Microhardness variations in HSLA-100 welds fabricated with new ultra-low-carbon weld consumables

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2000, Pages

  Moon, D W ^a   Fonda, R W ^a   Spanos, G ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; FILLER METALS; GAS METAL ARC WELDING; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; HYDROGEN; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; MICROHARDNESS; NAVAL VESSELS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; STEEL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FUSION ZONE; HIGH STRENGTH LOW ALLOY STEELS; HYDROGEN CRACKING; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; ULTRA LOW CARBON CONSUMABLES;

WELDS;

EID: 0034290902     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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