Hardness changes on pass by pass basis in mild steel gas metal arc welds

Authors: Metzbower, E. A.; Moon, D. W.

Source: Science and Technology of Welding & Joining, Volume 12, Number 2, February 2007 , pp. 189-196(8)

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Abstract:

A series of welds were fabricated in mild (ASTM A36) steel. The first pass was the entire length of the plate and each subsequent pass was indented ∼25 mm. This allowed us to determine the change in hardness on a pass by pass basis by mapping the hardness over each weld pass.

Keywords: HARDNESS MAPS; MILD STEEL A36; TEMPERING; SOFTENING; GAS METAL ARC WELDING

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/174329307X164247

Publication date: 2007-02-01

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