Effect of Notch Location on Fatigue Life Prediction of Strength Mismatched HSLA Steel Weldments

Abstract

Abstract: Welding of high strength low alloy steels (HSLA) involves usage of low, even and high strength filler materials (electrodes) than the parent material depending on the application of the welded structures and the availability of the ˉller material. In the present investigation, the fatigue crack growth behaviour of weld metal (WM) and heat affected zone (HAZ) regions of under matched (UM), equal matched (EM) and over matched (OM) joints has been studied. The base material used in this investigation is HSLA-80 steel of weldable grade. Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) process has been used to fabricate the butt joints. Centre cracked tension (CCT) specimen has been used to evaluate the fatigue crack growth behaviour of the welded joints. Fatigue crack growth experiments have been conducted using servo hydraulic controlled fatigue testing machine at constant amplitude loading (R=0). A method has been proposed to predict the fatigue life of HSLA steel welds using fracture mechanics approach by incorporating influences of mismatch ratio (MMR) and notch location.

Key words: Shielded metal arc welding, High strength

S.Ravi, V.Balasubramanian, S.Nemat Nasser. Effect of Notch Location on Fatigue Life Prediction of Strength Mismatched HSLA Steel Weldments[J]. J Mater Sci Technol, 2004, 20(02): 129-135.

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