The challenges in predicting the fatigue life of dissimilar brazed joints and initial finite element results for a tungsten to EUROFER97 steel brazed joint

Niall Robert Hamilton, Mikael Brian Olsson Robbie, James Wood, Alexander Galloway, Ioannis Katramados, Joe Milnes

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Abstract

This paper summarises the challenges in accurately predicting stress states in dissimilar brazed joints and presents initial results from a finite element analysis of a tungsten to EUROFER97 brazed joint. The residual stresses due to joint manufacture are presented and differences in stress distribution due to thermal and mechanical loading highlighted. The results from this analysis correlate well to experimental results from previous research however further validation is required. The challenges in developing fatigue assessment procedures for dissimilar brazed joints are also discussed. These fatigue assessment procedures are introduced and a validation strategy for such procedures is proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1642-1645
JournalFusion Engineering and Design
Volume86
Issue number9-11
Early online date23 May 2011
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2011

Keywords

  • finite element analysis
  • braze
  • joint
  • tungsten
  • EUROFER97
  • fatigue

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