The Effect of PWHT on Fracture Toughness in HAZ of Cr-Mo Steel(II)

Cr-Mo鋼 熔接熱影響部 의 破壞靭性 에 미치는 熔接後 熱處理 의 影響 II

Some problems such as toughness decrement and stess relief cracking (SRC), many occur when post weld heat treatment (PWHT) is applied to remove residual stress adn hydrogen. In this paper PWHT was carried out under the stress of 0, 98, 196 and 294 MPa (0, 10, 20 and 30kgf/mm$^{2}$ each) to simulate residual stress in HAZ of Cr-Mo steel. The effect of applied stress during PWHT on fracture toughness was evaluated by COD fracture toughness test, micro-hardnes test and observation of SEM. The experimental results are as follows; (1) Fracture toughness of weld HAZ was improved by PWHT, but it decreased as heat treated under the stress. (2)Hardness ratio under the stress of 294MPa (30kg/mm$^{2}$) was lower and fracture toughness was decreased than that of the no stress. (3) Applied stress in weld HAZ during PWHT assisted precipitation of over saturated alloying elements in the structure, so fracture surface at the stress of 294MPa (30kg/mm$_{2}$) appeared the grain boundary failure possibly one of the reasons for PWHT embrittlenment.

본 연구에서는 제 1보에 밝힌 바 있는 용접 HAZ조직의 파괴인성에 영향을 주 는 PWHT 유지시간과 가열속도에 이어, 용접 HAZ의 불안정포성파괴에 미치는 용접잔유 응력의 영향을 상세히 밝히기 위하여 일층 용접을 실시하고, 이 용접재의 용접HAZ에 단축상태의 일정한 응력을 작용시켜 주면서 소정의 열처리를 실시함으로써 용접후 열 처리시 용접HAZ에 작용된 응력의 크기가 파괴인성에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 COD파 괴인성시험, 미소경도시험, 파면관찰을 통하여 고찰하고자 한다.