Seostamattoman hitsausteräksen leimuhitsaus

Valssilangan valmistuksessa päättymättömällä valssausprosessilla voidaan parantaa tuotannon tuottavuutta ja joustavuutta. Menetelmän ansiosta myös valssilankakieppien kokoa voidaan vaihdella asiakkaan tarpeiden mukaan. Prosessin joustavuus ja tuottavuus perustuvat liikkuvaan leimuhitsauslaitteistoon, jolla austeniittialueelle kuumennetut teelmät hitsataan toisiinsa ennen valssausta. Koska leimuhitsausliitoksen hyvä laatu on valmistusprosessin kannalta erityisen tärkeää, tutkittiin tässä työssä hitsausparametrien vaikutusta liitoksen laatuun. Hitsausparametreista tärkeimpiä ovat leimutusaika ja -jännite sekä tyssäyksen voima ja määrä. Parametrien ollessa liian suuria muodostuvat liitospinnat liian plastisiksi ja sopivan tyssäysvoiman ylläpitäminen on vaikeaa. Liian pienillä parametreilla liitospintojen plastisoituminen jää kesken ja tyssäys jää puutteelliseksi. Leimuhitsauksen laatuun vaikuttaa myös liitospinta-alan koko. Kaikki nämä tekijät heikentävät liitoksia, joten parametrien optimaalisuus on liitoksen hyvän laadun kannalta välttämätön. Parametrikokeina hitsattujen koekappaleiden rakennetta ja ominaisuuksiatutkittiin ainetta rikkovilla kokeilla. Lyhyemmillä leimutusajoilla hitsatuistakoekappaleista löytyi virheitä, jotka heikensivät huomattavasti liitoksien laatua. Menetelmäkokeiden perusteella koekappaleet eivät kaikilta osin täyttäneet liitosten laatuvaatimuksia.

Tandem-GMA Welding of Low Alloy Structural Steel

The Tandem-GMAW method is the latest development as the consequences of improvements in the welding methods. The twin-wire and then the Tandem-method with the separate power sources has got a remarkable place in the welding of many types of materials with different joint types. The biggest advantage of Tandem welding method is the flexibility of choosing both the electrodes of different types from each other according to the type of the parent material. This is possible because of the feasibility of setting the separate welding parameters for both the wires. In this thesis work the effect of the variation in three parameters on the weld bead in Tandem-GMA welding method is studied. Theses three parameters are the wire feed rate in the slave wire, the wire feed rate in the master wire and the voltage difference in both the wires. The results are then compared to study the behaviour of the weld bead with the change in these parameters.

Link between microstructure and properties in new metallurgical concepts for very low loss non-oriented electrical steel

The influence of chemistry and soaking temperature (maximal temperature of the continuous annealing) on the final properties of non-oriented electrical steels has been studied. With this objective two different studies have been performed. First the Mn, Ni and Cr content of a low loss electrical steel composition has been modified. An intermediate content and a high content of each element has been added in order to study the influence of this components on the magnetic looses, grain size and texture. Secondly the influence of the soaking temperature on magnetic properties, grain size and oxidation in four grades of non-oriented electrical steels (Steel A, B, C and D) was studied.

Morphological features of interfacial intermetallics and interfacial reaction rate in Al-11Si-2.5Cu-(0.15/0.60)Fe cast alloy/die steel couples

Soldering reactions are commonly observed during high pressure die casting of aluminium alloys, and involve the formation and growth of interfacial intermetallics between the die and the cast alloy. It is generally believed that close to 1% Fe is necessary in the aluminium alloy to reduce soldering. However, the role of iron in the interfacial reaction has not been studied in detail. In this investigation, reaction couples were formed between H13 tool steel substrates and an Al-11Si-2.5Cu melt containing either 0.15 or 0.60% Fe. Examination revealed distinctly different intermetallic layer morphology. The overall growth and chemistry of the reaction layer and the reaction rate measured by the consumption of the substrate were compared for the two alloy melts. It was demonstrated that a higher iron content reduces the rate of interfacial reaction, consistent with an observed thicker compact ( solid) intermetallic layer. Hence, the difference in reaction rate can be explained by a significant reduction in the diffusion flux due to a thicker compact layer. Finally, the mechanism of the growth of a thicker compact layer in the higher iron melt is proposed, based on the phase relations and diffusion both within and near the interfacial reaction zone. (C) 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Corrosion behaviour of zinc alloy coated steel fasteners in timber

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Determination of the causes of weld-metal cracking in high-strength steels and the development of heat-treatable low-alloy-steel filler wires for use with the inert-gas-shielded arc-welding process

"Materials Central, Contract no. AF 33(616)-5878, Project no. 7351."

