A utilização do aço ASTM A 335 P91 tem sofrido um aumento considerável, especialmente em função da necessidade de materiais com maior resistência à fluência para aplicações em unidades de utilidades (geração de vapor) e de processo. Por ser um material de difícil soldabilidade, diversos problemas são enfrentados durante a construção das unidades e, posteriormente, durante manutenção, geralmente em função de problemas de soldagem oriundos da fase de fabricação e construção. As normas de projeto e construção utilizadas internacionalmente vêm sofrendo adaptações a fim de melhorar a utilização deste material, mas seus requisitos ainda apresentam importantes lacunas em relação às principais práticas recomendadas pela literatura técnica mais atual. Visando uma melhor utilização deste material, obtendo juntas soldadas com propriedades mecânicas e metalúrgicas mais consistentes, o presente trabalho foi desenvolvido avaliando-se a influência de parâmetros de soldagem energia de soldagem e temperatura de tratamento térmico pós-soldagem (TTPS) sobre as propriedades mecânicas e metalúrgicas, incluindo resistência à fluência, de juntas soldadas de aço ASTM A 335 P91. Foram testadas nove juntas soldadas, combinando três níveis de energia de soldagem com três temperaturas de TTPS. Os resultados obtidos indicam que é possível ter melhor controle sobre as propriedades deste material, desde que se opere com níveis mais restritos de energia de soldagem e maiores temperatura de TTPS, observando-se as limitações pertinentes, especialmente no que tange à temperatura crítica de transformação Ac1. / The use of ASTM A 335 P91 has been increased considerably specially because of the need for materials with higher creep resistance for power generation (nuclear and thermoelectric) and oil and gas processing applications. As this is a material with poor weldability, several issues are faced during construction of these unities, and later during maintenance usually associated with welding problems originated in the fabrication and construction phase. The design and construction codes most used worldwide are receiving important revisions targeting to enhance the use condition of this material but its requirements still show important lacks when compared to the main practices recommended by the more recent technical literature. Aiming a better usage of this material obtaining sound welded joints with more consistent metallurgical and mechanical properties, this work was developed assessing the influence of some welding parameters welding heat input and temperature of post-­weld heat treatment (PWHT) on the metallurgical and mechanical properties, including creep strength, of welded joints of ASTM A 335 P91 steel. Nine welded joints were submitted to testing, combining three different levels of welding heat input with three different PWHT temperatures. The results show that it is possible to have a better control over the properties of this material since it is used lower welding heat inputs combined to higher PWHT temperatures, taking care about the limitations regarding the critical transformation temperature Ac1.

[pt] O presente estudo faz parte de um projeto relacionado ao estudo de aplicação de tubos de aço API 5L Grau X80 fabricados no Brasil e destinados para a montagem de tubulações para o transporte de gás. Objetiva-se avaliar os parâmetros de soldagem empregados na execução da soldagem circunferencial combinando os processos de eletrodo revestido, para a execução do passe de raiz e passe quente, e arame tubular autoprotegido para a execução dos passes de enchimento e acabamento. Os resultados obtidos indicam que embora o material utilizado, tanto metal de solda como metal de base estejam atendendo aos requisitos básicos de tenacidade e resistência, em acordo com as normas, a qualificação do procedimento é dependente do desempenho dos soldadores. Existe portanto, a necessidade de habilitação técnica mais ampla quanto a formação de profissionais nesta área, excedendo assim o escopo do presente estudo cujo objetivo foi estudar e caracterizar a solda circunferencial. As propriedades mecânicas foram avaliadas mediante ensaios de dureza, tração, dobramento, ensaios nick-break e tenacidade mediante ensaios de impacto Charpy. A caracterização da junta soldada foi realizada, utilizando-se microscopia ótica e microscopia eletrônica de varredura. Embora o procedimento empregado não tenha sido qualificado pela norma API 1104, em função da execução do procedimento, os valores de resistência mecânica obtidos foram aceitáveis e a caracterização microestrutural e mecânica da junta comprova a não ocorrência de microestruturas frágeis, seja no metal de solda ou na ZTA. / [en] The current work is part of a larger project to study the application of API 5L X80 steel tubes, produced in Brazil, in gas pipeline fabrication. The objective of this work is to evaluate the effects of the process parameters used when performing a circumferential welding technique which combines the utilization of coated electrodes for the root and hot passes, while exploiting self-shielded flux cored arc welding for the filling and finishing passes. The results obtained indicate that, though the material studied, both filler metal and the base alloy, meet the basic toughness and strength specifications of the relevant standards, the final overall quality of the joint is very dependent on the skill of the welders. Although there is a necessity to guarantee an adequate level of training for these professionals for such tasks, that would be beyond the scope of then present work, as it aims to emphasize the characterization of the circumferential weld itself. The mechanical properties were evaluated using hardness measurements, bend testing, nick-break tests and toughness was evaluated by Charpy notchimpact tests. The metallographic characterization of the girth weld joint was undertaken by means of optical and scanning electron microscopy. Though the specific methodology applied has not been qualified by the API 1104 Standard, as such, the strength values obtained were of acceptable levels and an analysis of the joint`s microstructure and overall mechanical properties confirm that no typical fragile structures or phases were present either in the weld metal or the heat affected zone.

