The significance of softened HAZs in high strength structural steels

Welding in the World

Volumn 47, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 32-40

  Pisarski, H G ^a   Dolby, R E ^a  

^a TWI LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

COD; Crack propagation; Defects; Fracture toughness; Hardness; Heat affected zone; High strength steels; Low alloy steels; Mismatch; Parent material; Practical investigations; QT steels; Static fracture tests; Strength; Submerged arc welding; Transition temperature; Weld metal; Welded joints

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFECTS; ELECTRIC ARC WELDING; FRACTURE TESTING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HARDNESS; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; STEEL; STRAIN; YIELD STRESS;

HIGH STRENGTH STRUCTURAL STEEL; STATIC FRACTURE TEST;

WELDS;

EID: 0141884108     PISSN: 00432288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03266387     Document Type: Article

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