Brätz, Oliver
[Author];
Klett, Jan
[Author];
Wolf, Thomas
[Author];
Henkel, Knuth-Michael
[Author];
Maier, Hans Jürgen
[Author];
Hassel, Thomas
[Author]
Induction Heating in Underwater Wet Welding—Thermal Input, Microstructure and Diffusible Hydrogen Content
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Title:
Induction Heating in Underwater Wet Welding—Thermal Input, Microstructure and Diffusible Hydrogen Content
Contributor:
Brätz, Oliver
[Author];
Klett, Jan
[Author];
Wolf, Thomas
[Author];
Henkel, Knuth-Michael
[Author];
Maier, Hans Jürgen
[Author];
Hassel, Thomas
[Author]
imprint:
Basel : MDPI, 2022
Published in:Materials 15 (2022), Nr. 4 ; Materials
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Description:
Hydrogen-assisted cracking is a major challenge in underwater wet welding of high-strength steels with a carbon equivalent larger than 0.4 wt%. In dry welding processes, post-weld heat treatment can reduce the hardness in the heat-affected zone while simultaneously lowering the diffusible hydrogen concentration in the weldment. However, common heat treatments known from atmospheric welding under dry conditions are non-applicable in the wet environment. Induction heating could make a difference since the heat is generated directly in the workpiece. In the present study, the thermal input by using a commercial induction heating system under water was characterized first. Then, the effect of an additional induction heating was examined with respect to the resulting microstructure of weldments on structural steels with different strength and composition. Moreover, the diffusible hydrogen content in weld metal was analyzed by the carrier gas hot extraction method. Post-weld induction heating could reduce the diffusible hydrogen content by −34% in 30 m simulated water depth.