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Chen, Jhewn-Kuang. "Effects of alloying elements upon austenite decomposition in high strength low alloy steels." Thesis, This resource online, 1992. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10102009-020227/.
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Schroth, James Gregory. "Combined mode I - mode III fracture toughness of a high-strength low-alloy steel /." The Ohio State University, 1985. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487260859496482.
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Donohoe, C. J. "Corrosion fatigue of a high strength low alloy steel." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.322985.
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Squires, Lile P. "Friction Bit Joining of Dissimilar Combinations of Advanced High-Strength Steel and Aluminum Alloys." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2014. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/4104.
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Friction bit joining (FBJ) is a new method that enables lightweight metal to be joined to advanced high-strength steels. Weight reduction through the use of advanced high-strength materials is necessary in the automotive industry, as well as other markets, where weight savings are increasingly emphasized in pursuit of fuel efficiency. The purpose of this research is twofold: (1) to understand the influence that process parameters such as bit design, material type and machine commands have on the consistency and strength of friction bit joints in dissimilar metal alloys; and (2) to pioneer machine and bit configurations that would aid commercial, automated application of the system. Rotary broaching was established as an effective bit production method, pointing towards cold heading and other forming methods in commercial production. Bit hardness equal to the base material was found to be highly critical for strong welds. Bit geometry was found to contribute significantly as well, with weld strength increasing with larger bit shaft diameter. Solid bit heads are also desirable from both a metallurgical and industry standpoint. Cutting features are necessary for flat welds and allow multiple material types to be joined to advanced high-strength steel. Parameters for driving the bit were established and relationships identified. Greater surface area of contact between the bit and the driver was shown to aid in weld consistency. Microstructure changes resulting from the weld process were characterized and showed a transition zone between the bit head and the bit shaft where bit hardness was significantly increased. This zone is frequently the location of fracture modes. Fatigue testing showed the ability of FBJ to resist constant stress cycles, with the joined aluminum failing prior to the FBJ fusion bond in all cases. Corrosion testing established the use of adhesive to be an effective method for reducing galvanic corrosion and also for protecting the weld from oxidation reactions.
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Tungala, Vedavyas. "Exceptional Properties in Friction Stir Processed Beta Titanium Alloys and an Ultra High Strength Steel." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc984167/.
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The penchant towards development of high performance materials for light weighting engineering systems through various thermomechanical processing routes has been soaring vigorously. Friction stir processing (FSP) - a relatively new thermomechanical processing route had shown an excellent promise towards microstructural modification in many Al and Mg alloy systems. Nevertheless, the expansion of this process to high temperature materials like titanium alloys and steels is restricted by the limited availability of tool materials. Despite it challenges, the current thesis sets a tone for the usage of FSP to tailor the mechanical properties in titanium alloys and steels. FSP was carried out on three near beta titanium alloys, namely Ti6246, Ti185 and Tiβc with increasing β stability index, using various tool rotation rates and at a constant tool traverse speed. Microstructure and mechanical property relationship was studied using experimental techniques such as SEM, TEM, mini tensile testing and synchrotron x-ray diffraction. Two step aging on Ti6246 had resulted in an UTS of 2.2GPa and a specific strength around 500 MPa m3/mg, which is about 40% greater than any commercially available metallic material. Similarly, FSP on an ultra-high strength steel―Eglin steel had resulted in a strength greater than 2GPa with a ductility close to 10% at around 4mm from the top surface of stir zone (SZ). Experimental techniques such as microhardness, mini-tensile testing and SEM were used to correlate the microstructure and properties observed inside SZ and HAZ's of the processed region. A 3D temperature modeling was used to predict the peak temperature and cooling rates during FSP. The exceptional strength ductility combinations inside the SZ is believed to be because of mixed microstructure comprised of various volume fractions of phases such as martensite, bainite and retained austenite.
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Hu, Wei. "Data-driven metallurgical design for high strength low alloy (HSLA) steel." [Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University], 2008.
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Danks, Daniel. "Wear and microstructure of eutectoid steels /." Full text open access at:, 1989. http://content.ohsu.edu/u?/etd,113.
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Coimbatore, Dhandayuth Venkatesh. "Cerium chloride inhibition for high strength low alloy steel exposed to sulphide polluted seawater." University of Western Australia. School of Mechanical Engineering, 2008. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2008.0134.
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[Truncated abstract] Corrosion of steel structures caused by sulphide is a common engineering problem encountered by many industries, such as the petroleum, chemical processing, mining and mineral processing industries. The control of sulphide corrosion is still a controversial topic among corrosion engineers. There is an absence of guideline for a reliable acceptable limit of sulphide level in service and each processing industry has its own empirical values. Selection of inhibitors in the sulphide environment depends on laboratory testing before its actual application in pipelines and reaction vessels. Many investigators have postulated the corrosion mechanisms due to sulphide based on operating envelopes such as pH, chloride, manganese, hydrogen sulphide, sulphate reducing bacteria levels and inhibitor concentration. It is recommended in the literature that the batch dosing of inhibitor and biocide needs to be evaluated in regards to sulphide reducing bacteria (SRB) level, which may produce sulphide concentrations up to 2000 ppm. Although sulphide scale formation may protect the base metal by providing a physical barrier, the detrimental effects of sulphide are often inevitable, such as stress corrosion cracking, hydrogen embrittlement, etc. Currently, there are many chemicals that are used as inhibitors to prevent corrosion by scavenging the sulphide from the environment. Cerium, a rare-earth element, is not used as inhibitor in the sulphide environment. Also, there are no previous research findings on the effects of compounds of rare-earth metals, such as cerium chloride (CeCl3), in sulphide environment. This research examines the corrosion behaviour of 0.4Mo-0.8Cr steel, a High Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) steel, in sulphide-polluted artificial seawater with the addition of CeCl3 and glutaraldehyde. ... It is postulated that the moderate inhibiting effect of CeCl3 is due to the scavenging effect thereby forming Ce2S3 complex. Further reaction of sulphide with steel resulted in ferrous sulphide, leading to an increased corrosion rate. It is also concluded that the CeCl3 interferes with both anodic and cathodic reactions in deaerated conditions. Addition of glutaraldehyde in the sulphide-polluted seawater was found to decrease the corrosion rate. According to the electrochemical measurements conducted, the concurrent addition of glutaraldehyde and CeCl3 appeared to have an added effect on reducing the corrosion of the steel, as evidenced by the increase of the open circuit potential during the short-term testing. From the weight loss measurements after 60 days, sulphide pollution in deaerated seawater was found to increase corrosion rate. This is attributed to the increase of sulphide activity whereby continual dissolution of steel was encountered. From the weight loss tests, it was found that the addition of CeCl3 and glutaraldehyde reduced the corrosion rate of the steel in the solutions containing 0-10 ppm sulphide. There is no noticeable corrosion rate decrease for the solution containing 100 ppm sulphide. The added effect of CeCl3 and glutaraldehyde to the SRB medium has resulted in lower corrosion rates. Further detailed experimentation is required to elucidate the corrosion reduction mechanism in glutaraldehyde-containing environments.
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Wrigley, Nigel Stuart. "The fracture characteristics of a boron containing high strength low alloy steel." Thesis, University of Salford, 1994. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/43037/.
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This study is concerned with the fracture characteristics of RQT 701; a possible contender for the replacement of HY 100, the existing 690MNm-2 (100,000psi) strength level Naval quality steel. RQT 701 is a low nickel, boron containing quenched and tempered steel which is less expensive than HY 100 due to a lower nickel content. The hardenability is maintained by the boron addition. The preliminary testing of RQT 701 showed a variation in the impact transition temperature through the thickness of the plate. This study examines the possible causes of this variation in impact properties and makes a full assessment of the mechanical properties of RQT 701. A full metallographic investigation has been carried out using quantitative metallography, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The effect of heat treatment on the steel's hardenability and mechanical properties has been studied so that suggestions to produce optimum properties of RQT 701 could be made. A full fractographic study has also been undertaken. The relationship between fracture characteristics, microstructure and hardenability has been discussed. A parallel investigation of HY 100 plate has been carried out. A comparison between the microstructures and fracture properties has been made and the relative merits of the two steels discussed.
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Thompson, Alan. "High Strain Rate Characterization of Advanced High Strength Steels." Thesis, University of Waterloo, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/2831.
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The current research has considered the characterization of the high strain rate constitutive response of three steels: a drawing quality steel (DDQ), a high strength low alloy steel (HSLA350), and a dual phase steel (DP600). The stress-strain response of these steels were measured at seven strain rates between 0. 003 s-1 and 1500 s-1 (0. 003, 0. 1, 30, 100, 500, 1000, and 1500 s-1) and temperatures of 21, 150, and 300 °C. In addition, the steels were tested in both the undeformed sheet condition and the as-formed tube condition, so that tube forming effects could be identified. After the experiments were performed, the parameters of the Johnson-Cook and Zerilli-Armstrong constitutive models were fit to the results. In order to determine the response of the steels at strain rates of 30 and 100 s-1, an intermediate rate tensile experiment was developed as part of this research using an instrumented falling weight impact facility (IFWI). An Instron tensile apparatus was used to perform the experiments at lower strain rates and a tensile split-Hopkinson bar was used to perform the experiments at strain rates above 500 s-1
A positive strain rate sensitivity was observed for each of the steels. It was found that, as the nominal strength of the steel increased, the strain rate sensitivity decreased. For an increase in strain rate from 0. 003 to 100 s-1, the corresponding increase in strength at 10% strain was found to be approximately 170, 130, and 110 MPa for DDQ, HSLA350, and DP600, respectively.
The thermal sensitivity was obtained for each steel as well, however no correlation was seen between strength and thermal sensitivity. For a rise in temperature from 21 to 300 °C, the loss in strength at 10% strain was found to be 200, 225, and 195 MPa for DDQ, HSLA350, and DP600, respectively for the 6 o?clock tube specimens.