In this thesis is studied the influence of arc TIG preheating during laser welding of 2 mm Hardox 450 material sheets. This material achieves its good mechanical properties by processes of heat treatment. That causes problems during welding because of heat degradation. Experimental sheets were welded within various configurations of welding parameters and positions of TIG nozzle. Testing specimens were cut out by laser and were used for tension testing, Vickers hardness testing and metallographical testing (macro and microstructure). The results of using the second heat source are: wider heat affected zone, smoother transitions among its zones, reduction of toughness and hardness, finer grain structure and occurring ferritic microstructure. This hybrid technology, combination of laser welding and TIG preheating, is very productive creating joints with greatly good quality. The thesis also contains a comparison with common MAG welding method.

A cross-time study has been made on the erosion behaviour of Gas-Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) for pure tungsten electrode. Its behaviour during arcing was analyzed and compared from the points of view of metallurgical changes in electrode due to long-term operation. Metallographic studies of the electrodes indicate that the crack formation and grain growth during periodic temperature variations. These observations are discussed theoretically based on the experimental results and the thermal expansion parameters of Tungsten.

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This thesis describes advancements in the modelling, optimisation, process control and mechanical performance of novel high deposition rate gas metal arc welding processes for large scale additive manufacturing applications. One of the main objectives of this study was to develop fundamental understanding of the mechanisms involved during processing with particular focus on single layer welds made of carbon steel using both pulsed-current gas metal arc welding and cold metal transfer processes. The effects of interactions between critical welding process variables and weld bead and plate fusion characteristics are studied for single and multi-layers. It was shown that several bead and plate fusion characteristics are strongly affected by the contact tip to work distance, TRIM, wire feed speed, wire feed speed to travel speed ratio, and wire diameter in pulsed-current gas metal arc welding. The arc-length control, dynamic correction and the contact tip to work distance are shown to strongly influence the weld bead geometry in the cold metal transfer process. This fundamental knowledge was essential to ensure the successful development of predictive interaction models capable of determining the weld bead geometry from the welding process parameters. The models were developed using the least-squares analysis and multiple linear regression method. The gas tungsten constricted arc welding process was utilised for the first time for out-of-chamber fabrication of a large scale and high-quality Ti-6Al-4V component. The main focus was, however, in the use of the cold metal transfer process for improving out-of-chamber deposition of Ti-6Al-4V at much higher deposition rates. The effect of the cold metal transfer process on the grain refinement features in the fusion zone of single layer welds under different torch gas shielding conditions was investigated. It was shown that significant grain refinement occurs with increasing helium content. The morphological features and static mechanical performance of the resulting multi-layered Ti-6Al-4V walls were also examined and compared with those in gas tungsten constricted arc welding. The results show that a considerable improvement in static tensile properties is obtained in both testing directions with cold metal transfer over gas tungsten constricted arc welding. It was suggested that this improvement in the mechanical behaviour could be due to the formation of more fine-grained structures,which are therefore more isotropic. The average ultimate tensile strength and yield strength of the as-deposited Ti-6Al-4V material processed via cold metal transfer meet the minima specification values recommended for most Ti-6Al-4V products. Neutron diffraction technique was used to establish the effect of repeated thermo-mechanical cycling on the generation, evolution and distribution of residual stresses during wire and arc additive manufacturing. The results show a significant redistribution of longitudinal residual stresses along both the substrate and multi-bead with repeated deposition. However, a nearly complete relaxation occurs along the built, once the base plate constraint is removed.

