Izvestiya vuzov. Yadernaya Energetika

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Technology of thermal welding with ultrasonic weld joint treatment as applied to NPP formworks

6/21/2017 2017 - #02 Physics in nuclear power engineering

Minin S.I.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26583/npe.2017.2.12

UDC: 534-16

Increasing the strength, reliability and durability of welded structures is an important problem in welding engineering. A significant influence is exerted by residual stresses. Uneven heating of the product during welding causes its uneven temperature deformation. The product material solidity prevents the free temperature deformation of its individual parts, resulting in the formation of stresses and plastic deformation of some parts of the joint metal during welding, and after cooling, welding stresses and deformations remain in the product.

Residual stresses are caused by different linear or volumetric deformations of the adjacent metal masses; these deformations are formed in structures (products) without external forces. The differences of residual stresses which arise during various technological processes are manifested in the character of their distribution in macro-and micro-volumes of the product as well as in the specific factors leading to heterogeneous deformations.

The paper describes an innovative technology of thermal welding with ultrasonic weld joint treatment as applied to aluminum sliding formworks used in NPP construction. Ultrasonic treatment in the process of welding greatly increases the strength of formwork weld joints by reducing their residual stresses, grain size and degassing. The structure and properties of aluminum welds become identical to the base metal. Thermal welding with ultrasonic weld joint treatment will improve the reliability of welded joints and increase their time in service. The results of theoretical and experimental studies are presented relating to the ultrasonic effects on the weld joints and heat-affected zone. The influence of ultrasound during the welding process improves the strength characteristics of alloy AD31 weld joints, prevents the formation of stress concentrators and significantly reduces the likelihood of discontinuities in weld joints.

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aluminum alloy welding residual stress influence of ultrasound heat-affected zone

Link for citing the article: Minin S.I. Technology of thermal welding with ultrasonic weld joint treatment as applied to NPP formworks. Izvestiya vuzov. Yadernaya Energetika. 2017, no. 2, pp. 126-133; DOI: https://doi.org/10.26583/npe.2017.2.12 (in Russian).

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