Abstract
This paper presents a three-dimensional thermo-mechanical analysis to investigate the effect of welding sequence on welding deformations in pipe-pipe joints of AISI stainless-steel type. Single-pass TIG welding with V-joint geometry in pipes having a diameter of 274 mm and a thickness of 6.2 mm is studied here. Nine different welding sequences are analysed. The finite element results are compared with experimental data. It has been shown that selecting a suitable welding sequence can substantially decrease the amount of welding distortions in this pipe geometry.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 265-274 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping |
Volume | 85 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 28 Aug 2007 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Apr 2008 |
Keywords
- finite element simulation
- welding distortion
- welding sequence
- welding modelling