• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제13권3호통권33호
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• pp.57-67
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• 1999

Welding is widely applicable and reliable process and is mainly adopted for fabricating heavy structures. Recently, weld metal transverse cracks in butt and fillet weld joint is a serious problem, and they must be eliminated for improving weld joint reliability. The weld metal transverse crack susceptibility of butt and fillet joint was carried out by cantilever type tensile crack testing jig and CTS test. In this view of point, this study investigated the potential factors for weld metal transverse crack. The main results obtained were as follows: 1. The content o fdiffusible hydrogen in weld metal played an important role for weld metal transverse cracks. 2. From cantilever type tensile crack tests, it was pointed out that the higher the diffusible hydrogen content and tensile restraint, the more susceptible to weld metal transverse craking. 3. The TSN(thermal severity number) and diffusible hydrogen were important factors for determining weld metal transverse cracks in fillet weld joints.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제13권3호통권33호
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• pp.49-56
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• 1999

Welding is a reliable process and is mainly adopted for fabricating heavy structures. Recently, transverse cracks in the weld metal is serious problem, and they affect cost, efficiency, safety and joint reliability for various welded structures. In this view of point, this study investigated the potential factors for weld metal transverse crack. The main results obtained are as follows; 1) The content of diffusible hydrogen in the commercial flux cored are welding wire was remarkable change by manufacturer. 2) The diffusible hydrogen content was thd main factor for weld metal transverse cracks. 3) Weld metal was immune to transverse cracking under the condition of low diffusible hydrogen content of high restraint condition. 4) The factors for weld metal transverse crack would be the content of diffusible hydrogen and restraint of weld joint.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.42-50
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• 1989

The application of fracture mechanics is being increased gradually to assess the safety of welded structures containing crack. Fatigue crack propagation behavior and elastic-plastic fracture toughness J$_{IC}$ of home made flux cored wire(1.22mm) CO$_{2}$ weldments was discussed. Especially fatigue crack propagation test was carried out by .DELTA.K control instead of load control and elastic-plastic fracture toughness J$_{IC}$ was obtained by ASTM-R curve method on C.T.specimen in transverse direction of weldments. The results obtained are as follows; (1) Weld metal presented an almost complete similarity to base metal on fatigue crack propagation rate in transverse direction. (2) Weld metal was more than base metal on J$_{IC}$ value in transverse direction. (3) F.C.W. CO$_{2}$ weldments had an excellent characteristic of fatigue crack propagation rate and J$_{IC}$ in less than 50kg/mm$^{2}$ steel grade, this would result from that weld metal had good static strength.trength.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.57-64
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• 1997

Fatigue crack propagation behaviors and life prediction for SUS 321 plate and its electron beam weld metal were investigated using compact tension specimens. The larger the stress ratio is, the faster the crack propagates, but the variation of crack propagation rate decreases. The effect of stress ratio is greater in the slow crack propagation area than in the faster one. The crack propagation rate of electron beam weld metal is faster than that of base metal because of hardening, weld defect and residual stress in welding area. The crack propagation rate of transverse weld metal has a lower than that of base metal due to the effect of residual stress, but in the time of passing through welding area, has a higher rate. The crack propagation rate using $\Delta$K$_{eff}$ can be well plotted regardless of stress ratio. The fatigue life prediction method of considering crack closure more exactly predicts fatigue life than conventional one. conventional one.e.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.675-680
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• 2006

This is a study of fatigue strength of weld deposits with transverse cracks in plate up to 50 mm thick. It is concerned with the fatigue properties of welds already with transverse cracks. A previous study of transverse crack occurrence, location and microstructure in accordance with welding conditions was published in the Welding Journal (Lee et al., 1998). A fatigue crack develops as a result of stress concentration and extends with each load cycle until fatigue occurs, or until the cyclic loads are transferred to redundant members. The fatigue performance of a member is more dependent on the localized state of stress than the static strength of the base metal or the weld metal. Fatigue specimens were machined to have transverse cracks located on the surface and inside the specimen. Evaluation of fatigue strength depending on location of transverse cracks was then performed. When transverse cracks were propagated in a quarter-or half-circle shape, the specimen broke at low cycle in the presence of a surface crack. However, when the crack was inside the specimen, it propagated in a circular or elliptical shape and the specimen showed high fatigue strength, enough to reach the fatigue limit within tolerance of design stresses.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.43-55
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• 1988

An experimental study was carried out to identify the fatigue fractue behavior of weld zone in generally rolled steel for marine structure. The bending an shear loads were applied simultaneously on the specimens to simulate real load condition for marine structure. The effect of the stress intensity factor under mode I with II loading condition on the initiation and the propagation of a crack were investigated, with particular emphaiss on mode II. When the $K_{II}$ stress intensiy factor in mode II was applied under mode I load condition, the growth behavior of a crack seems to be affected mainly by the anisotropic characteristic of materials. Especially, when the crack was located in and near the weld zone and parallel to th weld line, the propagation behaviour was turned out to be quite different from that of the base metal along the direction transverse to the weld line. In general, the propagation veiocity of the cracks in and near the weld zone was found to be slower that the velocity in base metal.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.19-29
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• 1990

