Effect of single pass welding heat input on microstructure and hardness of submerged arc welded high strength low carbon bainitic steel

Science and Technology of Welding and Joining

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 564-570

  Lan, L Y ^a   Qiu, C L ^a   Zhao, D W ^a   Gao, X H ^a   Du, L X ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hardness; Heat input; Inclusion; Low carbon bainitic steel; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

ACICULAR FERRITE; BEAD ON PLATE; COARSE GRAINED HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; COARSE-GRAINED; COLD CRACK; HEAT INPUT; HIGH STRENGTH; HIGH STRENGTH BAINITIC STEEL; HIGH VOLUME FRACTION; LATH MARTENSITE; LOW CARBON BAINITIC STEELS; MAXIMUM HARDNESS; MICROHARDNESS MEASUREMENT; RESIDENCE TIME; SINGLE PASS; SUBMERGED ARC WELDED; WELD METAL; WELDING HEAT INPUT;

FERRITE; HARDNESS; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; INCLUSIONS; STEEL; SUBMERGED ARC WELDING; WELDING;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 84867081066     PISSN: 13621718     EISSN: 17432936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1362171812Y.0000000048     Document Type: Article

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