Modelling of Thermal, Diffusion and Mechanical Processes in Welding and Heat Treatment
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Thermal Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 1134
Special Issue Editors
Interests: equipment life evaluation; material mechanical properties characterization; creep damage mechanism; microsample testing technology
Interests: characterization; treatment; the exploitation of metallurgy; iron; steel by-products (i.e., slag, dust, sludge, etc.)
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Dear Colleagues,
Welding is a key technology in the manufacture of pressure vessels and pipelines in the petroleum, chemical, and nuclear power industries. However, as a weak position, welded joints are prone to premature failure, which has an important impact on the structural integrity and safe service of pressure equipment. The residual stress caused by welding and the non-uniformity of the local microstructure properties of welded joints are important reasons that affect the intrinsic safety of equipment. As the main means to eliminate welding residual stress and improve the microstructure and comprehensive properties of joints, post-welding heat treatment is the key to ensuring high reliability and a long service life of pressure equipment, so it is very important to study the post-welding heat treatment process and its influence on joint properties. The purpose of this Special Issue is to examine recent contributions in the field of welding heat treatment. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following: welding and heat treatment processes; welding and heat treatment effect evaluation and life prediction; welding heat treatment experiments; theoretical and simulation analysis; residual stress relief and improvement of welded joint microstructure; measurement techniques; etc.
Dr. Bin Yang
Dr. Davide Mombelli
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- welding and heat treatment
- residual stress
- mechanical property
- forming
- simulation
- model
- measurement
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