The objective of this paper is to investigate the effect of residual stresses on the $\Delta$K$\sub$th/ and fatigue crack growth behavior of butt weldments. For this purpose, transverse butt sutmerged arc welding was performed on SM50A steel plate and CT(compact tension) specimens which loading direction is perpendicular to weld bead were selected. Welding residual stresses distribution on the specimen was determined by hole drilling method. The case of crack located parallel to weld bead, the states of as weld and PWHT, $\Delta$K$\sub$th/ of specimens(HAZ, weld zone) was higher than that of the base metal probably because of the compressive residual stresses of crack tip. In low $\Delta$K region, it is estimated that the effects of residual stresses for da/dN are great. In region II, the da/dN of weldments in as weld state was lower than that of the base metal. Though da/dN of Weldments in PWHT state was similar to that of the base metal. The constant of power law, m in two states consisted with the base metal. Therefore , it is estimated that the value of m is not affected by residual stresses. Fatigue crack growth behavior of weldments consisted with the base metal considering the effective stress intensity factor range($\Delta$K$\sub$eff/) included the effect of initial residual stress(Kres). Thus, we can predict the fatigue crack growth behavior of weldment by knowing the distribution of initial residual stress at the crack tip.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.133-142
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• 1984

횡방향(橫方向)과 종방향(縱方向), 대입열용접(大入熱鎔接)과 소입열용접(小入熱鎔接), 모재(母材)와 같은 강도(强度)의 용접재료(鎔接材料) 사용(使用)과 모재(母材)보다 낮은 강도(强度)의 용접재료(鎔接材料) 사용(使用) 등으로 서로 비교되는 용접(鎔接)이음의 소인장시험편(小引張試驗片)을 만들어서 피로시험(疲勞試驗)을 행하여 피로구열(疲勞龜裂) 진전속도(進展速度) ${\frac{da}{dN}}$와 구열선단(龜裂先端) 부근의 응력확대계수(應力擴大係數)의 변동범위(變動範圍) ${\Delta}K$와의 관계곡선(關係曲線)을 그려서 비교시험간(比較試驗間)의 모재(母材), 열영향부(熱影響部) 및 용착금속부(鎔着金屬部)로 구분, 혹은 지금까지의 연구자료(硏究資料) 등과 비교검토하였다. 이 결과, 다음과 같은 현상들을 알 수 있었다. 기본적(基本的)으로, 용접방향(鎔接方向), 용접입열량(鎔接入熱量), 용접재료(鎔接材料)의 강도(强度), 혹은 모재(母材), 열영향부(熱影響部) 및 용착금속부(鎔着金屬部)의 구분 등에 따라 ${\frac{da}{dN}}-{\Delta}K$관계에 큰 차이가 없었다. 다만, 첫째, 소재(素材)에 대한 경우에 비해 대개 처음은 같은 ${\Delta}K$에서 ${\frac{da}{dN}}$가 상당히 늦다가 점차 증가하여 중간쯤에서 같아진 후 끝 부분에서 같은 ${\Delta}K$에서${\frac{da}{dN}}$가 다소 빨라짐을 알 수 있었다. 둘째, 열영향부(熱影響部)에서 용접금속부(鎔接金屬部)로 진전(進展)하면서 ${\frac{da}{dN}}$가 다소 늦어지는 것을 알 수 있었다. 셋째, 용접방향(鎔接方向)과 구열방향(龜裂方向)이 평행인 경우가 직각인 경우에 비해, 모재(母材)와 같은 용접재료(鎔接材料)를 쓴 경우 소입열용접(小入熱鎔接)인 경우가 대입열용접(大入熱鎔接)인 경우에 비해, 모재(母材)보다 낮은 용접재료(鎔接材料)를 쓴 경우 대입열용접(大入熱鎔接)인 경우가 소입열용접(小入熱鎔接)인 경우에 비해, 대입열(大入熱)의 평행용접(鎔接)의 경우를 제외한 모든 용접(鎔接)에서 모재(母材)와 같은 강도(强度)의 용접재료(鎔接材料)를 쓴 경우가 모재(母材)보다 낮은 강도(强度)의 용접재료(鎔接材料)를 쓴 경우에 비해 ${\Delta}K$가 낮은 시기(時期)에 일찍 저속(低速)으로 구열(龜裂)이 시작되어 ${\Delta}K$의 큰 증가없이 ${\frac{da}{dN}}$가 빠르게 증가한 다음 다른 경우와 같은 성상(性狀)으로 진전됨을 알 수 있었다. 넷째, 소입열용접(小入熱鎔接)의 경우 평행용접(鎔接)이 직각용접(鎔接)에 비해, 소입열용접(小入熱鎔接)이 대입열용접(大入熱鎔接)에 비해 같은 ${\Delta}K$에서 ${\frac{da}{dN}}$가 다소 늦은 것을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.56-64
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• 1997

Macrostructural characteristic of the transverse cracks and fatigue behavior were studied for EH 32 TMCP 50mm thick plate welded with FACW under the variation in preheat and interpass temperatures. Transverse cracks were detected in specimen welded with preheat and interpass temperature below $30^{\circ}C$, but cracks were not detected in the specimens welded with preheat and interpass temperatures at the range of $100~120^{\circ}C$.C. The location of crack formation was found to strongly depend upon the thickness of weld layers as regard to the plate thickness.

• 한국레이저가공학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.19-26
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• 2003

6061 aluminum alloy sheets were I-square butt welded using a continuous wave Nd:YAC laser. Heat inputs were varied from 54.6 to 80 J/mm for butt welding using different sets of the laser power and the weld speed. I-square butt welds were also made with and without Ar shielding gas. The effect of Ar shielding gas and heat input on the mechanical properties and formability was investigated using Vickers hardness, transverse-weld tensile and bulge test. Porosity on the weld beads and sections and hot crack on the fracture surfaces of transverse-weld tensile test specimens were investigated using optical and scanning electron microscopy The experimental results showed that mechanical properties and formability of 6061 aluminum alloy laser welds were degraded compared to those of base metal. Mechanical properties and formability of 6061 aluminum alloy laser welds were not substantially changed when Ar shielding gas was supplied or heat inputs were varied.