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MATERIALS & DESIGN
Volume 30, Issue 9, Pages 3776-3783Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2009.01.038
Keywords
welding; fracture; selection of material processes
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- FP6 European program IP-EUROTRANS [F16 W-CT-2004-516520]
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The mechanical strength of T91/316L weld joint assembled by electron beam process is investigated in air and in a liquid lead bismuth bath at 300 and 380 degrees C using the small punch test. It is shown that the mechanical response in air of the weld joint is similar to that of the T91 base material. The plastic deformation is mainly concentrated in the T91 part of the weld joint which promotes cracking in this material. Testing in liquid lead bismuth bath results in a reduction in ductility and the formation of brittle cracks. The T91/weld interface is found to be rather resistant as it cracks late in the test and after a large crack propagated in the T91 steel. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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