Understanding the weldability of niobium-bearing HSLA steels

Niobium, Science and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 931-958

  Batte, A D ^a   Boothby, P J ^a   Rothwell, A B ^b  

^a Advantica Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; METAL FORMING; MICROSTRUCTURE; NIOBIUM; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RELIABILITY; STEEL CASTINGS; STEEL PIPE; STEELMAKING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT; TOUGHNESS; WELDABILITY;

HIGH STRENGTH LOW ALLOY (HSLA) STEELS; STEEL PRODUCTS;

STEEL;

EID: 1442334490     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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