Toughness evaluation of a shielded metal arc carbon-manganese steel welded joint subjected to multiple post weld heat treatment

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 683-692

  Bott, I De S ^a   Teixeira, J C G ^b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMBRITTLEMENT; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HARDNESS TESTING; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; QUENCHING; SUBMERGED ARC WELDING; TEMPERING; WELDED STEEL STRUCTURES;

POST WELD HEAT TREATMENT (PWHT); SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING;

WELDS;

EID: 0033285156     PISSN: 10599495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1361/105994999770346459     Document Type: Article

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