Numerical analysis and experimental investigation of welding residual stresses and distortions in a T-joint fillet weld

izvorni znanstveni rad

izvorni znanstveni rad

Numerical analysis and experimental investigation of welding residual stresses and distortions in a T-joint fillet weld

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Tip izvorni znanstveni rad
Godina 2014
Časopis Materials and design
Nadređena publikacija Materials & design
Volumen 53
Stranice str. 1052-1063
DOI 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.08.011
ISSN 0264-1275
EISSN 1873-4197
Status objavljeno

Sažetak

This paper presents a numerical and experimental study of residual stresses and distortions induced by the T-joint welding of two plates. Within the framework of numerical investigations, a thermo- mechanical finite element analysis is performed by using a shell/three-dimensional modeling technique to improve both the computational efficiency and the accuracy. The influence of the choice of the local 3D model size on the temperature, residual stress, and displacement distributions is investigated. A minimal 3D zone size that had both appropriate convergence of the solution and accuracy is defined. To validate the numerical model, a series of experiments using a fully automated welding process are conducted. A thermographic camera and an optical measurement system are used to measure the temperature and displacement distributions.

Ključne riječi

welding residual stress; welding distortion; temperature field; T-joint fillet weld; finite element analysis