Skip to main content

Influence of structure on static cracking resistance and fracture of welded joints of pipe steels of strength class K60

Abstract

The static cracking resistance of a number of welded joints made from pipe steels of K60 strength class has been determined. It has been established that the deformation parameter CTOD varies significantly at identical parameters of weldability of steels. The character of fracture has been investigated and the zone of local brittleness of welded joints has been studied. It has been shown that the ability of a metal to resist cracking is determined by the austenite grain size and by the bainite morphology in the region of overheating in the heat-affected zone of a welded joint.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution.

References

  1. L. I. Efron, Metal Science in “Large” Metallurgy. Pipe Steels (Metallurgizdat, Moscow, 2012) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  2. V. M. Schastlivtsev, I. L. Yakovleva, N. A. Tereshchenko, V. V. Kurban, V. L. Kornilov, V. M. Salganik, and A. M. Pesin, “Chemical composition and structure of low-carbon low-alloy pipe steel following controlled rolling,” Metal. Sci. Heat Treat. 50, 207–213 (2008).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. V. M. Schastlivtsev, I. L. Yakovleva, N. A. Tereshchenko, V. V. Kurban, V. L. Kornilov, V. M. Salganik, and A. M. Pesin, “Main structural factors of strengthening of low-carbon low-alloy pipe steels after controlled rolling,” Metal. Sci. Heat Treat. 51, 40–44 (2009).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. V. M. Schastlivtsev, T. I. Tabatchikova, I. L. Yakovleva, S. Yu. Del’gado-Reina, S. A. Golosienko, U. A. Pazilova, and E. I. Khlusova, “Effect of thermomechanical treatment on the resistance of low-carbon low-alloy steel to brittle fracture,” Phys. Met. Metallogr. 116, 189–199 (2015).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. L. A. Efimenko and A. A. Ramus’, “Effect of the morphology of structure on the resistance of welded joints of high-strength pipe steels to brittle fracture,” Metal Sci. Heat Treat. 57, 559–563 (2016).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. U. A. Pazilova, A. V. Il’in, A. A. Kruglova, G. D. Motovilina, and E. I. Khlusova, “Influence of the temperature and strain rate on the structure and fracture mode of high-strength steels upon the simulation of the thermal cycle of welding and post-welding tempering,” Phys. Met. Metallogr. 116, 606–614 (2015).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. A. B. Arabei, I. Yu. Pyshmintsev, A. O. Struin, T. S. Esiev, and I. S. Sivokhin, “Influence of local brittleness of welded joint of large diameter tubes on its structural strength,” Steel in Translation 40, 785–791 (2010).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. A. B. Arabei, “Requirements on the metal in gas pipelines,” Steel in Translation 40, 601–608 (2010).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. A. G. Gumerov, K. M. Yamaleev, G. V. Zhuravlev, and F. I. Vadikova, Fracture Toughness of Pipeline Metal (Nedra, Moscow, 2001) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  10. I. A. Drugova, A. A. Rubin, and K. V. Polikarpov, “Pipe steel crack resistance estimation by Instron 8801 servo-hydraulic test facility,” Truboprovod. Transp.: Teor. Prakt., no. 2, 8–15 (2013).

    Google Scholar 

  11. A. J. DeArdo, “Multi-phase microstructures and their properties in high strength low carbon steels,” ISIJ Int. 35, 946–954 (1995).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. S. Zajac, V. Schwinn, and K. H. Tacke, “Characterisation and guantificftion of complex bainitic microstructures in high and ultra-high strength line-pipe steels,” Proc. Int. Symp. µ-aS’05. San-Sebastian, 387–394 (2005).

    Google Scholar 

  13. F. B. Pickering, Physical Metallurgy and the Design of Steels (Appl. Sci., London, 1978).

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to N. A. Tereshchenko.

Additional information

Original Russian Text © N.A. Tereshchenko, T.I. Tabatchikova, I.L. Yakovleva, A.N. Makovetskii, S.V. Shander, 2017, published in Fizika Metallov i Metallovedenie, 2017, Vol. 118, No. 7, pp. 743–751.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and Permissions

About this article

Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Tereshchenko, N.A., Tabatchikova, T.I., Yakovleva, I.L. et al. Influence of structure on static cracking resistance and fracture of welded joints of pipe steels of strength class K60. Phys. Metals Metallogr. 118, 707–715 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031918X17070110

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031918X17070110

Keywords

  • pipe steel
  • welded joint
  • heat-affected zone
  • static cracking resistance
  • fracture
  • austenitic grain size
  • bainite morphology