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Finite Element Analysis of Straight Slot Welding and Characteristics of the Weld Residual Stress Distribution

직선 Slot 용접의 유한요소해석 및 용접잔류응력 분포특성

  • Received : 2010.06.03
  • Accepted : 2010.07.19
  • Published : 2010.09.01

Abstract

In this study, straight slot welding was carried out using a 316L stainless steel test block, and numerical simulation of the slot weld process was performed using finite element analysis. Data on the residual stress were obtained at equally spaced points on the top surface of the test block along directions parallel and perpendicular to the welding direction. After electrolytic polishing of the top surface of the block, the residual stress was measured by the X-ray diffraction method. The calculated weld residual stresses were compared with the measured data, and they were in good agreement with the data. The weld residual stress distribution inside the plate was determined from the results of finite element analysis, and the characteristics of the distribution were discussed in detail in this paper.

본 연구에서는 316L 스테인리스강 테스트 시편으로 직선 슬롯(slot) 용접을 수행하고 X-선 회절법을 이용하여 용접 잔류응력을 측정하였다. 또한 3차원 유한요소해석을 통하여 슬롯용접을 모사하고 시편의 용접잔류응력 분포를 구하였다. 슬롯용접은 용접잔류응력 특성을 고찰하는데 있어 맞대기 용접에 비하여 고려할 변수가 적으며, 용접 시작부터 종료까지 용접잔류응력 분포 특성을 쉽게 파악할 수 있는 장점이 있다. 테스트 시편의 표면에서 용접잔류응력을 용접 시작부와 중간부분, 종료부의 세 위치에서 측정값과 해석값을 비교하였고 용접잔류응력 분포특성을 고찰하였다. 유한요소해석 결과로부터 시편 내부의 용접잔류응력 분포특성을 살펴보았다.

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