The Paton Welding Journal, 2005, №02

2005 №02 (03)

2005 №02 (05)

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The Paton Welding Journal, 2005, #2, 18-28 pages

Influence of the dimensions of a specimen of aluminium alloy welded joint on the residual stressed state and fatigue resistance

V.A. Shonin, O.I. Gushcha, V.S. Mashin, V.S. Kovalchuk, A.Z. Kuzmenko

E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the NASU. 11 Kazymyr Malevych Str., 03150, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Abstract
The paper presents the results of evaluation of residual stresses in butt welded joints of aluminium alloy AD33 (6061) 6 mm thick on specimens of different width (70-600 mm) produced by TIG and MIG welding processes. Experiments are used to demonstrate the influence of longitudinal and transverse tensile residual stresses on the strength and fatigue life of welded joints with a transverse weld under axial load.
Keywords: aluminium alloys, butt welded joints, fatigue resistance, strength, fatigue life, residual welding stresses, stress concentration, specimen dimensions

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Suggested Citation

V.A. Shonin, O.I. Gushcha, V.S. Mashin, V.S. Kovalchuk, A.Z. Kuzmenko (2005) Influence of the dimensions of a specimen of aluminium alloy welded joint on the residual stressed state and fatigue resistance. The Paton Welding J., 02, 18-28.

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