For all of the alloys, a difference in the stress ? strain behaviour was seen between the sheet and tube specimens due to the plastic work that was imparted during forming of the tube. For the DP600, the plastic work only affected the work-hardening response.
It was found that both the HSLA350 and DDQ sheet specimens exhibited an upper/lower yield stress that was amplified as the strain rate increased. Consequently the actual strength at 30 and 100 s-1 was obscured and the data at strain rates above 500 s-1 to be unusable for constitutive modeling. This effect was not observed in any of the tube specimens or the DP600 sheet specimens
For each of the steels, both the Johnson-Cook and Zerilli-Armstrong models fit the experimental data well; however, the Zerilli-Armstrong fit was slightly more accurate. Numerical models of the IFWI and the TSHB tests were created to assess whether the experimental results could be reproduced using the constitutive fits. Both numerical models confirmed that the constitutive fits were applied correctly.
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Needham, William Donald. "Stress corrosion cracking and hydrogen embrittlement of thick section high strength low alloy steel." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/22123.
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An experimental study was conducted to evaluate the corrosion performance of weldments of a high strength low alloy(HSLA) steel in a simulated seawater environment. This steel, designated HSLA80, was developed by the United States Navy for use in ship structural applications. Stress corrosion CRACKING(SCC) and hydrogen embrittlement(HEM) were investigated by conducting 42 Wedge-Opening load(WOL) tests as a function of stress intensity and corrosion potential and 33 Slow Strain Rate(SSR) tests as a function of strain rate and corrosion potential. The corrosion potentials were chosen to simulate the environmental conditions of free corrosion, cathodic protection and hydrogen generation. The results from this investigation indicated that HSLA 80 base metal and weldments were susceptible to hydrogen assisted cracking(HAC) in a seawater environment under conditions of continuous plastic deformation and triaxial stress in the presence of hydrogen. The heat-affected zone of the weldment was found to be the most susceptible portion of the weld joint. A lower bound was established for the critical stress intensity for stress corrosion cracking for HSLA 80 base metal and weldments.(Theses)
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Rose, Scott Anthony. "The Effect of Cooling Rate of Friction Stir Welded High Strength Low Alloy Steel." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2013. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/4181.
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The friction stir welding of steel has produced a hard zone in several different alloys. Despite its detrimental effects on weld toughness, the reasons behind neither its formation nor a method of reducing its size or effects have been explored. Recent advances in process control allow for direct heat input control, which combined with the use of backing plates of different thermal conductivity allows for an expansion of the process window. These control methods also affect the HAZ cooling rate by providing greater range (a 60% increase compared to a fixed backing plate) and control (five welds within 16 °C/s). This increased range produced microstructures consisting of various forms of ferrite at lower cooling rates and bainite at higher cooling rates. The hard zone was determined to be the result of the formation of the bainite at higher cooling rates and was avoided by keeping the cooling rate below 20 °C/s in HSLA-65.
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Almansour, Mansour A. "Sulfide stress cracking resistance of API-X100 high strength low alloy steel in H2S environments." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/267.
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Sulfide Stress Cracking (SSC) resistance of the newly developed API-X100 High Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) steel was investigated in the NACE TM0177 "A" solution. The NACE TM0177 "A" solution is a hydrogen sulfide (H2S) saturated solution containing 5.0 wt.% sodium chloride (NaC1) and 0.5 wt.% acetic acid (CH3COOH). The aim of this thesis was to study the effect of microstructure, non-metallic inclusions and alloying elements of the X100 on H2S corrosion and SSC susceptibility. The study was conducted by means of electrochemical polarization techniques and constant load (proof ring) testing. Microstructural analysis and electrochemical polarization results for X100were compared with those for X80, an older generation HSLA steel. Uniaxial constant load SSC testing was conducted using X100 samples and the results were compared with those reported for older generation HSLA steels.
Addition of H2S to the NACE TM0177 "A" solution increased the corrosion rate of X100from 51.6 to 96.7 mpy. The effect of H2S on the corrosion rate was similar for X80. The corrosion rate for X80 increased from 45.2 to 80.2 mpy when H2S was added to the test solution. Addition of H2S enhanced the anodic kinetics by forming a catalyst (FeHSads) on the metal surface and as a result, shifted the anodic polarization curve to more current densities. Moreover, the cathodic half cell potential increased due to the decrease in pH, from 2.9 to 2.7, which shifted the cathodic polarization curve to more current densities. The increase in both the anodic and cathodic currents, after H2S addition, caused the rise in the corrosion current density.
In H2S saturated NACE TM-0177 "A" solution, the X100 steel corrosion rate was higher than the X80 steel by 20%. Longer phase boundaries and larger nonmetallic inclusions in the X100 microstructure generated more areas with dissimilar corrosion potentials and therefore, a stronger driving force for corrosion. Higher density of second phase regions and larger nonmetallic inclusions acted as an increased cathode area on the X100 surface which increased the cathodic current density and consequently, increased the corrosion current density.
Proof ring tests on the X100 gave a threshold stress value, C5th, of 46% YS, 343.1 MPa(49.7 ksi). The main failure was caused by SSC cracking. SSC nucleated at corrosion pits on the metal surface and microcracks in the metal body and propagated perpendicular to the applied stress. Hydrogen Induced Cracking (HIC) was observed in the X100. HIC cracks nucleated at banded martensite-ferrite interfaces and propagated along the rolling direction parallel to the applied tensile stress through the softer ferrite phase.
When compared to older HSLA grades, the X100 tested in this study had a high SSC susceptibility and therefore, is not be recommended for H2S service applications. The high X100 SSC susceptibility was caused by the material high corrosion rates in H2Smedia which formed corrosion pits that acted as crack initiation sites on the metal surface and provided more hydrogen that migrated into the steel. In addition, the X100
inhomogeneous microstructure provided a high density of hydrogen traps in front of the main crack tip which promoted SSC microcrack formation inside the metal. Microcracks in the metal body connected with the main crack tip that originated from corrosion pits which assisted SSC propagation.
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Carr, Martin J. "An investigation of hydrogen embrittlement of high strength steel due to zinc/nickel alloy electroplating." Thesis, Cranfield University, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.283258.
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Moser, Robert David. "High-strength stainless steels for corrosion mitigation in prestressed concrete: development and evaluation." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/41083.
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The use of stainless steel alloys in reinforced concrete structures has shown great success in mitigating corrosion in even the most severe of exposures. However, the use of high-strength stainless steels (HSSSs) for corrosion mitigation in prestressed concrete (PSC) structures has received limited attention. To address these deficiencies in knowledge, an experimental study was conducted to investigate the feasibility of using HSSSs for corrosion mitigation in PSC. The study examined mechanical behavior, corrosion resistance, and techniques for the production of HSSS prestressing strands. Stainless steel grades 304, 316, 2101, 2205, 2304, and 17-7 along with a 1080 prestressing steel control were included in the study. Tensile strengths of 1250 to 1550 MPa (181 to 225 ksi) were achieved in the cold-drawn HSSSs. 1000 hr stress relaxation of all candidate HSSSs was predicted to be between 6 and 8 % based on the results of 200 hr tests conducted at 70 % of the ultimate tensile strength. Residual stresses due to the cold drawing had a significant influence on stress vs. strain behavior and stress relaxation. Electrochemical corrosion testing found that in solutions simulating alkaline concrete, all HSSSs showed exceptional corrosion resistance at chloride (Cl-) concentrations from zero to 0.25 M. However, when exposed to solutions simulating carbonated concrete, corrosion resistance was reduced and the only HSSSs with acceptable corrosion resistance were duplex grades 2205 and 2304, with 2205 resistant to corrosion initiation at Cl- concentrations up to 1.0 M (twice that in seawater). Based on these results, duplex grades 2205 and 2304 were identified as optimal HSSSs and were included in additional studies which found that: (1) 2304 is susceptible to corrosion when tested in a stranded geometry, (2) 2205 and 2304 are not susceptible to stress corrosion cracking, and (3) 2205 and 2304 are susceptible to hydrogen embrittlement. Efforts focused on the production of 2205 and 2304 prestressing strands showed that they could be produced as strands using existing ASTM A416 prestressing strand production facilities. Due to the ferromagnetic properties of 2205 and 2304, a low-relaxation heat treatment was found to be a viable option to reduce stress relaxation and improve mechanical properties. The overall conclusion of the study was that HSSSs, especially duplex grades 2205 and 2304, show excellent promise to mitigate corrosion if utilized as prestressing reinforcement in PSC structures exposed to severe marine environments.
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Krishna, Chalavadi Sai. "Parameter identification of GISSMO damage model for DOCOL 900M high strength steel alloy : Usage of a general damage model coupled with material modeling in LS-DYNA for Advanced high strength steel crashworthiness simulations." Thesis, Högskolan Väst, Avdelningen för avverkande och additativa tillverkningsprocesser (AAT), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-11745.
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Paananen, J. (Joni). "Modeling of the microstructure and mechanical properties during welding of low alloyed high strength steel." Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2017. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201711303218.
