Skip to main content

Re: [MW:31501] Welding Metallurgy-Weldability of High Carbon Steels

Because of variety of consumable is available for SMAW process, But welding is not easy like others, weldability is very poor. 

THANKS & BEST REGARDS,
KG.PANDITHAN, BE, IWE,  CSWIP 3.1,
ISO 9712 Level 2 in VT,
ASNT-Level II in PT,MT,RT & UT,
LA ISO 9001-2015,
International Welding Engineer. 
CONSULTANT-WELDING & QUALITY
Mobile no: +919940739349


On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 10:29 AM Ramin Kondori <raminkondori@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Zacharias,

Carbon (in steel) always causes weldability issues.
It depends on the C-content and other elements (material's manufacturing process and heat treatment shall be taken into consideration). But in general, it makes it more difficult to weld.

You can easily find tons of useful information on this subject by googling "weldability of High Carbon Steels". Below, you can see examples of google's first page of search results for this: 

High carbon steels contain 0.60-1.0% carbon and 0.30-0.90% manganese. They are are very hard and strong, but also have poor weldability and are difficult to weld without cracking. Once heat treated, these are extremely hard and brittle.

The high carbon steels are difficult to weld because of the hardening effect of heat at the welded joint. Because of the high carbon content and the heat treatment usually given to these steels, their basic properties are impaired by arc welding. 
 
High carbon steel is even more prone to weld cracking than the other two groups of carbon steelWelding high carbon steel will most likely require very thorough preheating and post-heating processes to avoid this. It could also require special welding filler metals.  
 
Regards
Ramin  Kondori
Sr. QA/QC & Welding Engineer
-----------------------------------------------------------
PG-Dip. in Welding Engineering (IWE  AT  0070)
BSc. in Civil Engineering (IUT)
BGAS Painting Inspector
ASNT Level I&II
                        
IIW-Logo-Colour-small


On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 11:28 AM Zacharias Rohith Joseph <rohithjoseph18@gmail.com> wrote:

High Carbon Steel is characterized by as having what type of weldability?

1.Very Good Weldability

2.Not Weldable

3.Good weldability with SMAW process

4.Good Weldablity

5.Poor


Can the IWE's in the group pls explain why the answer to this question is option 3? 

--
https://materials-welding.blogspot.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/122787
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Materials & Welding" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to materials-welding+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/materials-welding/c75217b8-a8e8-4ddc-93f6-aafbdb137defn%40googlegroups.com.

--
https://materials-welding.blogspot.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/122787
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Materials & Welding" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to materials-welding+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/materials-welding/CAEagfUj8jN-GPo_Ar7_6SynOoQtF3cDCfNkouPDQ-2yD5%2BcJsA%40mail.gmail.com.

--
https://materials-welding.blogspot.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/122787
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Materials & Welding" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to materials-welding+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/materials-welding/CAJzm4ePLNDDszTyg%2B7Rgn8G8dZXpcmgaW_pm6KVZQo0czGV6%2Bw%40mail.gmail.com.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Re: [MW:34105] SA266 GR4N 4 Cycle SPWHT

Hi,  You are correct, Minimum refers to the one cycle for which this part will expose until final work shop PWHT. hence mill test certificate shall include this.  Max. SPWHT, refers to additional cycles of heat treatment that are reserved for future repairs during equipment lifetime.  Again, these simulated no. Of cycles shall be specified in MTC.  The idea is we need to make sure that steel mechanical properties are not compromised upon exposure to multiple repairs (i e 4 cycles in your case).  One could say, if steel is subjected to 4 cycles and is ok, then it should by defacto be good for one cycle, yet, this is wrong assumption cause mechanical problems and microstructure of materials varies accordingly based on no. Of cycles for which material will expose. This is apparent in alloy steel and especially for impact test values as an example.  In your case, this forged CS with properties before PWHT can be understood to be " as forged" condition (i.e. Wit...

Materails FAQs

Q: What are equivalents for standard Q 235 B (and Q 235 A) for U-channels? (asked by: boris.vielhaber@vait.com) A: DIN Nr. = 2393 T.2, 2394 T.2, EN 10025 W. Nr. DIN 17007 = 1.0038 Design DIN 17006 = RSt 37-2, S235JRG2 (Fe 360 B) Q: What is St DIN 2391 BK material? (asked by: dmcandrews@automaticstamp.com) A: Precision steel tubes, cold-finished/hard. Q: What is C.D.W. Boiler Tube? (asked by: montydude123@yahoo.com) A: Cold Drawn Welded Boiler Tube. Q: WHAT IS W.Nr. 1.4301? PLS TELL US IN EASY LANGUAGUE (asked...

Heat tint (temper) colours on stainless steel surfaces heated in air // Heat tint

Introduction The colour formed when stainless steel is heated, either in a furnace application or in the heat affected zone of welds, is dependent on several factors that are related to the oxidation resistance of the steel. The heat tint or temper colour formed is caused by the progressive thickening of the surface oxide layer and so, as temperature is increased, the colours change.   Oxidation resistance of stainless steels However, there are several factors that affect the degree of colour change and so there is no a single table of colour and temperature that represents all cases. The colours formed can only be used as an indication of the temperature to which the steel has been heated. Factors affecting the heat tint colours formed Steel composition The chromium content is the most important single factor affecting oxidation resistance. The higher the chromium, the more heat resistant the steel and so the development of the heat tint colou...