• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.15-21
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• 2014

FCAW(Flux Cored Arc Welding), SAW(Submerged Arc Welding), EGW(Electro Gas Welding), and three-pole SAW are applicable in manufacturing the offshore wind tower. In this paper, mechanical properties of these welded-joints for TMCP steels were evaluated in all above welding processes. The tensile strength of welded-joints for all the welding methods satisfied the standard guideline (KS D 3515). No cracking on weldment was found after the bending test. Changes of weldedments hardness with welding processes were observed. In a weld HAZ (heat-affected zone), a softened HAZ-zone was formed with high heat input welding processes (SAW and EGW). However, the welded-joint fractures were found in the base metal for all cases and small decrease in welded-joint strength was caused by a softened zone. The multi-pole SAW welds exhibited similar mechanical properties comparing to the one with one-pole SAW process.

• Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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• v.47 no.3
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• pp.195-201
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• 2009

This paper is concerned with effects of Mn and heat-input on the mechanical properties of EGW welds. Four different kinds of welding consumables were fabricated by varying Mn contents such as 1.3, 1.5, 1.7, 2.0%Mn and each consumable was welded for EGW on four heat-input conditions between 190 and 340 KJ/Cm. Mn contents were decreased as heat-input increases and alloy elements (C, Si, Ti, B, Al) to deoxidize easily also revealed similar tendency to Mn. Their microstructure, Charpy impact property and strength were investigated, and it is found that Charpy impact property and strength exhibit a strong dependence on change of microstructure by Mn contents and heat-input. The increase of Mn contents or the decrease of heat-input made the microstructure fine and increase volume fraction of acicular ferrite, thereby leading to the great improvement of Charpy impact property and strength. In case of single EGW, optimum Mn contents are over 1.7% for the toughness and strength.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.565-572
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• 2009

This work intends to establish the reliability and fracture toughness $K_{IC}$ criterion of welded joints by EGW for high strength EH36-TMCP ultra thick plate. For this, firstly thermo elasto-plastic analysis has been carried out on two pass X-groove butt joint model to clarify the thermal and mechanical behaviour(residual stress, plastic strain, magnitude of stress and their distribution and production mechanism). Moreover, to establish fracture criterion, analysis of fracture toughness $K_{IC}$ has been performed under the notch machined and residual stress with the load condition on EGW welded joints. A quantitative fracture criterion for EGW welded joints is suggested by using $K_{IC}$.

• Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.15-15
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• 2009

최근 컨테이너선은 점차 대형화되고 있으며, 이에 따라 선체의 외판 상부의 철판 두께도 최대 80mm 까지 설계되고 있다. 블록 외판의 수직 맞대기 용접의 경우 고능률 용접기법인 Electro Gas Weldig(이하 EGW)이 적용되고 있으나, 극 후판의 경우, 기존의 한 개의 전극만으로는 적용 가능한 두께 범위의 한계가 있어 수직 맞대기 용접의 용접생산을 향상시키기 위해 2개의 전극을 사용하는 탄뎀 EGW 기법에 의한 시공법이 고려되었다. 탄뎀 EGW 기법의 시공법에 관한 보고서는 국내외에서 많이 발표되어져 왔다. 하지만 실선 적용에 있어 두께 80mm, 길이 2M 이상의 철판을 안정적으로 용접하기 위한 장애요소는 용접 중 적절한 슬래그의 배출 조절이다. 두개의 용접 와이어를 동시에 공급할 때 발생하는 슬래그를 균형있게 배출하지 못하는 경우 용융, 금속 상부에 적층되는 슬래그의 양이 증가하게 되고, 아크는 불안해져서 전극팁에의 슬래그 부착, 전극 팁의 발열 등에 의한 요인들이 송급을 불안하게 하여 연속 용접이 어려워진다. 본 연구에서는 탄뎀 EGW 기법을 실제로 현업에 적용하기 위해서는 안정적인 슬래그 배출에 착안하여 동당금의 형상에 따라 슬래그의 배출 성능을 확인하고 형상별 전류, 전압 파형을 측정하고, 파형 결과에 따라 아크 안정성을 평가함으로서 탄뎀 EGW 용접기법에 적정한 동당금을 설계한 결과를 소개하고자 하였다.

• Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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• v.56 no.11
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• pp.796-804
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• 2018

The Charpy impact toughness of the heat affected zone (HAZ) of electro gas welded 390 MPa yield strength grade steel, manufactured by a thermo mechanically controlled process, was investigated. The effects of added Nb on the toughness of the steel and the factors influencing scatter in toughness are discussed in the present work. It was observed that adding Nb to the steel led to the deterioration of HAZ toughness. The presence of soluble Nb in the HAZ increased its hardenability and resulted in a larger amount of low toughness bainitic microstructure. Microstructural observations in the notch root area revealed the significant role of different microstructures in the area. In the presence of a larger amount of bainitic microstructures, the HAZ exhibited a lower Charpy toughness with a larger scatter in toughness. A softened zone with a lower hardness than the base metal was formed in the HAZ. However, theoretical analysis revealed that the presence of the zone might not be a problem in a real welded joint because of the plastic restraint effect enforced by surrounding materials.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.64-71
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• 2012

The characteristics of high heat input (342kJ/cm) EG (Electro Gas Arc) welded joint of EH36-TM steel has been investigated. The weld metal microstructure consisted of fine acicular ferrite (AF), a little volume of polygonal ferrite (PF) and grain boundary ferrite (GBF). Charpy impact test results of the weld metal and heat affected zone (HAZ) met the requirement of classification rule (Min. 34J at $-20^{\circ}C$). In order to evaluate the relationship between the impact toughness property and the grain size of HAZ, the austenite grain size of HAZ was measured. The prior austenite grain size in Fusion line (F.L+0.1 mm) was about $350{\mu}m$. The grain size in F.L+1.5 mm was measured to be less than $30{\mu}m$ and this region was identified as being included in FGHAZ(Fine Grain HAZ). It is seen that as the austenite grain size decreases, the size of GBF, FSP (Ferrite Side Plate) become smaller and the impact toughness of HAZ increases. Therefore, the CGHAZ was considered to be area up to 1.3mm away from the fusion line. Results of TEM replica analysis for a welded joint implied that very small size ($0.8\sim1.2{\mu}m$) oxygen inclusions played a role of forming fine acicular ferrite in the weld metal. A large amount of (Ti, Mn, Al)xOy oxygen inclusions dispersed, and oxides density was measured to be 4,600-5,300 (ea/mm2). During the welding thermal cycle, the area near a fusion line was reheated to temperature exceeding $1400^{\circ}C$. However, the nitrides and carbides were not completely dissolved near the fusion line because of rapid heating and cooling rate. Instead, they might grow during the cooling process. TiC precipitates of about 50 ~ 100nm size dispersed near the fusion line.