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The aim of the work was to create a model to simulate the evolution of the microstructure during welding. The model consists of heat transfer and heat input models, microstructure model and hardness model. The heat transfer and heat input models are used to model the arc welding and the temperature changes in the welded piece. A microstructure model has been coupled with the heat transfer model i.e. the microstructure evolution is modeled simultaneously with the heat transfer model. The microstructure model simulates phase transformations and grain growth. In addition, the model predicts the hardness based on the microstructure. A graphical user interface was also developed to ease the usage of the model. The developed model is numerical and is based on theories presented in the literature. Some parameters for theories have also been defined experimentally using thermomechanical simulator. Real welding experiments were also made to verify the model. The temperature model can predict the temperatures in the heat-affected zone quite reliably. The phase transformation model works also well. The phase fractions from the model correlate with those seen under a microscope and the model predicts the shapes of the heat-affected zone and fusion zone with relatively good accuracy. The grain growth model works well far from fusion line but is not as good near the fusion line. The hardness model is not as reliable as other models but is still able to predict the hardness quite well even though the model is rather simpleTyön tavoitteena oli kehittää malli hitsauksessa tapahtuvien mikrorakennemuutosten simuloimiseen. Malli koostu lämmönsiirto- ja lämmöntuontimallista, mikrorakennemallista sekä kovuusmallista. Lämmönsiirto- ja lämmöntuontimalleilla mallinnetaan kaarihitsausta ja sen aikaansaamia lämpötilamuutoksia teräksessä. Mikrorakennemalli on kytketty lämpötilamalliin eli mikrorakennetta mallinnetaan samanaikaisesti lämpötilojen kanssa. Mikrorakennemalli simuloi faasimuutoksia ja rakeenkasvua. Lisäksi malli pyrkii ennustamaan kovuutta mikrorakenteen perusteella. Malliin luotiin myös graafinen käyttöliittymä helpottamaan käyttöä. Työssä luotu malli on numeerinen ja se perustuu kirjallisuudessa esitettyihin teorioihin. Lisäksi teorioiden vaatimia parametreja on määritetty kokeellisesti termomekaanisella simulaattorilla. Lisäksi työssä tehtiin hitsauskokeita mallin verifioimiseksi. Lämpötilamalli ennustaa muutosvyöhykkeen lämpötilat melko luotettavasti. Faasimuutosmalli toimii myös hyvin. Kokeelliset ja mallinnetut faasiosuudet vastaavat toisiaan. Malli ennustaa myös suhteellisen hyvin sula-alueen ja muutosvyöhykkeen muotoa. Raekokomalli toimii hyvin kauempana sula-alueesta, mutta lähellä sula-aluetta malli ei toimi yhtä hyvin. Kovuusmalli ei ole yhtä luotettava kuin muut mallit, mutta ennustaa silti kovuuksia todella hyvin, vaikka onkin melko yksinkertainen
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Haji, Hasan Abdalla. "An analysis of microstructure and crystallographic texture in friction stir welded high strength low alloy steel." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.589542.
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Millar, Peter G. "Corrosion fatigue crack propagation behaviour of a high strength low alloy steel in a synthetic sea water environment." Thesis, Cranfield University, 1986. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/4443.
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The corrosion fatigue crack propagation behaviour of a high strength low alloy steel, N-A-XTRA 70, in a synthetic sea water solution was tested using S. E. N. specimens subjected to a loading frequency of 0.1 Hz and a load ratio of 0.6. In order to simulate the conditions encountered by a thumbnail type crack several specimens from each of the microstructural types tested, namely parent plate, heat affected zone and heat treated material, had their crack sides covered by transparent plastic covers. Severe overprotection and slight underprotection conditions were produced using cathodic protection potentials of -1400, -1300, -1200 and -700 mV (S. C. E. ). The Paris relationship da/dN = CLKm was found to be a useful tool in describing the crack propagation rate data. Results obtained, presented in the form of plots of log da/dN against log AK, show that for parent plate, H. A. Z. and heat treated material, covering the crack sides of specimens produces enhanced corrosion fatigue crack propagation rates, at cathodic protection potentials of -1400 and -1300 mV (S. C. E. ), when compared to non covered specimens. This trend was also true for H. A. Z. specimens at a potential of -700 mV (S. C. E. ). For parent plate specimens, however, covering the crack sides at a potential of -700 mV (S. C. E. ) produced reduced crack propagation rates over non covered specimens. It is believed restriced oxygen access may account for these results. Plots of the Paris exponent m and constant C for the three microstructures tested produced three lines of the form m= alnC +b where a and b were found to be dependent upon material parameters. Comparison of results with BS 4360: 50D revealed that N-A-XTRA 70 exhibited superior fatigue performance when tested in air but behaved worse under conditions of free corrosion.
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Kilgallon, P. J. "The effect of sulphate reducing bacteria on the hydrogen absorption of cathodically protected high strength low alloy steel." Thesis, Cranfield University, 1994. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/7253.
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The hydrogen embrittlement of two HSLA steels was studied in conditions typical of the marine environment. Double cantilever beam specimens, heat treated to produce the microstructure in the heat affected zone of a weld, were tested in seawater containing sulphate reducing bacteria (SRB) over a range of cathodic protection (CP) potentials and the threshold stress intensities ([Threshold Stress Intensity]) were recorded. The hydrogen concentration absorbed by the steel ([Surface Hydrogen Concentration]) was measured and shown to be higher at more negative CP potentials and significantly increased when SRB were present. An inverse relationship was established between log [Threshold Stress Intensity] and [Surface Hydrogen Concentration]. It was concluded that crack propagation occurs by a single mechanism whether or not SRB are present. Three point bend specimens of both steels were machined from welded plate. Corrosion fatigue tests were carried out in seawater with and without SRB. The presence of active SRB caused increased crack growth rates. Sediment samples were collected from the River Mersey and the base of a North Sea platform. In addition, SRB were added as an inoculum to artificial seawater. SRB numbers were enumerated and their activities assessed by measuring the concentrations of sulphide generated. Hydrogen permeation tests were performed on steel held at a range of CP potentials and exposed to each environment. Measurements were also carried out in seawater containing chemically prepared sulphides. Hydrogen absorption was shown to be enhanced when SRB were present and to be related to the total sulphide (TS) concentration in the environment. High hydrogen concentrations were produced by chemically prepared sulphides and the nature and thickness of the sulphide film appeared to be important in determining the extent of hydrogen absorption. Chemically produced sulphide gave sustained levels of absorbed hydrogen, but those generated biogenically decayed rapidly unless the TS concentration was maintained in the solution.
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Wei, Lingyun 1972. "Investigating correlations of microstructures, mechanical properties and FSW process variables in friction stir welded high strength low alloy 65 steel /." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2009. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd3195.pdf.
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Wei, Lingyun. "Investigate Correlations of Microstructures, Mechanical Properties and FSW Process Variables in Friction Stir Welded High Strength Low Alloy 65 Steel." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2009. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2032.
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The present study focuses on developing a relationship between process variables, mechanical properties and post weld microstructure in Friction Stir Welded HSLA 65 steel. Fully consolidated welds can be produced in HSLA 65 steel by PCBN Convex-Scrolled-Shoulder-Step-Spiral (CS4) tool over a wide range of parameters. Microstructures in the nugget center (NC) are dominated by lath bainite and a few polygonal/allotriomorphic grain boundary ferrites. FSW dependent variables are related to FSW independent variables by non-linear relationship. Heat input is identified to be the best parameter index to correlate with microstructures. With increasing heat input, the volume of bainite is reduced, the shape of bainite is more curved and grain/lath size become coarser. A linear relationship was established between heat input and semi-quantitative post-weld microstructures based on the optical microstructures. Further analysis has been applied on the NC to obtain more fundamental understanding of FSW. The new approach via Orientation Imaging Microscopy (OIM) was developed to acquire quantitative microstructural data including bainite lath/packet and prior austenite grain size (PAG). A linear relationship between heat input and quantitative microstructural features in the NC have been established. Mechanical properties exhibits linear relationship with heat input. These correlations can be utilized to determine FSW weld parameter to get desired mechanical properties welds.
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Ratanathavorn, Wallop. "Dissimilar joining of aluminium to ultra-high strength steels by friction stir welding." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Svetsteknologi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-207356.
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Multi-material structures are increasingly used in vehicle bodies to reduce weight of cars. The use of these lightweight structures is driven by requirements to improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 emissions. The automotive industry has replaced conventional steel components by lighter metals such as aluminium alloy. This is done together with cutting weight of structures using more advanced strength steels. However, sound joining is still difficult to achieve due to differences in chemical and thermal properties. This research aims to develop a new innovative welding technique for joining aluminium alloy to ultra-high strength steels. The technique is based on friction stir welding process while the non-consumable tool is made of an ordinary tool steel. Welding was done by penetrating the rotating tool from the aluminium side without penetrating into the steel surface. One grade of Al-Mg aluminium alloy was welded to ultra-high strength steels under lap joint configuration. Different types of steel surface coatings including uncoated, hot-dipped galvanised and electrogalvanised coating have been studied in order to investigate the influence of zinc on the joint properties. The correlation among welding parameters, microstructures, intermetallic formation and mechanical properties are demonstrated in this thesis. Results have shown that friction stir welding can deliver fully strong joints between aluminium alloy and ultra-high strength steels. Two intermetallic phases, Al5Fe2 and Al13Fe4, were formed at the interface of Al to Fe regardless of surface coating conditions. The presence of zinc can improve joint strength especially at low heat input welding due to an increased atomic bonding at Al-Fe interface. The formation of intermetallic phases as well as their characteristics has been demonstrated in this thesis. The proposed welding mechanisms are given based on metallography investigations and related literature.QC 20170519
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Mezzomo, Tiago. "Estudo comparativo do efeito de diferentes arames de adição em juntas soldadas de aços de fase dupla no comportamento em fadiga por flexão." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/135006.