Submitted by Claudinei Pracidelli (cpracide@ipen.br) on 2016-11-11T09:40:30Z No. of bitstreams: 0 / Made available in DSpace on 2016-11-11T09:40:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 / A soldagem tem grande importância no setor metroferroviário, pois é empregada na fabricação de componentes estruturais e no acabamento de vagões de passageiros, que em sua maior parte são de aço inoxidável. As juntas soldadas podem apresentar descontinuidades que são interrupções que afetam as propriedades mecânicas e metalúrgicas da junta soldada. A presença destas descontinuidades, dependendo do seu tamanho, natureza ou efeito combinado, pode ocasionar a reprovação da junta soldada, quer pela redução de propriedades mecânicas ou pela não aceitação, segundo critérios estabelecidos em normas. Uma estrutura que tenha uma solda reprovada durante sua qualificação ou inspeção, pela presença de descontinuidades pode ser recuperada, por meio de um retrabalho a ser realizado nesta junta. A refusão do cordão de solda por meio do processo TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas), sem a utilização do material de adição, é uma técnica de retrabalho que pode ser empregada, em especial pela viabilidade técnica e econômica do processo. Neste estudo analisou-se a influência que o processo de reparo por soldagem TIG exerceu no comportamento mecânico e microestrutural das juntas soldadas pelo processo MIG, por meio de: ensaios mecânicos (tração, fadiga e microdureza Vickers), ensaios não destrutivos (inspeção visual e líquidos penetrantes) e caracterização microestrutural do cordão de solda. Resultados das amostras de ensaio de tração e fadiga indicaram que o reparo dos cordões de solda não alterou o comportamento mecânico das juntas. As juntas submetidas ao reparo nas quais foram retirados os reforços dos cordões apresentaram modificações nas propriedades mecânicas, mas também apresentaram resultados satisfatórios. / Dissertação (Mestrado em Tecnologia Nuclear) / IPEN/D / Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares - IPEN-CNEN/SP

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Un nouveau procédé de fabrication additive de pièces métalliques, basé sur le procédé de soudage à l’arc appelé CMT (Cold Metal Transfert), est étudié dans l’objectif de réaliser des pièces en alliage d’aluminium Al-5Si. Un banc de fabrication additive basé sur le principe des imprimantes 3D open source, sur lequel a été intégré le procédé CMT, a été spécialement développé. Le procédé CMT permet de contrôler la fusion d’un fil d’aluminium et son dépôt sous la forme de gouttelettes sur la surface de construction, formant après solidification des « cordons » qui peuvent être superposés pour fabriquer des pièces. L’influence des paramètres du procédé sur les phénomènes de transfert de matière et de chaleur lors de la fusion du métal et de son dépôt sur la surface de construction, ainsi que sur les caractéristiques géométriques des cordons déposés, dans le cas de dépôts mono-cordon, puis dans le cas de murs formés par la superposition d’un grand nombre de cordons, est étudiée. Plusieurs défauts géométriques ont été observés, et les conditions de leur apparition analysées, grâce notamment à l’utilisation d’une caméra rapide. La compréhension des relations entre paramètres procédé, mécanismes de transfert de chaleur et de matière, et géométrie des cordons, a permis de corriger ces défauts en identifiant puis modifiant les paramètres procédé responsables de leur apparition. Enfin, une méthode de contrôle en ligne du procédé, basée sur l’analyse des signaux de tension et d’intensité produits par le générateur de soudage au cours du phénomène de dépôt, qui permet de détecter précocement l’apparition de défauts, et ainsi de modifier les paramètres procédé avant qu’ils ne s’amplifient, a été proposée. / A new additive manufacturing process for metallic parts, based on the arc welding process known as CMT (Cold Metal Transfer), is studied with the objective of building parts with the aluminium alloy Al5Si. A workbench for additive manufacturing based on the 3D printers open-source principle, on which the CMT generator was integrated, was specially developed. The CMT process allows to control the aluminium wire melting and its deposition under the form of droplets on the building surface, forming, after solidification, beads that can be superposed for the parts construction. The process parameters influence on the material transfer and heat transfer during the metal melting and deposition on the build surface, as well as on the geometric characteristics of the deposed beads, in the case of mono-layer deposits, and in the case of multi-layer walls, is studied. Many geometric defects were observed, and their apparition conditions analysed, thanks in particular to the use of a high-speed camera. The understanding of the relations between the process parameters, the melting and heat transfer mechanisms, and the beads geometry, allowed the defects correction by identifying and modifying the process parameters responsible of their apparition. Finally, an on-line control method for the process, based on the analysis of the voltage and current signals produced by the welding generator during the deposition phenomena, making possible the early detection of defects, and then the modification of the process parameters before they are amplified, has been proposed.