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Comparison of alloying concepts for Low Transformation Temperature (LTT) welding consumables
Abstract
Fatigue cracks often initiate at welds as a consequence of large residual stresses and changes in geometry acting as stress concentrators. A concept showing promise in improving the fatigue life of welded components is the use of so called Low Transformation Temperature (LTT) welding consumables. These reduce the accumulation of residual stresses in welded joints by exploiting transformation plasticity to compensate for thermal contraction. This in turn enhances fatigue life. Three LTT alloys, based on different combinations of mainly Ni and Cr to produce low martensite- start (M<sub>s</sub>) temperatures, have been studied. Fatigue testing showed similar results with a significant increase in fatigue strength for fillet and butt weld configurations for all three compositions. There was a pronounced interdependence between a lower transformation temperature, lower residual stresses and improved fatigue strength. The LTT effect was clearly related to the weld metal transformation temperature rather than the alloying concept per se. Dilution was an important factor in single-pass applications with M<sub>s</sub> temperatures increasing by up to 70°C compared to the corresponding all-weld metals.A 13Cr 6Ni alloy was identified as the most promising LTT-alloy considering not only fatigue performance but also aspects such as safety against hot and cold cracking, strength, toughness and ductility. This alloy is crack safe thanks to its ferritic solidification and as a bonus offers some corrosion resistance. Further optimisation is needed, though, to compensate for dilution effects in single-pass applications.