Experimental and numerical investigations: Alleviating tensile residual stresses in flash-butt welds by localised rapid post-weld heat treatment

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 196, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 279-291

  Tawfik, David ^a   Mutton, Peter John ^a   Chiu, Wing Kong ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Finite element model; Post weld heat treatment; Rail welding; Residual stresses

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TREATMENT; PHASE TRANSITIONS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TENSILE STRESS; WELDS;

CONTINUOUSLY WELDED RAILS (CWR); FLASH BUTT WELDING; POST WELD HEAT TREATMENT;

WELDING;

EID: 36549039984     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2007.05.055     Document Type: Article

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