Experimental Observation and Simulation on Crack Growth Behavior of An Equivalent Welding Joint for A Deep-Sea Spherical Hull
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Design of the Equivalent Welding Joint
2.1. Material of the Equivalent Welding Joint
2.2. Design of the Equivalent Welding Joint
3. Experiment
3.1. Residual Stress Measurement
3.2. Fatigue Experiment
4. Results and Discussions
4.1. Experimental Observation
4.2. Numerical Simulation
5. Summary and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Position | σb (MPa) | σs (MPa) | ε (%) | E (GPa) | υ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Base material | 930 | 876 | 12 | 116 | 0.31 |
Weld material | 850 | 770 | 7 | 112 | 0.31 |
Tensile Strength, Rm/MPa | Elongation after Fracture, A/% | |
---|---|---|
ERTA2ELI | ≥400 | ≥12 |
F. | Positions and stresses (MPa) | |||||||||||||
1-1# | 1-2# | 1-3# | 1-4# | 1-5# | 1-6# | 2-1# | 2-2# | 2-3# | 1-3# | 2-4# | 2-5# | 2-6# | ||
σx | 91 | 258 | 351 | 283 | 281 | 111 | −120 | −184 | −50 | 351 | −10 | −95 | −136 | |
σy | −83 | −89 | −26 | −53 | −96 | −90 | −42 | −28 | 113 | −26 | 138 | -3 | −37 | |
B. | Positions and stresses (MPa) | |||||||||||||
1′-1# | 1′-2# | 1′-3# | 1′-4# | 1′-5# | 1′-6# | 1′-7# | 2′-1# | 2′-2# | 2′-3# | 1′-3# | 2′-4# | 2′-5# | 2′-6# | |
σx | 188 | 302 | 308 | 369 | 291 | 270 | 210 | −7 | −18 | 100 | 369 | 109 | −35 | −29 |
Σy | 49 | 80 | 76 | 70 | 49 | 40 | 2 | −20 | −9 | 248 | 70 | 292 | 19 | −3 |
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Wang, F.; Zhong, H.; Yang, L.; Wang, Y.; Chen, F.; Wu, Y.; Zhang, J.; Luo, R. Experimental Observation and Simulation on Crack Growth Behavior of An Equivalent Welding Joint for A Deep-Sea Spherical Hull. Metals 2022, 12, 1592. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12101592
Wang F, Zhong H, Yang L, Wang Y, Chen F, Wu Y, Zhang J, Luo R. Experimental Observation and Simulation on Crack Growth Behavior of An Equivalent Welding Joint for A Deep-Sea Spherical Hull. Metals. 2022; 12(10):1592. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12101592
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Fang, Huageng Zhong, Lu Yang, Yongmei Wang, Fengluo Chen, Yu Wu, Jinfei Zhang, and Ruilong Luo. 2022. "Experimental Observation and Simulation on Crack Growth Behavior of An Equivalent Welding Joint for A Deep-Sea Spherical Hull" Metals 12, no. 10: 1592. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12101592