Proposal for the testing of weld metal from the viewpoint of brittle fracture initiation¹

Article type: Research Article

Authors: van den Blink, W.P.^a | Nibbering, J.J.W.^b

Affiliations: [a] Philip’s Welding Electrodes Factory | [b] Ship Structures Laboratory Delft Technological University

Note: [1] Report 121S Netherlands Ship Research Centre TNO.

Abstract: A method of testing weldmetal for its sensitivity to brittle crack initiation is described. The method is based upon considerations derived from the present stage of experience and on considerations of feasibility by industrial laboratories. Interested parties are invited to carry out tests on the basis of the proposal in order to investigate the practicability of the test and eventually to contribute to a collection of data necessary to improve testing requirements.

DOI: 10.3233/ISP-1969-1617301

Journal: International Shipbuilding Progress, vol. 16, no. 173, pp. 3-15, 1969