Measurement of the residual stress field in MIG-welded Al-2024 and Al-7150 aluminium alloy compact tension specimens

Pratihar, S.; Stelmukh, V.; Hutchings, Michael; Fitzpatrick, M.E.; Stuhr, U. and Edwards, L. (2006). Measurement of the residual stress field in MIG-welded Al-2024 and Al-7150 aluminium alloy compact tension specimens. Materials Science and Engineering A, 437(1) pp. 46–53.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2006.04.061

Abstract

Neutron diffraction has been used to measure the residual-stress field in MIG-welded Al-2024 and Al-7150 aluminium alloy compact-tension (CT) specimens. The measurements were made on the POLDI time-of-flight diffractometer, which uses a multiple frame overlap method. Strains in the three principal directions of each specimen were determined from the measured lattice plane spacing as a function of position through the weld relative to stress-free reference lattice plane spacings obtained from a comb-like reference sample. The resultant calculated residual stresses are compared to those existing in the original welded plate from which the specimens were machined.

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