Experience gained and difficulties in performing dynamic load test in composite piles made with steel rails

The results of dynamic instrumentation in two construction sites that used steel rails as pile foundation are presented in this paper. The first dynamic load tests were executed in piles made by single steel rails of the type TR32 and TR37. In the second group of dynamic tests, the piles were made by a composition of two and three steel rails of the same type TR37. The difficulties in placing the sensors, the effect of hammer blow eccentricity and the influence of the non-uniform welding along the pile length are presented in detail and discussed.

Welding metallurgy; iron and steel,

Includes "Suggested reading."

Loss of Prestress, Camber, and Deflection of Non-Composite and Composite Structures Using Different Weight Concretes, HR-137, 1970

General equations are presented for predicting loss of prestress and camber of both composite and non- composite prestressed concrete structures. Continuous time functins of all parameters needed to solve the equations are given, and sample results included. Computed prestress loss and camber are compared with experimental data for normal weight and lightweight concrete. Methods are also presented for predicting the effect of non-prestressed tension steel in reducing time-dependent loss of prestress and camber, and for the determination of short-time deflections of uncracked and cracked prestressed members. Comparisons with experimental results are indicated for these partially prestressed methods.

Hitsatun alumiinirakenteen suunnittelu

Alumiiniseosten käyttö konstruktiomateriaalina lisääntyy johtuen sen lukuisista variaatioista lujuuden ja muovattavuuden suhteen. Alumiinin keveys on merkittävä kilpailuetu teräkseen nähden. Alumiiniseosten hitsattavuus on parantunut hitsausmenetelmien kehittyessä. Uusilla menetelmillä lämmöntuontia hallitaan paremmin, kuten myös alumiinin huokoisuutta sekä lujuuden laskua hitsauksen yhteydessä. Tässä diplomityössä tutkitaan alumiinin metallurgiaa, hitsausmenetelmiä, sekä alumiinin ja teräksen sekaliitoksen toteutusta. Tutkimuksella pyritään tekemään hitsatun alumiinirakenteen suunnittelua ymmärrettävämmäksi. SFS-EN standardit antavat perustuksen alumiinirakenteen suunnittelulle. Tässä diplomityössä tehdään suunnitteluesimerkki hitsatun alumiinirakenteen hitsien suunnittelusta. Suunnitteluesimerkissä tutkitaan alumiiniseoksen lujuuden laskua hitsattaessa, ja etsitään standardien antamia ratkaisuja toimivan hitsatun rakenteen toteuttamiseksi.

Identification of steel bars immersed in reinforced concrete based on experimental results of eddy current testing and artificial neural network analysis

This paper presents an experimental research on the use of eddy current testing (ECT) and artificial neural networks (ANNs) in order to identify the gauge and position of steel bars immersed in concrete structures. The paper presents details of the ECT probe and concrete specimens constructed for the tests, and a study about the influence of the concrete on the values of measured voltages. After this, new measurements were done with a greater number of specimens, simulating a field condition and the results were used to generate training and validation vectors for multilayer perceptron ANNs. The results show a high percentage of correct identification with respect to both, the gauge of the bar and of the thickness of the concrete cover. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Resistance heating of steel conductors of circular cross-section

The object of this thesis is to develop a method for calculating the losses developed in steel conductors of circular cross-section and at temperatures below 100oC, by the direct passage of a sinusoidally alternating current. Three cases are considered. 1. Isolated solid or tubular conductor. 2. Concentric arrangement of tube and solid return conductor. 3. Concentric arrangement of two tubes. These cases find applications in process temperature maintenance of pipelines, resistance heating of bars and design of bus-bars. The problems associated with the non-linearity of steel are examined. Resistance heating of bars and methods of surface heating of pipelines are briefly described. Magnetic-linear solutions based on Maxwell's equations are critically examined and conditions under which various formulae apply investigated. The conditions under which a tube is electrically equivalent to a solid conductor and to a semi-infinite plate are derived. Existing solutions for the calculation of losses in isolated steel conductors of circular cross-section are reviewed, evaluated and compared. Two methods of solution are developed for the three cases considered. The first is based on the magnetic-linear solutions and offers an alternative to the available methods which are not universal. The second solution extends the existing B/H step-function approximation method to small diameter conductors and to tubes in isolation or in a concentric arrangement. A comprehensive experimental investigation is presented for cases 1 and 2 above which confirms the validity of the proposed methods of solution. These are further supported by experimental results reported in the literature. Good agreement is obtained between measured and calculated loss values for surface field strengths beyond the linear part of the d.c. magnetisation characteristic. It is also shown that there is a difference in the electrical behaviour of a small diameter conductor or thin tube under resistance or induction heating conditions.