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Atualmente, no setor de máquinas agrícolas o uso de aços de alta resistência está começando a ganhar espaço e cada vez mais lembrado nos projetos estruturais; para atender as necessidades citadas acima e também para redução de emissão de poluentes. A utilização dos aços de alta resistência na indústria de implementos agrícolas está focada nos aços DP (Dual Phase), sendo este o objeto de estudo desta presente pesquisa. Este trabalho visa analisar o comportamento mecânico, priorizando a análise de resistência à fadiga em flexão de uniões soldadas através do processo de soldagem de metal de gás ativo (GMAW) utilizando dois tipos de arames como material de adição. Neste estudo foram utilizadas chapas metálicas de aços de alta resistência da marca DOCOL 1000 fabricado pela SSAB e os arames de adição fornecidos pela ESAB, sendo um usado largamente na indústria de maquinas agrícolas e o outro um fio especial desenvolvido para soldagem de aços de alta resistência e baixa liga. O processo de solda robotizada foi adotado para assegurar a homogeneidade dos cordões das juntas durante a obtenção das amostras. Para a análise das características mecânicas das amostras foi realizado o ensaio de flexão estático, caracterização macroestrutural, perfil de microdureza e ensaios de fadiga de flexão em quatro pontos. Os resultados mostraram que a vida em fadiga, por flexão em quatro pontos, nas juntas soldadas com o material de adição para aço carbono comum obteve uma melhor resposta em relação ao material de adição especial para soldagem de aços de alta resistência, porém pode-se verificar que ambas as curvas de fadiga respeitaram a curva de projeto conforme norma.Nowadays, in the agricultural industry the use of high strength steels is being used each day more and more as well and increasingly coming in our mind in structural designs, to meet the requirements mentioned above and also to reduce the emission of pollutants. The highstrength steels application in the agricultural machinery industry is focused on the DP steels (Dual Phase), which is the subject of this present study. The focus of this work is analyze the mechanical behavior, prioritizing the deflection fatigue strength analysis on welded joints by Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) process using two welding wire types. In this study it was used high strength steels sheet metal called DOCOL 1000, manufactured by SSAB and solder wires supplied by ESAB, and one widely used in the agricultural machinery industry for carbon steel welding and other a special wire developed for high strength. The robotic welding process was used to ensure the homogeneity of the weld bead on the samples manufacture process. For the mechanical characteristics analysis was done the static bending test, macrography, microhardness profile and deflection fatigue tests by four points. The results showed that the fatigue life, four-point bending, at welded joint used welding wire to carbon steel achieved a better result regarding a special welding wire to high strength steel, however, both fatigue curve respected project curve as British Standard.
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Fraga, Francisco Edson Nogueira. "Variaveis de influencia do teste G-BOP." [s.n.], 2005. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/263151.
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Orientador: Roseana da Exaltação TrevisanDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Mecanica
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Resumo: Trinca induzida por hidrogênio é um dos defeitos mais graves que ocorrem em juntas soldadas de diversos aços. Esta falha mecânica ocorre com bastante freqüência na zona afetada pelo calor (ZAC) destes materiais. Com o desenvolvimento de novos aços, o risco da ocorrência de trincamento na ZAC tem se reduzido cada vez mais e passado a ocorrer com mais freqüência no metal de solda (MS). O teste G-BOP (Gapped Bead-on-Plate) destaca-se dentre os vários testes autodestrutivos pela grande aplicação em avaliar susceptibilidade de ocorrência de trincas de hidrogênio somente no cordão de solda. As principais vantagens deste teste são: baixo custo quando comparado a outros testes, simplicidade na execução e facilidade em quantificar trincas a frio no MS. Apesar de todas as vantagens, este teste tem sérias limitações e uma delas é o fato de não ser normalizado. Visando contribuir com informações que possam agregar maior confiabilidade e contribuir para a normalização do teste G-BOP, este trabalho teve como objetivo principal estudar de maneira sistemática e científica a influência das principais variáveis do teste G-BOP (dimensão do rebaixo, energia nominal de soldagem e temperatura de preaquecimento) sobre a variável de resposta, que é o percentual de trinca induzida por hidrogênio na seção transversal do metal de solda, As três variáveis foram estudadas segundo uma análise estatística de variância, identificando a influência individual de cada uma e a interação entre elas sobre os resultados do teste. Para o desenvolvimento experimental foi utilizado como material de base um aço ASTM A-285 grau C, como metal de adição, um arame tubular de classificação AWS E71T-1 e o 'CO IND. 2¿ como gás de proteção auxiliar. Para os níveis de cada uma das variáveis analisadas aqui, identificou-se que a energia nominal de soldagem e a temperatura de preaquecimento são variáveis que tem influência significativa sobre os resultados do teste G-BOP e que a variável dimensão do rebaixo não tem influência significativa. Identificou-se ainda que a interação entre estas variáveis também não apresenta influência significativa sobre os resultados do teste
Abstract: Hydrogen induced cracking (HIC) is a serious defect that occurs in welded joints of several steel types. This mechanical failure occurs frequently on the heat affected zone (HAZ). With the development of new steels the probability of HIC occurring on the HAZ has reduced, however it has started to occur on the weld metal (WM). The Gapped bead-on-plate test (G-BOP) stands out from several other self-restraint tests for its great application to evaluate HIC only on the weld metal. The main advantages of this test are: low cost, simple execution and crack quantification on WM. Despite its advantages, this test has a serious limitation that it is not normalized. To contribute to getting information that can add greater trustworthiness to G-BOP test and help to normalize it, the objective of this study is to evaluate the influence of the main variable of the G-BOP test (gap, welding heat and preheat temperature) in the output variable (HIC %). A variance analysis was used to identify the influence of these variables in the test results. For the experimental development the ASTM A-285 grade C steel was used as base metal as well as AWS E71T-1 flux core and 'CO IND. 2¿ shielding. It was concluded that the heat input and the preheat temperature have significant influence in the test result. The gap and the interaction between these variables don't have any influence in the test result
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Lee, Trevor J. "Investigation of ASTM E 238 Bearing Pin Properties for Various Aerospace Alloys." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2013. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1074.
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Aircraft are often designed with numbers determined by testing in a lab, rather than by repeatedly building prototypes. These lab tests conform to testing specifications so that the numbers can be compared between manufacturers, suppliers, and lab technicians. One such specification is ASTM specification E238 – 84(08), and it is used to determine important properties of a bearing pin joint like hinges, bolt holes, and rivet joints. The properties determined from this fastener-through-plate method are bearing strength, bearing yield strength, and bearing stiffness.
Adhering to the methods outlined in ASTM E238, a study was performed, looking at the effects that plate material, fastener used, fastener lubrication, and plate hole preparation method (whether drilled and reamed or just drilled) have on the three bearing joint properties. The plate materials used were Al 7050 – T7451, Ti – 6Al – 4V (mill annealed), and PH13 – 8Mo – H1000. The fasteners were Ti – 6Al – 4V screws, coated A286 screws, and high speed steel (HSS) pins used as a control. Lubrication was tested using a corrosion inhibitor, PR – 1776M B – 2 from PRC – DeSoto, on the fastener or leaving the fastener uncoated. The HSS pins were always tested in the uncoated condition. 54 runs were performed, as outlined by a D-optimal design of experiment.
It was discovered from the statistical analysis of the results via ANOVA that both the plate material used and the pin material, whether a screw or a pin, had a significant effect on the bearing strength, bearing yield strength, and bearing stiffness. The interaction between the two factors was also significant on all responses but the bearing stiffness. PH13 – 8Mo – H1000 plates seemed to perform best on average, followed by Ti – 6Al – 4V plates, then Al 7050 – T7451 plates. PH13 – 8Mo – H1000 and Ti – 6Al – 4V plates had similar bearing strength and bearing yield strength averages with the HSS control pins being used, which had the highest mean values for a given plate and fastener. The Ti – 6Al – 4V and A286 screws behaved and performed statistically similar in most cases, except when hole preparation method was take into account. The Ti – 6Al – 4V screws performed better when the hole was drilled and reamed, while the coated A286 screws performed better when the hole was drilled only. All screws had lower resulting bearing properties than the HSS control pins.
It was also found that ASTM specification E238 – 84(08) is a precise test method, since the method could be performed repeatably and reliably with no missing data points. Therefore, this ASTM testing method is reasonable for determining bearing properties, which can then be used to design aircraft.
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Ramesh, Aashish, and Gaurav Kalkur. "Fatigue life validation of aircraft materials." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Mekanik och hållfasthetslära, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-170893.
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Fatigue is one of the critical design aspects with immense significance where thefatigue life of a material can be stated as the number of cycles that a componentcan withstand under a particular type of loading without failure. The design processhas to include fatigue analysis in order to predict failure due to fatigue. This helpsin maintenance and servicing of a component reducing the chance of failure duringoperation of the component. Increased efficiency of predictive maintenance improvesthe life of the component.This thesis aims to study the relationship between the experimental, analytical andnumerical solutions of two high strength aluminium alloys and one steel alloy fortheir life in aircraft applications covering the effects of geometrical irregularities. Italso aims to answer convergence between the numerical and the analytical methodwhen compared with each other. The simulations are carried out for three materialsamong many used in aircraft and industrial applications (Al 7050-T7451, Al 7075-T6 and AISI 4340 Steel) for a pre-defined set of geometries. The stress field andthe stress concentration factor variations are also studied to identify their effects onfatigue life.The results from this work forms a strong background for the future research alongside SAAB or any other industries using these materials for their structures to findout the failure or predicting it accurately. Also, integral structures can be analysedin detail using this thesis as a base.
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Alves, Gabriel Godinho. "Recristalização do aço ARBL microligado ao nióbio CSN 2336." Universidade de São Paulo, 2009. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/97/97134/tde-27092012-120450/.
