Influence of the scale factor on the mechanical properties of heterogeneous welded joints

Abstract

The influence of the scale factor on the strength properties of welded products with pronounced mechanical inhomogeneity presented in the formation of a soft zone was investigated. Dissimilar welded joints were performed by electron beam welding and consisted of 12Kh18N10T austenitic steel and low-carbon ferritic steel. Interrelation of the ultimate tensile strength of the welded joints and the relative width of the soft zone was obtained for samples of three different scale levels. The growth in strength properties with a proportional decrease in the dimensions of the welded products was indicated.