Residual stress testing of weld specimens

Residual stress caused by welding is invisible to the naked eye and requires sophisticated tools and techniques to detect. Very often, these techniques are destructive in nature and the procedure may be costly or impossible to perform especially for very large scale test subjects or those with compl...

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Main Author: Tan, Kailun
Other Authors: Wong, Brian Stephen
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/70953
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description Residual stress caused by welding is invisible to the naked eye and requires sophisticated tools and techniques to detect. Very often, these techniques are destructive in nature and the procedure may be costly or impossible to perform especially for very large scale test subjects or those with complex geometries. This project explored the ability of using Non-Destructive Techniques (NDT) to test for residual stress in a mild carbon steel specimen fabricated by butt-welding two identical pieces of mild carbon steel plates together at its centre. Various NDT tests were conducted both on and along the weld line, as well as corresponding areas away from the weld line and the results were compared. A total of three NDT were performed on the specimen namely ultrasound, eddy current and X-ray diffraction. The purpose is to determine if ultrasound and eddy current testing are able to reasonably detect and measure the amount of residual stress present in the specimen.
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spelling ntu-10356/709532023-03-04T19:27:51Z Residual stress testing of weld specimens Tan, Kailun Wong, Brian Stephen School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering Residual stress caused by welding is invisible to the naked eye and requires sophisticated tools and techniques to detect. Very often, these techniques are destructive in nature and the procedure may be costly or impossible to perform especially for very large scale test subjects or those with complex geometries. This project explored the ability of using Non-Destructive Techniques (NDT) to test for residual stress in a mild carbon steel specimen fabricated by butt-welding two identical pieces of mild carbon steel plates together at its centre. Various NDT tests were conducted both on and along the weld line, as well as corresponding areas away from the weld line and the results were compared. A total of three NDT were performed on the specimen namely ultrasound, eddy current and X-ray diffraction. The purpose is to determine if ultrasound and eddy current testing are able to reasonably detect and measure the amount of residual stress present in the specimen. Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) 2017-05-12T05:02:25Z 2017-05-12T05:02:25Z 2017 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/70953 en Nanyang Technological University 80 p. application/pdf
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Residual stress testing of weld specimens
title Residual stress testing of weld specimens
title_full Residual stress testing of weld specimens
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title_short Residual stress testing of weld specimens
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