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No presente trabalho estudou-se a recristalização do aço de alta resistência baixa liga (ARBL) microligado ao nióbio (160 ppm em peso) da Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional 2336 utilizado na fabricação de reforços estruturais para a indústria automobilística. A grande utilização deste tipo de aço pelas indústrias tem motivado o desenvolvimento de novas ligas capazes de atender a requisitos críticos de estampagem combinado com alta resistência mecânica. Amostras deste aço no estado laminado a quente foram deformadas posteriormente a frio em escala piloto com reduções de 50 e 70%, reduções típicas na indústria, e recozidas em banho de sal em temperaturas variando entre 600 e 700ºC em diferentes tempos. A evolução microestrutural das amostras no estado encruado e na condição recozida foi acompanhada utilizando-se as técnicas de microscopia ótica e eletrônica de varredura. As texturas de deformação e de recristalização foram determinadas via difração de raios X. A fração volumétrica recristalizada (Xv) e o tamanho de grão foram determinados com o auxílio de metalografia quantitativa nas amostras recozidas. Medidas de microdureza Vickers foram utilizadas para construir as curvas de encruamento e da cinética de amolecimento em função da temperatura de recozimento e comparadas com curvas construídas pelo primeiro método. Os resultados mostram que a recristalização ocorre em temperaturas acima de 650°C. Com auxílio de um gráfico de Xv contra A (fração amolecida), podemos observar a ocorrência de um desvio da idealidade a 650°C e 700°C. A explicação mais provável é a ocorrência de precipitação, especialmente para o aço menos deformado. Os valores do expoente de Avrami obtidos a partir das duas abordagens (medidas de microdureza e metalografia quantitativa) são apresentados e discutidos.The recrystallization of a high strength low alloy steel (HSLA) containing niobium (160 wt-ppm) was investigated. The HSLA steel, named CSN 2336, is used in the manufacture of structural parts for automotive industry. The increasing use of this application type of steels in automotive industries has motivated the development of new alloys able to gather the critical requirements for deep drawing combined with high strengths. Samples of this steel in hot-rolled condition were cold-rolled with reductions of 50% and 70%, commonly used in most of applications, and isothermally annealed in salt bath at temperatures between 600 and 700ºC. The microstructure of the samples in both coldworked and annealed states was imaged using light optical (LOM) and scanning electronic microscopies (SEM). Deformation and recrystallization textures were determined by X-ray diffraction. The recrystallized volume fraction (Xv) and the mean grain size were determined by quantitative metallography in the annealed samples. Vickers microhardness testing was used to determine the work hardening and the softening kinetics behaviors. The results show that recrystallization occurs at temperatures above 650°C for the most deformed steel. By plotting Xv against A (softening fraction), we observe the occurrence of a deviation from ideality at 650°C and 700°C, likely caused by solid-state precipitation, especially for the less deformed steel. The values of n (Avrami exponent) obtained from both approaches (softening curves and quantitative metallography) are presented and discussed.
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Wolf, Jason. "INVESTIGATION OF CHIP-FORM AND TOOL-WEAR IN TURNING OF HARDENED AF9628 ALLOY UNDER VARIOUS COOLING AND LUBRICATION CONDITIONS." UKnowledge, 2019. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ms_etds/10.
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Next generation defense and commercial applications for structural steels require new alloys that eliminate or reduce critical elements from their composition to lower cost and improve manufacturability, while maintaining or exceeding high strength and toughness requirements. A new alloy, denoted as AF9628, has recently been developed for this purpose and its manufacturing characteristics and the material response in component manufacturing must be fully understood.
In the present study, hardened AF9628 alloy was turned with a coated carbide cutting tool under fixed cutting speed, feed rate, and depth of cut parameters. This work focuses on chip-form and tool-wear analysis to understand, for the first time with AF9628, these fundamental aspects of the turning process and their relationship to productivity and part quality. Current industry standard practice of flood-cooled machining for AF9628 was used during machining experiments. Dry, minimum quantity lubrication (MQL), and cryogenic machining were investigated as alternative cooling and lubrication conditions.
High-speed imaging during AF9628 turning experiments provides a new insight into the chip formation process, while the use of optical microscopy and scanning white light interferometry allowed for further characterization of chip-form and tool-wear. Chip-form is favorable as short, arc-shaped chips with new tools under all of the tested cooling and lubrication conditions. As a result of rapid wear at the end of the tool-life in all of the experimental conditions, chip-form evolves to unfavorably long, snarled ribbon-like chips and the resultant cutting force increased by as much as 64% under flood-cooled conditions.
Tool-wear types that were observed during experiments include a combination of nose wear, built-up edge, plastic deformation, and groove wear on the rake face. Due to the fixed cutting parameters and cutting tool selected for this study, which were designed for flood-cooled machining in a prior study, undesirable failure of the cutting tools under dry, MQL, and cryogenic machining occurred. Future work requires experimentation across a wider processing space, and with different cutting tools, to thoroughly evaluate alternative cooling and lubrication techniques for machining AF9628.
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Cruz, Magnus Geder Henz. "Estudo da substituição de aço convencional por aço de baixa liga e alta resistência (BLAR) em módulo estrutural." reponame:Repositório Institucional da UCS, 2006. https://repositorio.ucs.br/handle/11338/136.
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Foram estudados dois tipos de aços, aço convencional ZAR 230 (ZAR - Zincagem de alta resistência) e aço microligado ZSTE 380 (segundo norma SEW 093), sendo que foram avaliadas as suas propriedades mecânicas visando a substituição do aço convencional por aço microligado na estrutura tubular de uma carroceria para veículos de transporte coletivo de passageiros. O aço convencional vem sendo utilizado pela indústria de carrocerias há vários anos, já o aço microligado é utilizado basicamente em estruturas específicas que requeiram boas propriedades mecânicas e conseqüentemente redução de peso. A análise de viabilidade para a substituição de aço convencional por aço microligado em um módulo estrutural completo requereu uma série de ensaios: ensaios padronizados em laboratório foram executados para avaliação de suas principais propriedades mecânicas e químicas; ensaios de nós estruturais submetidos a uma carga forneceram informações para o uso em software de elementos finitos tanto para execução de cálculos estruturais, quanto para calibração de resultados. Os módulos estruturais foram preparados de acordo com as regulamentações ECE R66-00 (mercado europeu) e CONTRAN 811/96 (mercado brasileiro) e foram ensaiados exaustivamente até se obter o melhor resultado de deslocamento comparativamente aos dois materiais analisados. A validação da estrutura tubular foi obtida com a utilização do software Ansys Workbench 9.0 e a confecção de estrutura representativa de uma carroceria ensaiada conforme regulamentação CONTRAN 811/96.Submitted by Marcelo Teixeira (mvteixeira@ucs.br) on 2014-05-05T19:51:22Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Magnus Geder Henz Cruz.pdf: 4706762 bytes, checksum: 44526b5417018356b3a33f57c828c75e (MD5)
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Two kinds of steel were studied, conventional steel ZAR 230 (a standard for high strength galvanizing) and microalloyed steel ZSTE 380 (according to the regulation SEW 093). The study of its mechanical properties aimed to replace the steel for microalloyed steel in bodywork s tubular structure for collective transport vehicles of passengers. The conventional steel has been used for the bodywork industry for years, and the microalloyed steel is basically used in specific structures, those who require good mechanical properties and mass reduction. The analysis of the feasibility for the replacement of conventional steel for microalloyed steel in a complete structural model requires a series of tests. Lab tests were done to evaluate their main mechanical and chemical properties. The tests of the structural nodes and the structural behaviour when subjected to a load provided information to be used in the finite elements method software to do structural calculation and to calibrate the results. The structural modules were prepared according to the regulations ECE R66-00 (European market) and CONTRAN 811/96 (Brazilian market) and these modules were tested exhaustively to achieve the best displacement between the two materials that were analysed comparatively. The validation of the tubular structure was obtained using the software Ansys Workbench 9.0 and the production of the representative structure of a bodywork tested according the regulation CONTRAN 811/96.
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Malheiros, Livia Cupertino. "Study of Structure, Hydrogen Diffusion and Trapping, Plasticity and Fracture towards the Comprehension of Hydrogen-Assisted Cracking of High-Strength Low-Alloy Martensitic Steels." Thesis, La Rochelle, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020LAROS022.
