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Investigation of Watergas Welded Joints for Future Decisions Concerning Old Hydropower Stations

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After 60 years of service the watergas welded shaft of Kaprun hydropower plant was dismantled. In this work the results of the investigation of this weld are presented. Additionally to strength, hardness and toughness values obtained from standard small scale samples, some integral samples including welding flaws and inhomogenities were tested to verify the fracture mechanical assessment of the shaft. As an overall result it can be reported that the joint itself shows excellent behaviour similar to the base material as long as it is free of defects.

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  1. Institute for Materials Science and Welding, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria

    Norbert Enzinger, Simon J. Heber &  Horst Cerjak

  2. Faculty of Mech. Eng., University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia

    Nenad Gubeljak

  3. Verbund Austrian Hydro Power, Wien, Austria

    Josef Mayrhuber

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Enzinger, N., Heber, S.J., Cerjak, H. et al. Investigation of Watergas Welded Joints for Future Decisions Concerning Old Hydropower Stations. Weld World 53, R52–R56 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03266703

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