Hydrogenassisted Cracking in HY-130 Weldments.
Abstract
The relative susceptibility to hydrogen-assisted cracking of AX-140 welds on HY-130 plate material and on AX-140 all-weld-metal specimens was investigated. Controlled amounts of diffusible hydrogen were introduced into these weldments by using the pulsed-current gas metal arc welding process with additions of hydrogen or moisture to the shielding gas. The critical hydrogen content required for crack initiation and propagation was determined by the augmented strain cracking (ASC) test. Crack initiation and propagation were monitored with acoustic-emission techniques. Although hydrogen-assisted cracking invariably initiated in the fusion zone, it frequently propagated into the heat-affected zone. Crack propagation through the weld metal was not always related to the solidification structure. The critical hydrogen content to initiate cracking in AX-140 welds on HY-130 plate was approximately 1 ppm, whereas in AX-140 welds on AX-140 all-weld-metal the critical hydrogen content was approximately 3 ppm. This difference is cracking susceptibility was ascribed to the difference between the base-metal and the fusion-zone analyses.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 23, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA111019
Entities
People
- E. F. Nippes
- E. I. Husa
- W. F. Savage
Organizations
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute