore structures. When it comes to ship and offshore structures, corrosion fatigue damages caused by sea water and fatigue occurred by wave-induced forces usually go on occurring simultaneously. So the fatigue life in corrosion environment is decreased markedly in comparison with that in air. The fatigue crack in corrosion easily initiates on welded joints of structure like as the fatigue crack in air. Therefore it is very important to study the fatigue properties of those of their welded joints as well as steel plates. In this study, rotary bending fatigue tests have been performed to investigate fatigue crack initiation and behavior of fatigue crack growth on CO2 gas weld HAZ of TMCP steel. The fatigue test used the specimens with various stress concentration factors in air and 3% NaCl solution

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.38 no.6
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• pp.637-647
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• 2014

In pressurized water reactors, the upper head of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) contains numerous control rod drive mechanism (CRDM) nozzles. These nozzles are fabricated by welding after being inserted into the RPV head with a room temperature shrink fit. The tensile residual stresses caused by this welding are a major factor in primary water stress corrosion cracking (PWSCC). Over the last 15 years, the incidences of cracking in alloy 600 CRDM nozzles have increased significantly. These cracks are caused by PWSCC and have been shown to be driven by the welding residual stresses and operational stresses in the weld region. Various measures are being sought to overcome these problems. The defects resulting from the welding process are often the cause of PWSCC acceleration. Therefore, any weld defects found in the RPV manufacturing process are immediately repaired by repair welding. Detailed finite-element simulations for the Korea Nuclear Reactor Pressure Vessel were conducted in order to predict the magnitudes of the repair weld residual stresses in the tube materials.

• Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.151-160
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• 1995

The characteristics of low temperature impact toughness and stress corrosion resistance at boiling MgCl$_2$ solution of GTA and SMA weld of duplex stainless steels have been investigated. The impact toughness was highest at the GTAW weld metal and lowest at the SMAW weld, which was almost the same as that of the SMAW heat-affected zone. This was attributable to influence of austenite-ferrite phase balance, and the degree and nature of precipitation that occurred during welding. The SCC resistance of the weldments was slightly higher than that of the base metal, whereas no difference in the SCC resistance was found between two different weldments.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.149-154
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• 2012

The size and distribution of welding residual stress and welding deformation in welding structures have an effect on various sorts of damage like brittle failure, fatigue failure and stress corrosion cracking. So, research for this problem is necessary continuously. In this study, non-destructive technique using laser electronic speckle pattern interferometry, plate of welding specimen according to the external load on the entire behavior of residual stress are presented measurement techniques. Once, welding specimen force tensile loading, using electronic speckle pattern interferometry is measured. welding specimen of base metal and weld zone measure strain from measured result, this using measure elastic modulus. In this study, electronic speckle pattern interferometry use weld zone and base metal parts of the strain differences using were presented in residual stress calculated value, This residual stress value were calculated by numerical calculation. Consequently, weld zone of modulus high approximately 3.7 fold beside base metal and this measured approximately 8.46 MPa.