Effect of multiple repairs in girth welds of pipelines on the mechanical properties

Materials Characterization

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1498-1507

  Vega, O E ^a   Hallen, J M ^a   Villagomez, A ^b   Contreras, A ^c  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b PROTEXA ^*  (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETRÓLEO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

API X 52 steel; Girth weld; HAZ; SMAW; Weld repair

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC WELDING; GRAIN GROWTH; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HARDNESS; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; IMPACT RESISTANCE; MAINTENANCE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALS; PIPELINES; STANDARDS; TENSILE TESTING; VICKERS HARDNESS; WELDING; WELDS;

API X-52 STEEL; FUSION LINES; GIRTH WELD; GIRTH WELDING; GRAIN SIZES; HAZ; HEAT-AFFECTED ZONES; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; MICROALLOYED STEELS; NOTCH LOCATION; SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING; SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION; SMAW; TENSION TESTS; WELD JOINTS; WELD REPAIR; WELD REPAIRS;

REPAIR;

EID: 50249147868     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2008.01.011     Document Type: Article

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