Rev.Adv.Mater.Sci. (RAMS)
No 2, Vol. 20, 2009, pages 172-175

ANALYSIS OF RESIDUAL STRESS STATE IN WELDED STEEL PLATES BY X-RAY DIFFRACTION METHOD

Vladimir I. Monin, Tatiana Gurova, X. Castello and S.F. Estefen

Abstract

There were investigated geometrical distortions of two steel plates jointed by metal inert gas welding. The distributions of residual stresses in this welded joint were measured by X-ray diffraction method. The measured residual stress distributions were compared with residual stress state obtained by means of finite element analysis with using of ABAQUS software. A good agreement was obtained between experimental and analytical data.

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