Abington in association with the Welding Institute,
1994.
xi, 286 pages ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Factors influencing weldability. The welding process. Steel types. Weld cooling cycle. The heat-affected zone. The weld metal. Cutting and gouging. Residual stresses. Post-weld heat treatment. Weldability formulae -- 2. Potential welding problem areas. Cracking. Welding faults. Inspection for defects. Joint integrity. Problems associated with PWHT. Service problems. Repair. Joining dissimilar steels. Joining dissimilar metals -- 3. Solidification cracking. Role of composition. Solidification cracking and the welding process. Control and avoidance of cracking. Liquation cracking. Copper pick-up. Ductility dip cracking. Detection and identification -- 4. Lamellar tearing. Role of inclusions. Susceptible joint types. Other factors. Control and avoidance of cracking. Control tests. Detection and identification -- 5. Hydrogen cracking. Hydrogen. Susceptibility to embrittlement. Stress to give cracking. Temperature of embrittlement. Techniques for avoiding cracking. Weld metal hydrogen cracking.
Detection and identification. Other aspects of hydrogen in ferritic steels -- 6. Reheat cracking. Role of composition. Other influences. Control techniques. Detection and identification -- 7. Faults of welding. Faults of shape. Inclusions. Cavities -- 8. Inspection for defects. Inspection techniques. Inspectability. Consequences of metallurgical features -- 9. Joint integrity. Strength and ductility. Toughness. Hardness. Creep resistance. Corrosion resistance -- 10. Service problems. Fatigue and corrosion fatigue. Corrosion. Stress corrosion. Loss of toughness in service. High temperature service problems. Graphitisation -- 11. Repair. Analysis prior to repair. Limitation of preheat. Need for post-weld heat treatment. Special circumstances.