EFFECT OF WELDING PROCESS IN

QUENCHED AND TEMPERED STEEL

JOINTS
Guided By

Presented By

Pratheesh .K

Jayaraj.R

Associate professor

S.7 Roll No 27

Dept .of Mechanical Engineering

Dept .of Mechanical Engineering

VKCET

VKCET

Parippally

Parippally

Thiruananthapuram

Thiruananthapuram

OVER VIEW
Introduction
Literature review
Joint Fabrication
Fatigue Crack Growth
Testing
Transverse Tensile
Testing
Residual Stress
Fractography
Mechanical Properties
Microstructure

INTRODUCTION
Quenched and tempered steels are used in
military vehicle construction
Fabrication is performed by fusion welding
Fatigue crack formation
Microstructure formation in welds

LITERATURE RIVIEW

JOINT FABRICATION
Joints are fabricated by SMAW and FCAW process
V butt joint is provided.
Different parameters are used.
Interpass Temperature
Arc voltage

FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH TESTING

CCT specimen used.
Specimen placed in fatigue testing machine.
Cracks are formed in the specimen.

Crank length vs Number of cycles [1]

Base metal exhibit high fatigue resistance.

SF joint show high fatigue crack resistance.

TRANSVERSE TENSILE TEST

Universal tensile machine used
Tensile specimen is created with help of lathe.
To find Youngs modulus, Yield strength and Ultimate
strength.

Joint type

Yield
Tensile
Elongation in Reduction in
strength/MPa strength/MPa 40 mm guage cross section
length%
area %

Joint
efficiency

Location
faliure

BM

1200

1290

12.5

35

Centre of the
specimen

SF

830

860

10

33

66

Weld metal

FF

780

810

8.75

29

62

Weld metal

SA

620

650

6.25

24

50

Weld metal

FA

529

571

5.00

23

44

Weld metal

SF exhibit superior tensile properties.

LHF exhibit superior tensile property.
Also SMAW offers superior tensile property.

RESIDUAL STRESS
Magnitude of residual stress [1]
Joint type

Magnitude of residual stress in the weld

metal region/MPa
Joints

Crack tip of the CCT

specimen

BM

-190

-297

SA

390

-258

SF

490

-286

FA

340

-241

FF

454

-275

Analyzed by two different conditions.

Predominant in weld metal region.
Different thermal expansion.

FRACTOGRAPHY
Fractured surfaces are analysed.
Cracks are propagated.
Unstable crack growth in final failure region.
Cracks initiation sites are lower in LHFcompared
to ASS.

MICROSTRUCTURE
Acicular ferrite microstructure.
Tough and strong microstructure.
Importance of Nickel
SA joint has superior tensile property and
hardness than SF Joint.
SF joints has superior crack resistance.

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Properties are Tensile and Yield strength.
LHF has superior tensile property.
Acicular ferrite is present.
SMAW exhibit superior fatigue crack growth
resistense.

CONCLUSION
SMAW has superior crack resistance compared to
FCAW.
Superior Mechanical properties and
Microstructure provide high fatigue resistance.
LHF also used for welding Quenched and
Tempered steels.

REFERENCES
G . Magudeeswaran,V. Balasubramanian,G . Maghusudhan Reddy
(2014)Effect of welding processes and consumables on fatigue
crack growth behavior of amour grade quenched and tempered
steel joints. Defense Technology.
Dr.Ali Sadiq Yasir(2012) Study the Effect of Welding Joint Location on the
Fatigue Strength and Fatigue Life for Steel Weldement.Asian Transaction of
Engineering Volume 02 Issue 04
Ahmeth.Ertas and Fazil O. Sonmez(2008) A Parametric Study on Fatigue Strength
of Spot Weld Joints.Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structure.
Dr. R.S.Parmar (2008) Welding Engineering and Technology.Khana publications