Microstructure, Hardness, Residual Stress and Fatigue Behavior of Welded Joints
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Welding and Joining".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 3033
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Welding is an essential technology used to manufacture complex, large and multi-material components, and to repair defective and damaged parts. In other words, welding is an inevitable constituent of modern manufacturing. Thus, a comprehensive understanding of the microstructure and characteristics of various similar and dissimilar welded joints is of significant importance. The hardness, residual stress and fatigue strength of the joints are crucial subjects in this field. The measured hardness in different zones of welded joints can be closely related to the microstructure of these zones. Welding residual stresses can also severely affect the soundness of the weldments and their mechanical properties. In addition, the fatigue behavior of welds used in automotive bodies, railroad vehicles and other cyclicly loaded weldments should be precisely studied. Therefore, this Special Issue aims to gather original investigations devoted specifically to the microstructure, hardness, residual stress and fatigue behavior of fusion and solid-state welds; however, the subject scope is not limited to the mentioned joints, and high-quality articles about brazed and soldered metallurgical joints are also welcome.
Dr. Seyyed Ehsan Mirsalehi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- welded joints
- fusion welding
- solid-state welding
- microstructure
- grain size
- phase evolution
- hardness
- welding residual stress
- fatigue life
- fatigue strength
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