The Paton Welding Journal, 2011, №02



2011 №02 (11)

2011 №02 (02)

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The Paton Welding Journal, 2011, #2, 2-6 pages  

ASSESSMENT OF DEFORMABILITY OF PIPE STEEL JOINTS MADE BY AUTOMATIC CONTINUOUS FLASH-BUTT WELDING

S.I. KUCHUK-YATSENKO¹, V.I. KYRIAN¹, B.I. KAZYMOV¹ and V.I. KHOMENKO²

¹E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute, NASU, Kiev, Ukraine
²CJSC «Pskovelektrosvar», Russia
 
 
Abstract
Peculiarities of formation of high quality flash-butt welded joints on pipes are analyzed. Factors affecting the results of impact tests of standard specimens are considered. Toughness properties of metal in the welding zone have been studied by using different impact test methods. It is shown that metal of as-welded joint made at optimum parameters has sufficiently high resistance to impact loads. Conditions for performing flash-butt welding and inspection of the joints providing high operating reliability of pipelines have been determined.
 
 
Keywords: flash-butt welding, pipelines, joint quality, impact testing methods, joint zone, impact toughness, operating reliability
 
 
Received:                ??.??.??
Published:               28.02.11
 
 
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