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Abstract
Vibratory stress relieving of D6AC and D406A welding steel plates was carried out. The macro-residual stress decreased to 0 F 25 MPa,
which is the same value as can be achieved by hot stress relief.
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Keywords: Vibratory stress; Steel; Stress
1. Introduction
Vibratory stress relief is a new technology. There are some
issues in its popularization in China. Many people consider
that the macro-residual stress peak value can be relieved, but
that the macro-residual stress background value cannot be
relieved via vibratory stress relief. Many people are anxious
about the increase of the macro-residual stress in vibration, or
doubt whether the vibratory stress relief can take the place of
hot stress relief.
D6AC and D406A welding steel plate is groove weld.
The welding plates were tempered at 310 jC, to decrease
the macro-residual stress to a lower value, and to kill off
the macro-residual stress peak value. After the above heat
treatment, the macro-residual stress decreased to 100 MPa
and the macro-residual stress peak was killed off. The
vibratory stress relief of D6AC and D406A welding steel
plates was carried out under the lower macro-residual
stress state. In order to increase vibratory stress in the
welding plates, we selected smaller structural stiffness
welding plates. The welding plates were 4 mm in thickness and of a smaller structural stiffness. In this way, a
larger vibratory stress can be obtained in the welding
plates.
Vibratory stress relief is a new technology. The cost of
stimulator, the energy charge and the work hours are low,
the mechanical properties of component part are not dam* Corresponding author.
E-mail address: wang_rk@263.net (R.K. Wang).
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doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2003.10.002
2. Experimental
The welding plates were D6AC and D406A steel plates.
Their composition is shown in Table 1. The D6AC and
D406A steel plates are hot rolled plates and annealed.
Their microstructures are shown in Fig. 1. Four steel plates
were welded together. The welded plates were tempered at
310 jC. The tempering time was half an hour, after which
the macro-residual stress peak was killed off and the
macro-residual stress decreased to lower level. Vibratory
stress relief was carried out at the lower macro-residual
stress level. The welded steel plate size is shown in Fig. 2.
The welding technical regulation was as follows.
Table 1
The composition of D6AC and D406A steel plates (%)
Steels
Si
Mn
Mo
Ni
Si
Cr
D6AC
D406A
0.47
0.32
0.001
0.0079
0.74
0.87
0.011
0.009
0.11
0.13
1.01
0.52
0.59
0.12
0.31
1.58
1.06
1.18
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Table 2
The macro-residual stress before vibration (MPa)
Welded plates
P1
D6AC1
D6AC2#
D406A3#
D406A4#
P2
98.6
64.1
78.9
98.6
P3
25.0
54.2
5.0
34.5
P4
49.3
9.9
74.0
25.0
P5
49.0
25.0
9.9
25.0
25.0
14.8
9.8
25.0
Table 3
The macro-residual stresses in the welded steel plates of D6AC and D406A
after vibration
Welded plates
D6AC1#
D6AC2#
D406A3#
D406A4#
P1
P2
49.0
24.6
9.6
73.9
P3
0.0
24.6
19.7
24.6
P4
13.8
24.6
9.9
0.0
P5
23.9
24.6
0.0
24.6
24.6
0.0
4.9
25.0
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Fig. 4. The testing flow chart of the vibratory stress relief of D6AC and D406A welded steel plate.
Fig. 5. The distribution of the macro-residual stress in the welded steel plates of D6AC and D406A before and after vibration.
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4. Conclusion
The main conclusions from this work are as follows:
1. In the vibratory stress relief of the welded steel plates
of D6AC and D406A, the macro-residual stresses
decrease to 0 F 25MPa. The macro-residual stresses
can decrease to zero-stress point in the above vibratory
stress relief.
2. The vibratory stress relief can take the place of the hot
stress relief in welded steel plates of D6AC and
D406A.
3. The key technology in vibratory stress relief is how to
increase the vibratory stress in the component parts.
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