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Volume 13, Issue 4 (7-2013)
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The structural integrity of welded joints in natural gas transportation through large diameter steel pipes requires the experimental determination of material mechanical properties in seam weld via destructive and non-destructive testes. In this paper, the metallurgical and mechanical characteristics of multi-pass girth weld in seam weld, heat affected zone (HAZ), and base metal of a pipe with 56 inch outside diameter, 0.780 inch wall thickness is determined. To do this, chemical analysis, standard metallography, tensile and impact tests and hardness experiments were conducted. The metallographic results demonstrated that different sub-zones in welded joint had different microstructure. The existence of different chemical contents in different weld passes and the presence of hard phases (such as martensite due to uncontrolled heat cycles) had direct effects on mechanical properties of the seam weld and HAZ. From the hardness test result, it was found that HAZ and centerline of the seam weld had the minimum and maximum hardness levels, respectively. Furthermore, the minimum Charpy impact energy was found in the seam weld centerline.
Majid Sabokrouh, Mohammadreza Farahani,
Volume 18, Issue 7 (11-2018)
Abstract
In this paper, the numerical distribution of residual stresses in the girth weld were determined in two (hoop an axial) direction. Two API X70 steel pipes of 56 inch outside diameter were girth welded first. Hole drilling strain gage test were conducted for strain measurement on the external surface of the pipes. The values of residual stresses were determined then from strain data using ASTM 837 standard. The values of residual stresses were determined. Next, distribution of residual stresses were assessed using spline and approximating polynomials. The well-behaved spline and polynomials, confirm the accuracy of residual stress results from experiment. The result showed lower-order polynomials have more suitable behavior in residual stress distribution. Noting to impossibility of using semi-destructive hole drilling strain gage test in project’s real situations, we can make use of these curves in assessing and estimating residual stresses distribution of similar welding. The most stable polynomial estimation curves for evaluating hoop and axial residual stress distribution are respectively third and second order. The closeness and uniformity of axial residual stress distribution curve compared to the hoop residual stress distribution curve is representative of more balanced behavior of these stresses distribution.
M. Sabokrouh , M.r. Farahani ,
Volume 19, Issue 1 (1-2019)
Abstract
The weld residual stresses decrease the design stress in gas transportation pipelines. In this paper, two X70 steel pipes of 56 inch outside diameter were firstly girth welded. Experimental hole drilling test was conducted to evaluate the residual stress distribution in this joint. Then, the finite element simulation of the welding process was performed to evaluate the residual stress distribution precisely. The numerical results were verified by comparison with the obtained experimental measurements. The qualitative results achieved match properly with the experimental results. Simulation results (with a difference about 15% compared to experimental results) evaluated the maximum residual stress in hoop direction of pipe’s external weld metal. The experimental data showed that the maximum tensile residual stress was located on the center line of the weld gap on the pipe outer surface alongside with the pipe hoop direction. Moreover, the maximum compressive (hoop and axial) residual stresses occurred on the pipe inner surface in heat affected zone. The variations of the hoop residual stresses on the inner and outer surfaces of the pipe had similar trend with tensile distribution at the center line of the weld gap. However, these stresses showed different trends (tensile stress on the outer surface, and compressive stress on the inner surface) with distancing from the weld center line.
M. Sabokrouh, M.r. Farahani,
Volume 19, Issue 7 (7-2019)
Abstract
In this paper, the analysis of variance (ANOVA) of weld residual stress distribution (using the hole drilling strain gage method according to ASTM 837 standard) was investigated (in the hoop and axial direction of the 56-inch gas transmission). The results of ANOVA show that the best distribution curve of residual stress is the third order function (3 degree of freedom) in the distribution diagram of hoop and axial residual stresses. In this order, the p value of the hoop and axial residual stress is 0.044 and 0.001, respectively. This indicates the high reliability of the third order function. Also, the value of F and coefficient of determination of this order has an appropriate value. In addition, due to the high p value and low reliability, the 5-order approximation function is not a suitable residual stress distribution curve compared to the third order function. Order approximation functions (2 and 4) have lower reliability (higher p value) and lower F value than odd order (3 and 5). Despite having the highest freedom with the highest p (lowest reliability), the lowest F, and the lowest coefficient of determination, the second-order function, is the most inappropriate approximation function. Despite the existence of residual stress with respect to the zero experimental residual stress compared to the approximation function, the use of strain test in points far from the weld one and the base metal is not essential.