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Le défi que représente le développement d'aciers pour oil country tubular goods (OCTG) avec une résistance mécanique de plus en plus élevée tout en maintenant une résistance suffisante au sulfide stress cracking (SSC) motive cette recherche vers une meilleure compréhension de la fragilisation par l'hydrogène des aciers martensitiques revenus faiblement alliés. La caractérisation structurale est réalisée par de multiples techniques,notamment le MEB-EBSD, le MET, la DSC, la DRX synchrotron et conventionnelle. Les résultats sont liés aux paramètres de diffusion et de piégeage provenant de la perméation électrochimique (EP) et de la spectroscopie de désorption thermique (TDS). Ils sont principalement examinés en termes de densité de dislocation, de concentration de lacune, de limite d'élasticité, de composition et de température de revenu pour dix aciers martensitiques. Des essais de traction, de charge-décharge et de relaxation des contraintes sont réalisés sans hydrogène, après pré-chargement et désorption de l'hydrogène, et sous flux d'hydrogène pour évaluer l'impact du piégeage et de la mobilité de l'hydrogène dans les interactions hydrogène-plasticité. Pour l'essai sous flux d'hydrogène, une cellule de perméation électrochimique est construite sur une machine de traction, ce qui permet de surveiller en continu le flux global d'hydrogène et la charge mécanique pendant l'essai de traction des éprouvettes entaillées et non entaillées. En faisant varier les géométries des entailles et les densités de courant de polarisation cathodique, nous avons testé la susceptibilité des aciers à la fissuration assistée par l'hydrogène sous différentes intensités de flux et de concentration d'hydrogène pour plusieurs états mécaniques. Les essais sur des échantillons pré-chargés ont révélé que l'hydrogène profondément piégé a un impact mineur sur le comportement mécanique et la rupture, tandis que l'hydrogène mobile entraîne une rupture fragile par quasi clivage aux surfaces d'entrée de l'hydrogène. Les résultats de l'essai de perméation sous charge de traction sont intégrés dans la modélisation par éléments finis (FEM). Les conditions macroscopiques et locales (issues de la FEM) pour le développement de la rupture par quasi-clivage assistée par l'hydrogène sont évaluées, ainsi que la sensibilité de ces conditions de seuil (contrainte, déformation plastique, flux et concentration d'hydrogène) à l’intensité de la polarisation cathodique appliquéeThe challenge of developing steels for sour service oil country tubular goods (OCTG) with mechanical strengthhigher and higher maintaining a sufficient resistance to sulfide stress cracking (SSC) motivates this researchtowards a better understanding of the hydrogen embrittlement of low-alloy tempered martensitic steels. Structuralcharacterization is performed by multiple techniques including SEM-EBSD, TEM, DSC, synchrotron andconventional XRD. The results are related to diffusion and trapping parameters from electrochemical permeation(EP) and thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS), being mostly discussed in terms of dislocation density, vacancyconcentration, yield strength, composition and tempering temperature for ten martensitic steels. Tensile, loadingunloadingand stress-relaxation tests are completed without hydrogen, after hydrogen pre-charging and desorption,and under hydrogen flux to evaluate the impact of hydrogen trapping and mobility on the hydrogen-plasticityinteractions. For the test under hydrogen flux, an electrochemical permeation cell is built on a mechanical testingmachine, which allows continuous monitoring of the global hydrogen flux and mechanical loading during thetensile test of notched and unnotched specimens. By varying the notch geometries and the cathodic polarizationcurrent densities, we tested the susceptibility of the steels to hydrogen-assisted cracking under various intensitiesof hydrogen flux and concentration for several mechanical states. Tests on pre-charged specimens revealed thatdeeply trapped hydrogen has a minor impact on the mechanical behavior and fracture, whereas mobile hydrogenleads to brittle quasi-cleavage fracture at the hydrogen entry surfaces. The permeation test under tensile loadingresults are incorporated into finite elements modelling (FEM). Macroscopic and local (from FEM) conditions forthe development of hydrogen-assisted quasi-cleavage fracture are evaluated, as well as the sensitivity of thesethreshold conditions (stress, plastic strain, hydrogen flux and concentration) to the severity of the applied cathodicpolarization
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Carlesso, Rodrigo. "Estudo do comportamento mecânico de juntas soldadas de um aço de alta resistência mecânica." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/169810.
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A aplicação de aços de alta resistência está fortemente difundida na indústria mecânica, principalmente em aplicações onde a redução de peso é importante, como por exemplo, a indústria de implementos rodoviários e maquinários agrícolas. Esta dissertação visa analisar a influência de diferentes aportes térmicos no comportamento microestrutural e mecânico de juntas soldadas através do processo MAG de modo a obter juntas com propriedades otimizadas. Para este estudo foram utilizadas chapas metálicas com espessura de 3 mm do aço de alta resistência e baixa liga USI LNE700. Os parâmetros nominais de energia de soldagem foram variados de acordo com os valores descritos pelo fornecedor SSAB. O processo de soldagem foi realizado com o auxílio de um sistema robotizado para manter a homogeneidade ao longo da junta, distância e posicionamento correto no comprimento total da junta soldada. Os ensaios para verificação do comportamento microestrutural e mecânico foram realizados com auxílio de microscopia ótica, perfis de microdureza e ensaios de tração. Buscaram-se utilizar aportes térmicos reduzidos para minimizar os efeitos de revenimento da martensita presente no metal de base, um dos principais responsáveis pela redução das propriedades mecânicas da junta soldada. Os resultados não mostraram significativa variações na microestrutura e propriedades de tração do material, porém o preenchimento da junta soldada formada apresenta um comportamento diretamente proporcional à energia de soldagem.The application of high strength steels is strongly diffused in the engineering industry, especially in applications where weight reduction is important, such as the industry of agricultural machines and trailers industry. This investigation aims to analyze the influence of different heat inputs on microstructural and mechanical behavior of joint welded by GMAW in order to obtain joints with optimized properties. Sheet metal with a thickness of 3 mm high strength low alloy steel LNE700 (supplier Usiminas) were used. The welding energy was varied around the nominal value informed by the steel supplier SSAB for this study. The welding process was made using robotic system to maintain homogeneity along the joint, right distance and position during the total weld joint length. The microstructural and mechanical behaviors were performed with the optical microscope, microhardness profile and traction test. We attempted to use lower heat inputs to minimize the effects of tempering of martensite present in the base metal, a major contributor to the reduction of the mechanical properties of the welded joint. The results did not show significant microestructural and tensile properties variation, however, when the welding energy is increased, the welded joint penetration formed was increased as well.
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Skoglund, Oskar. "Innovative structural details using high strength steel for steel bridges." Licentiate thesis, KTH, Bro- och stålbyggnad, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-259949.
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The use of high strength steel has the potential to reduce the amount of steel used in bridge structures and thereby facilitate a more sustainable construction. The amount of steel and what steel grade that can be used in bridge structures and other cyclic loaded structures are often limited by a material degradation process called fatigue. The fatigue resistance of steel bridges are to a large extent depending on the design of structural details and connections. The design engineer is limited by a few pre-existing structural details and connections – with rather poor fatigue resistance – to choose from when designing steel bridges, and is therefore often forced to increase the overall dimensions of the structure in order to cope with the design requirements of fatigue. This licentiate thesis aims at increasing the fatigue resistance of fatigue prone structural details and connections by implementing new and innovative structural solutions to the already pre-existing details given in the design standards. A typical fatigue prone detail is the vertical stiffener at an intermediate cross-beam, which will be in focus. By improving the fatigue resistance, less steel material will be required for the construction of new steel bridges and composite bridges of steel and concrete. It is shown in this thesis and the appended papers that the use of high strength steel for bridge structures can considerably reduce the amount of steel used, the steel cost and the harmful emissions. However, this is only true if the fatigue strength of critical details can be substantially improved. Furthermore, a few new and innovative structural details and modifications to already existing details are proposed in this thesis and in the appended papers, that have the potential to increase the fatigue resistance of steel bridges and composite bridges of steel and concrete. However, further analyses are required in order to make these structural details viable for construction.Genom användandet av höghållfast stål så kan en mindre mängd material användas som i sin tur leder till ett mer hållbart byggande. Mängden stål och vilken stålkvalité som kan användas vid byggandet av stålbroar och andra cykliskt belastade konstruktioner avgörs ofta av nedbrytningsprocessen utmattning. Utmatningskapaciteten hos stålbroar är till stor del beroende av brons anslutningsdetaljer. Brokonstruktören har vid designstadiet ett begränsat antal beprövade anslutningsdetaljer att välja bland – vilka ofta har relativt låg utmattningskapacitet – och konstruktören är därmed ofta tvungen att öka konstruktionens dimensioner för att klara av kraven gällande utmattning. Den har licentiatuppsatsen har till syfte att förbättra utmattningskapaciteten för utmattningsbenägna anslutningsdetaljer i stål genom att införa nya och innovativa anslutningsdetaljer, bland de redan existerande detaljerna som finns i de olika standarderna. En utmattningskritisk detalj som kommer att ligga i fokus är anslutningen mellan livavstyvningen och tvärförbanden hos en I-balk. Genom att förbättra utmattningskapaciteten så kan en mindre mängd stålmaterial användas vid byggandet av stålbroar och samverkansbroar i betong och stål. I denna uppsatsen kunde det påvisas att höghallfast stål for broar kan betydligt sänka mängden stålmaterial, stålkostnaden och koldioxidutsläppen. Dock så gäller detta enbart om utmattningskapaciteten for kritiska anslutningsdetaljer kan ökas avsevärt. Dessutom, som en del av den har uppsatsen så har ett par nya och innovativa anslutningsdetaljer föreslagits som har potential att forbättra utmattningskapaciteten. Dock, så krävs ytterligare studier for att dessa förslag skall kunna användas i byggnation av nya stålbroar.
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Punch, Rachel Bridget. "Toughness enhancement of high strength low alloy strip steels." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2014. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/5143/.
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High strength strip steels with a yield strength of ~700 MPa are used in the yellow goods industry, with recent trends requiring thicker strips with an improved toughness. Strip steel was produced to thicknesses of 10 – 17 mm, with thinner strips showing improved Charpy impact toughness compared to the thicker strip. It was found that all samples (different thicknesses and test orientations) showed splits on the fracture surfaces in the upper transition region. The hot rolled strip steels showed a predominantly fine-grained (~4 µm ECD) ferrite microstructure, with some coarse grain patches (grains ≥5 µm grouped together). No significant differences were noted for the grain size, yield stress, tensile strength, hardness and texture for the different compositions. Splits were characterised and produced successfully by low blow Charpy testing with acoustic emission (AE) sensors indicating the presence of splits which occurred in the upper transition region predominantly without main crack propagation. Analysis by x-ray tomography and sectioning was carried out showing splits propagate by transgranular cleavage, preferentially following coarse-grained regions, with the 10 mm strip producing deeper splits which was related to elongated grains (high aspect ratio). Therefore the presence of deep splits improved toughness through a reduction of the impact transition temperature, which was achieved by ensuring the presence of a bimodal grain structure, containing coarse elongated grain patches.
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Falcão, César Augusto de Jesus. "Avaliação da tenacidade à fratura na zona termicamente afetada de soldas múltiplos passes em um aço ARBL." Universidade de São Paulo, 1997. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/18/18136/tde-17012011-161430/.
