<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Wet welding with the use of covered electrodes is one of the methods of underwater welding. This method is the oldest, the most economic and the most versatile. The main difficulties during underwater wet welding are: high cooling rates of the joint, the presence of hydrogen in the arc area and formation of hard martensitic structure in the weld. These phenomena are often accompanied by porosity of welds and large number of spatters, which are more advanced with the increase of water depth. In this paper result of non-destructive tests, hardness tests and metallographic observations of S500MC steel joints performed underwater are presented. The weldability of 500MC steel at water environment was determined</p></abstract>

Wet welding with the use of covered electrodes is one of the methods of underwater welding. This method is the oldest, the most economic and the most versatile. The main difficulties during underwater wet welding are: high cooling rates of the joint, the presence of hydrogen in the arc area and formation of hard martensitic structure in the weld. These phenomena are often accompanied by porosity of welds and large number of spatters, which are more advanced with the increase of water depth. In this paper result of non-destructive tests, hardness tests and metallographic observations of S500MC steel joints performed underwater are presented. The weldability of 500MC steel at water environment was determined

Weldability of S500MC Steel in Underwater Conditions

Gdańsk University of Technology, Mechanical Faculty, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland

Advances in Materials Science

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Wet welding with the use of covered electrodes is one of the methods of underwater welding. This method is the oldest, the most economic and the most...

Weldability of S500MC Steel in Underwater Conditions

Publicado en línea: 26 jul 2014

Páginas: 37 - 45

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2014-0008

Palabras clave
underwater wet welding, weldability, cold cracking, Tekken test

© by D. Fydrych

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Weldability of S500MC Steel in Underwater Conditions

Publicado en línea: 26 jul 2014

Páginas: 37 - 45

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2014-0008

Palabras claveunderwater wet welding, weldability, cold cracking, Tekken test

© by D. Fydrych

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
underwater wet welding, weldability, cold cracking, Tekken test