Induction Heating in Underwater Wet Welding—Thermal Input, Microstructure and Diffusible Hydrogen Content

Materials

Knuth-Michael Henkel¹  Oliver Brätz¹  Hans Jürgen Maier²  Thomas Hassel²  Jan Klett²  Thomas Wolf² 

[1] Fraunhofer Institute for Large Structures in Production Engineering IGP, 18059 Rostock, Germany;Institut für Werkstoffkunde (Materials Science), Leibniz University Hannover, 30823 Garbsen, Germany;

关键词: hyperbaric wet welding;    fine-grained construction steel;    preheating;    post-weld heat treatment;    hydrogen analysis;    induction heating;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ma15041417

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Hydrogen-assisted cracking is a major challenge in underwater wet welding of high-strength steels with a carbon equivalent larger than 0.4 wt%. In dry welding processes, post-weld heat treatment can reduce the hardness in the heat-affected zone while simultaneously lowering the diffusible hydrogen concentration in the weldment. However, common heat treatments known from atmospheric welding under dry conditions are non-applicable in the wet environment. Induction heating could make a difference since the heat is generated directly in the workpiece. In the present study, the thermal input by using a commercial induction heating system under water was characterized first. Then, the effect of an additional induction heating was examined with respect to the resulting microstructure of weldments on structural steels with different strength and composition. Moreover, the diffusible hydrogen content in weld metal was analyzed by the carrier gas hot extraction method. Post-weld induction heating could reduce the diffusible hydrogen content by −34% in 30 m simulated water depth.

【 授权许可】

Unknown