Fatigue Strength Assessment of Welded Mild Steel Joints Containing Bulk Imperfections

This work investigates the effect of gas pores, as bulk imperfections, on the fatigue strength of welded mild steel joints. Two test series containing different butt joint geometries and weld process parameters are included in order to achieve two variable types of pore sizes. Based on the √area-par...

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Main Authors: Martin Leitner, Yukitaka Murakami, Majid Farajian, Heikki Remes, Michael Stoschka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:Metals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/8/5/306