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O presente trabalho avalia e compara os resultados da tenacidade à fratura da zona termicamente afetada (ZTA) de soldas múltiplos passes por meio de ensaios de CTOD. Para este estudo, foi utilizado um aço alta resistência e baixa liga (ARBL) resistente à corrosão ambiental. As soldas foram realizadas com insumo de calor de 30 e 50 kJ/cm em um chanfro 1/2 K. Os resultados dos ensaios de CTOD mostraram que a solda produzida com maior insumo de calor apresenta tenacidade à fratura mais elevada. A análise microestrutural revelou que as microestruturas de elevada dureza e baixa tenacidade, formadas na ZTA de granulação grosseira, para a condição de 30 kJ/cm, deram lugar às microestruturas de tenacidade mais elevada, para o insumo de calor de 50 kJ/cm.In this work the fracture toughness results of the heat affected zone (HAZ) in a multiple pass welds using a crack tip opening displacement (CTOD) concept were evaluated and compared. It was used an ambiental resistent high strengh low alloy steel. The welds were carried out using a heat input of 30 and 50 kJ/cm in a bevel preparation 1/2 K. The results of CTOD testing showed that increasing heat input, caused an improvement in the weldments fracture toughness. Microstructural analysis revealed that the high hardness and low toughness microstructures formed at coarse grain HAZ, near fusion line, for welding condition 30 kJ/cm were changed to higher toughness microstructure using a heat input of 50 kJ/cm.
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Larsson, Rikard. "Constitutive Modelling of High Strength Steel." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-8157.
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This report is a review on aspects of constitutive modelling of high strength steels. Aspects that have been presented are basic crystallography of steel, martensite transformation, thermodynamics and plasticity from a phenomenological point of view. The phenomenon called mechanical twinning is reviewed and the properties of a new material type called TWIP-steel have been briefly presented. Focus has been given on phenomenological models and methods, but an overview over multiscale methods has also been given.
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Taylor, H. "Fatigue behaviour in high strength steel." Thesis, University of Salford, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.372146.
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Wynn, C. L. "Vanadium and niobium high strength low alloy steels for light gauge high strength strip." Thesis, Swansea University, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.636700.
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This thesis details the research work undertaken during the course of study for the Engineering Doctorate degree. The work is in the form of project which aims to develop knowledge about the rolling characteristics and properties of high strength low alloy (HSLA) steels with both singular and dual additions of niobium and vanadium. This aim has been achieved through extensive laboratory hot rolling studies of a range of steel compositions, mechanical testing and metallographic examination as well as detailed analysis of data recorded during the laboratory hot rolling process to determine mean flow stresses during the laboratory hot rolling process. The results highlight the occurrence of a temperature of non recrystallisation in the niobium grades and determine the necessary levels of vanadium required to obtain comparable properties to niobium based HSLA steels. Vanadium based HSLA steels could be used to slightly extent the gauge width matrix compared to existing niobium based HSLA steels. For higher strength products the effects of dual additions of niobium and vanadium at high, medium and low levels are observed and taking the properties, processability and cost into account suggested optimum combinations are highlighted.
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Goodall, Graeme. "Welding High Strength Modern Line Pipe Steel." Thesis, McGill University, 2011. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=96662.
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The effect of modern mechanized girth welding on high strength line pipe has been investigated. The single cycle grain coarsened heat affected zone in three grade 690 line pipe steels and a grade 550 steel has been simulated using a Gleeble thermo-mechanical simulator. The continuous cooling transformation diagrams applicable to the grain coarsened heat affected zone resulting from a range of heat inputs applicable to modern mechanized welding have been established by dilatometry and metallography. The coarse grained heat affected zone was found to transform to lath martensite, bainite, and granular bainite depending on the cooling rate. The impact toughness of the steels was measured using Charpy impact toughness and compared to the toughness of the grain coarsened heat affected zone corresponding to a welding thermal cycle. The ductile to brittle transition temperature was found to be lowest for the steel with the highest hardenability. The toughness resulting from three different thermal cycles including a novel interrupted intercritically reheated grain coarsened (NTR ICR GC HAZ) that can result from dual torch welding at fast travel speed and close torch spacing have been investigated. All of the thermally HAZ regions showed reduced toughness that was attributed to bainitic microstructure and large effective grain sizes. Continuous cooling transformation diagrams for five weld metal chemistries applicable to mechanized pulsed gas metal arc welding of modern high strength pipe steel (SMYS>550 MPa) have been constructed. Welds at heat inputs of 1.5 kJmm-1 and 0.5 kJmm-1 have been created for simulation and analysis. Dilatometric analysis was performed on weld metal specimens cut from single pass 1.5 kJmm-1 as deposited beads. The resulting microstructures were found to range from martensite to polygonal ferrite. There is excellent agreement between the simulated and as deposited weld metal regions. Toughness testing indicates improved energy absorption at -20 °C with increased cooling time.L'effet des méthodes modernes de soudage circonférentiel mécanisé sur des aciers à forte résistance utilisés pour les tubes de canalisation a été investigué. La zone affectée thermiquement ayant subi une croissance de grain lors d'un cycle thermique simple de soudage a été simulée pour trois grades d'acier à tubes de canalisation 690 et un grade d'acier 550 à l'aide d'un appareil de simulation thermomécanique Gleeble. Les diagrammes de transformation en refroidissement continu pour la zone affectée thermiquement ayant subi une croissance de grains ont été établis pour un spectre de chaleur induite représentatif du procédé de soudage mécanisé en utilisant la dilatométrie ainsi que des analyses métallographiques. Il résulte que la zone affectée thermiquement ayant subi une croissance de grain connaît un changement de phase vers une martensite massive, une bainite ou une bainite granulaire selon le taux de refroidissement rencontré. La résistance des aciers étudiés a été mesurée par essais Charpy et comparée à la résistance obtenue pour la zone affectée thermiquement ayant subi une croissance de grains correspondant à un cycle thermique de soudage. Le plus bas température de transition ductile-fragile a été obtenue pour les grades d'acier ayant la plus grande aptitude à la trempe. La résistance résultante des structures obtenues pour trois différents cycles thermique, notamment un nouveau cycle thermique interrompu par recuit intercritique similaire à l'effet que peut avoir un soudage à double torche à déplacement rapide et espacement réduit, a été étudié. Toutes les zones affectée thermiquement montrent une baisse de résistance causée par l'apparition d'une structure bainitique et la croissance des grains.Les diagrammes de transformations en refroidissement continu ont été établis pour 5 alliages de soudage applicable pour le soudage pulsé à l'arc sous gas des aciers à tube modernes à haute résistance. Des soudures avec un apport de chaleur de 1,5 kJmm-1 et 0,5 kJmm-1 ont été utilisées pour les simulations et les analyses. Des essais de dilatométrie ont été faits sur des échantillons prélevés des cordons de soudure déposés en une passe à 1,5 kJmm-1. L'observation métallographique des échantillons présente une structure allant de la martensite à la ferrite polygonale. Une excellente concordance a été établie entre la structure du métal obtenu par simulation et telle que déposé. Les tests de résistance indiquent une amélioration de l'énergie absorbée à -20°C lorsque le temps de refroidissement est plus long.
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Björklund, Oscar. "Ductile Failure in High Strength Steel Sheets." Doctoral thesis, Linköpings universitet, Hållfasthetslära, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-105213.
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Developments in computer-aided engineering and the rapid growth of computational power have made simulation-driven process and product development efficient and useful since it enables detailed evaluation of product designs and their manufacturing processes. In the context of a sheet metal component, it is vital to predict possible failure both during its forming process and its subsequent usage. Accurate numerical models are needed in order to obtain trustworthy simulation results. Furthermore, the increasing demands imposed on improved weight-to-performance ratio for many products endorse the use of high-strength steels. These steels often show anisotropic behaviour and more complex hardening and fracturing compared to conventional steels. Consequently, demand for research on material and failure models suitable for these steels has increased. In this work, the mechanical and fracture behaviour of two high-strength steels, Docol 600DP and Docol 1200M, have been studied under various deformation processes. Experimental results have been used both for material characterisation and for calibration of fracture criteria. One major requirement as concerns the fracture criteria studied is that they should be simple to apply in industrial applications, i.e. it should be possible to easily calibrate the fracture criteria in simple mechanical experiments and they should be efficient and accurate. Consequently, un-coupled phenomenological damage models have been the main focus throughout this work. Detailed finite element models including accurate constitutive laws have be used to predict and capture material instabilities. Most of the fracture criteria studied are modifications of the plastic work to fracture. Ductile tensile and ductile shear types of fracture are of particular interest in sheet metal applications. For these fractures the modification of the plastic work relates to void coalescence and void collapse, respectively. Anisotropy in fracture behaviour can be captured by the introduction of a material directional function. The dissertation consists of two parts. The first part contains theory and background. The second consists of five papers.
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Konstantarakis, Christos. "Hydrogen degradation of high strength steel weldments." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/47338.
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Thesis (Ocean. E.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, 1993, and Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, 1993.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 37-43).
by Christos Konstantarakis.
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Anderson, Cheryl Marie. "The weldability of high and ultra-high strength steel." Thesis, Swansea University, 2003. https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa42947.
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Weight reduction in body-in-white structures is necessary to make automobiles more fuel-efficient. A range of high and ultra-high strength strip steels have been developed, that will play a key role in achieving lower weights since the steels have the potential to achieve equivalent strength and crashworthiness at thinner gauges. However, the full potential of these advanced alloys can only be realised if they can be integrated into production facilities that rely on resistance spot welding as the predominant means of component joining. In particular, spot welds manufactured in these modern high strength steels will need to meet the strength and fracture resistance requirements that are based on automotive manufacturers' familiarity with low alloy steels. Dual phase steels are a range of modern alloys causing considerable excitement due to their combination of high strength, high ductility and improved crashworthiness in automotive components, compared to mild steel. Their commercial production routes rely on a metallurgical understanding of how chemical composition and thermomechanical treatments interrelate to produce appropriate microstructures. Their often complex alloy compositions mean that there is potential for significant changes to take place in the microstructure on resistance welding. This research programme has considered the important relationships from which resistance spot-welds, produced in high strength steels, derive their properties. This includes an investigation into the continuous cooling transformation behaviour of four dual phase alloys, in comparison to low alloy grades, and measurement of the mechanical properties associated with their microstructures. The thermal profiles generated within spot welds have been measured using a thermocouple technique. Advanced resistance spot welding processes, that can modify the metallurgical condition of a spot-weld, have been investigated with some success, both in terms of reductions in weld hardness following pulsed welding schedules, and an understanding of the effect of such schedules on the thermal cycle.
