Post Weld Quenching Impact on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties (Tensile, Impact, Hardness) of High Strength Low Alloy Steel

Impacto del temple posterior a la soldadura en la microestructura y las propiedades mecánicas del acero de baja aleación y alta resistencia

Impacto da têmpera pós-soldagem na microestrutura e nas propriedades mecânicas de aços de alta resistência e baixa liga

Shazad, Atif - Uzair, Muhammad
Detalles Bibliográficos
2025
Resistencia a la tracción
Dureza
Fuerza de impacto
SMAW
Acero de baja aleación de alta resistencia
Medios de enfriamiento
Tensile strength
Hardness
Impact strength
SMAW
High strength low alloy steel
Quenching media
Resistência à tracção
Dureza
Resistência ao impacto
SMAW
Aço de baixa liga de alta resistência
Meios de extinção
Español
Universidad de Montevideo
REDUM
https://revistas.um.edu.uy/index.php/ingenieria/article/view/1537
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12806/3412
Acceso abierto
Atribución 4.0 Internacional
Resumen:
Sumario:Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) is the most widely used welding technique in engineering industries. Compared to other arc welding techniques like TIG, SMAW is less heat-concentrating. However, welding thick jobs using SMAW can result in serious issues such as structural distortion due to non-uniform input heat distribution. High thermal stresses and distortions can degrade mechanical properties, similar to high input heat. Fast heat removal may prevent such defects, and different quenching media like sand, water, and oil were used to investigate variations in mechanical properties. High-strength low-alloy steel was selected due to its good weldability and easy availability, which makes it suitable for many industrial applications, such as in the space and defense industries. The tensile testing results showed that oil quenching was superior to other quenching techniques because oil-cooled joints had the highest tensile strength and ductility. However, water-cooled joints showed the highest yield strength, but oil-quenched joints had the highest welding efficiency. The hardness of water-cooled joints in the heat-affected zone and weld zone was greater due to rapid cooling in water. The impact energy of oil-cooled joints in the heat-affected zone was superior to that of other joints. Overall, the mechanical properties of oil-cooled joints were superior and showed better geometric configuration, such as minimal distortions.