Hot Cracking Phenomena in Welds (Paperback)

Phenomena and Mechanisms.- On the Origin of Weld Solidification Cracking.- New Insight into the Mechanism of Ductility-Dip Cracking in Ni-base Weld Metals.- Influence of Welding Speed on the Hot Cracking Resistance of the Nickel-Base Alloy NiCr25FeAlY During TIG-Welding.- The Role of Segregation of Oxygen in Welding Alloys of the INVAR Type.- Character of Hot Crack Formation During Welding of Cast Heat-Resistant Nickel Alloys.- Contribution to HAZ Liquation Cracking of Austenitic Stainless Steels.- Morphology of Hot Cracks in Single-Phase Weld Metal.- Metallurgy and Materials.- The Effect of Silicon and Iron on the Weldability of Ni-Co-Cr-Si HR-160® Alloy.- The Influence of Different Nb-Contents on the Hot Cracking Susceptibility of Ni-Base Weld Metals Type 70/20.- Hot Cracks as Stress Corrosion Cracking Initiation Sites in Laser Welded Corrosion Resistant Alloys.- Modeling and Simulation.- Simulating and Predicting Weld Solidification Cracks.- Integrated Mechanical-Metallurgical Approach to Modeling of Solidification Cracking in Welds.- Influence of the Weld Pool Geometry on Solidification Crack Formation.- Testing and Standardization.- Recent Developments in Weldability Testing.- Hot Cracking Tests - The Route to International Standardization.- Value of Different Hot Cracking Tests for the Manufacturer of Filler Metals.- Influence of the Deformation Rate of Different Tests on Hot Cracking Formation.- Testing for Susceptibility to Hot Cracking on Gleeble(TM) Physical Simulator.- Scientific Bases of the International Standardization Project "Hot Cracking Tests for Welds".- Discussion and Evaluation of Some Extraordinary Cases of Hot Cracking.