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Abbasi, Gharacheh Majid. "Microstructural Evaluation in Friction Stir Welded High Strength Low Alloy Steels." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2011. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/3099.
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Understanding microstructural evolution in Friction Stir Welding (FSW) of steels is essential in order to understand and optimize the process. Ferritic steels undergo an allotropic phase transformation. This makes microstructural evolution study very challenging. An approach based on Electron Backscattered Diffraction (EBSD) and phase transformation orientation relationships is introduced to reconstruct pre-transformed grain structure and texture. Reconstructed pre-transformed and post-transformed grain structures and textures were investigated in order to understand microstructural evolution. Texture results show that there is evidence of shear deformation as well as recrystallization in the reconstructed prior austenite. Room temperature ferrite exhibits well-defined shear deformation texture components. Shear deformation texture in the room temperature microstructure implies that FSW imposes deformation during and after the phase transformation. Prior austenite grain boundary analysis shows that variant selection is governed by interfacial energy. Variants that have near ideal BCC/FCC misorientation relative to their neighboring austenite and near zero misorientation relative to neighboring ferrite are selected. Selection of coinciding variants in transformed prior austenite Σ3 boundaries supports the interfacial-energy-controlled variant selection mechanism.
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Larsson, Rikard. "On Material Modelling of High Strength Steel Sheets." Doctoral thesis, Linköpings universitet, Hållfasthetslära, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-80115.
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The work done in this thesis aims at developing and improving material models for use in industrial applications. The mechanical behaviour of three advanced high strength steel grades, Docol 600DP, Docol 1200M and HyTens 1000, has been experimentally investigated under various types of deformation, and material models of their behaviour have been developed. The origins of all these material models are experimental findings from physical tests on the materials. Sheet metal forming is an important industrial process and is used to produce a wide range of products. The continuously increasing demand on the weight to performance ratio of many products promotes the use of advanced high strength steel. In order to take full advantage of such steel, most product development is done by means of computer aided engineering, CAE. In advanced product development, the use of simulation based design, SBD, is continuously increasing. With SBD, the functionality of a product, as well as its manufacturing process, can be analysed and optimised with a minimum of physical prototype testing. Accurate numerical tools are absolutely necessary with this methodology, and the model of the material behaviour is one important aspect of such tools. This thesis consists of an introduction followed by five appended papers. In the first paper, the dual phase Docol 600DP steel and the martensitic Docol 1200M steel were subjected to deformations, both under linear and non-linear strain paths. Plastic anisotropy and hardening were evaluated and modelled using both virgin materials, i.e. as received, and materials which were pre-strained in various material directions. In the second paper, the austenitic stainless steel HyTens 1000 was subjected to deformations under various proportional strain paths and strain rates. It was experimentally shown that this material is sensitive both to dynamic and static strain ageing. A constitutive model accounting for these effects was developed, calibrated, implemented in a Finite Element software and, finally, validated on physical test data. The third paper concerns the material dispersions in batches of Docol 600DP. A material model was calibrated to a number of material batches of the same steel grade. The paper provides a statistical analysis of the resulting material parameters. The fourth paper deals with a simple modelling of distortional hardening. This type of hardening is able to represent the variation of plastic anisotropy during deformation. This is not the case with a regular isotropic hardening, where the anisotropy is fixed during deformation. The strain rate effect is an important phenomenon, which often needs to be considered in a material model. In the fifth paper, the strain rate effects in Docol 600DP are investigated and modelled. Furthermore, the strain rate effect on strain localisation is discussed.SFS ProViking Super Light Steel Structures
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Schuetz, Daniel Philip. "Investigation of high strength stainless steel prestressing strands." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/47744.
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Bridges and other coastal structures in Georgia and throughout the Southeast are deteriorating prematurely due to corrosion. Numerous corrosion
initiated failures have occurred in precast prestressed concrete (PSC) piles and reinforced concrete (RC) pile caps, leading to the costly repair and
replacement of either the entire bridge or the affected members. With the Federal Highway Administration's goal of a 100-year bridge service life
and recent legislative action such as the Bridge Life Extension Act, new emphasis has been placed on the development and implementation of new
corrosion mitigation techniques.
This thesis involves the mechanical testing, and proposed future test program of high-strength stainless steel (HSSS) prestressing strand to be used
in prestressed marine bridge piles. The metallurgy for two types of HSSS strand was selected from a previous study of the corrosion resistance,
mechanical properties, and feasibility of 6 candidate HSSS drawn wire samples. Duplex stainless steel (DSS) grades 2205 and 2304 were selected
for production of 7-wire 1/2" diameter prestressing strand. DSS wire rod was drawn, stranded, and heat-treated using the same production methods
and equipment as used for standard of practice, high carbon prestressing strand. The production process was documented to analyze the problems
facing this production method and suggest improvement and optimization.
After production, the strands were subjected to a series of mechanical tests. Tension testing was performed to provide a stress-strain curve for the
strands and related mechanical properties. Wire samples were also taken at varying points in the drawing process to give more information about
the work hardening of the stainless steels. Stress relaxation testing was performed on both strand and wire samples to assess the overall losses and
to provide comparisons between strand and wire test results as well as drawn wires before and after heat-treatment.
An experimental program for future study was designed to assess the HSSS prestressing strand behavior in precast piles. This testing involves
assessment of pile driving performance, pile flexural and shear behavior, strand transfer and development length, long-term prestressing force
losses, and material durability.
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Clarin, Mattias. "High strength steel : local buckling and residual stresses." Licentiate thesis, Luleå, 2004. http://epubl.luth.se/1402-1757/2004/054.
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Wong, T. M. "Stress corrosion cracking in a high strength steel." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Engineering, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/6429.
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This thesis falls into four fields of study.
The first is a survey of relevant literature concerning the many theories of stress corrosion cracking and hydrogen embritt1ement. This includes descriptions of the mechanisms of stress corrosion cracking (SCC) and outlines electromechanical processes and stress - sorption theory. Four widely accepted mechanisms for environment assisted cracking are also outlined. They are, 1) Embritt1ement resulting from accumulated hydrogen at embritt1ement sites, 2) Lowering of surface energy by adsorption of hydrogen, 3) Hydrogen interaction with dislocations, and 4) Lowering of the binding energy by interaction of hydrogen.
The literature survey is a significant part of this thesis. The overall objective of the survey is to review a series of current SCC tests on high strength steels. The principal findings from these previous studies are summarized, they provide concrete evidence for the conclusion that SCC of high strength steels is due to hydrogen embrittlement.
The second part of the project deals with the development of a stress corrosion loading clevis suitable for testing compact tension specimens. Three existing constant load rigs were developed, and equipment was designed for the successful operation of the rigs.
Corrosive environment was applied to the standard compact tension specimen using a novel circulation system based on a magnetic plate stirrer. Corrosive solution (3.5% NaCl) was stirred by the magnetic plate, and the vortex created by the magnetic stirrer was used to create a pumping head.
The third area of work dealt with the testing of compact tension specimens of ULTIMO 200 steel using the developed apparatus. The experimental procedures used are based on the application of linear elastic fracture mechanics to stress corrosion cracking.
The fourth area of work carried out was to perform slot length calibration experiments on CT specimens by using strain gauges.
The results indicated that the specimens pre-cracked in air with a higher dynamic load gave higher threshold stress intensities (KIscc ) than those pre-cracked in air with a lower dynamic load. An electron microscope study indicated evidence of a largely inter granular fatigue crack having occurred in the specimens pre-cracked with a high dynamic load.
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Olsen, Eric. "Friction stir welding of high-strength automotive steel /." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2007. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1911.pdf.
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Olsen, Eric Michael. "Friction Stir Welding of High-Strength Automotive Steel." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2007. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/951.
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The following thesis is a study on the ability to create acceptable welds in thin-plate, ultra-high-strength steels (UHSS) by way of friction stir welding (FSW). Steels are welded together to create tailor-welded blanks (TWB) for use in the automotive industry. Dual Phase (DP) 590, 780, and 980 steel as well as Transformation-Induced Plasticity (TRIP) 590 steel with thicknesses ranging from 1.2 mm to 1.8 mm were welded using friction stir welding under a variety of processing conditions, including experiments with dissimilar thicknesses. Samples were tested under tensile loads for initial determination if an acceptable weld had been created. Acceptable welds were created in both TRIP 590 and DP 590 at speeds up to 102 centimeters-per-minute. No acceptable welds were created in the DP 780 and DP 980 materials. A series of microhardness measurements were taken across weld samples to gain understanding as to the causes of failure. These data indicate that softening, caused by both excessive heat and insufficient heat can result in weld failure. Not enough heat causes the high concentration of martensite in these materials to temper while too much heat can cause excessive hardening in the weld, through the formation of even more martensite, which tends to promote failure mode during forming operations. Laser welding is one of the leading methods for creating tailor-welded blank. Therefore, laser welded samples of each material were tested and compared to Friction Stir Welded samples. Lower strength and elongation are measured in weld failure while the failure location itself determines the success of a weld. In short, an acceptable weld is one that breaks outside the weld nugget and Heat Affected Zone (HAZ) and where the tensile strength (both yield and ultimate) along with the elongation are comparable to the base material. In unacceptable welds, the sample broke in the weld nugget or HAZ while strength and elongations were well below those of the base material samples.
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Gedeon, Steven Anthony. "Hydrogen assisted cracking of high strength steel welds." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/14842.
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