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Dynamic fracture toughness (JId) behavior of armor-grade Q&T steel weldments: Effect of weld metal composition and microstructure

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Austenitic stainless steel, low hydrogen ferritic steel and high nickel steel consumables are used for the welding of armor-grade quenched and tempered (Q&T) steels. The use of such consumables in the welding of armorgrade Q&T steel leads to the formation of distinct microstructures in the respective welds and has a major influence on the dynamic fracture toughness. Hence, this paper examines how shielded metal arc welding consumables affect the dynamic fracture toughness (J1d) of armor-grade Q&T steel joints. The J1d values of joints fabricated with high nickel steel joints are superior than all other joints.

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  1. Metal Joining Research Center, Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, NGGO Colony-Post, Coimbatore, 641 022, Tamil Nadu, India

    Govindaraj Magudeeswaran

  2. Centre for Materials Joining and Research, Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India

    Visvalingam Balasubramanian

  3. Materials Mechanics Section, Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, 603 102, Tamil Nadu, India

    S. Sathyanarayanan, A. Moitra, S. Venugopal & G. Sasikala

  4. Metal Joining Section, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Kanchanbagh (P.O.) Hyderabad, 560 058, Andhra Pradesh, India

    Gankidi Madhusudhan Reddy

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Magudeeswaran, G., Balasubramanian, V., Sathyanarayanan, S. et al. Dynamic fracture toughness (JId) behavior of armor-grade Q&T steel weldments: Effect of weld metal composition and microstructure. Met. Mater. Int. 15, 1017–1026 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12540-009-1017-4

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