DETERMINATION OF LOCAL BRITTLE ZONES AT THE CRACK FRONT IN THE HAZ OF WELDED JOINT
Abstract
Welded joints are the weakest link in the construction of steel structures. The brittlest part of a multi-pass welded joint is the heat-affected zone, where brittle fractures of the structure often appear. In this article, examination of the whole heat-affected zone of high strength multipass X welded joints was performed. All microstructures and the local brittle zones’ sizes at the crack tip front were precisely determined
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