In this chapter, the welding method applied for modelling the temperature field and phase transformations is presented. Three-dimensional and temporary temperature field for butt welding with thorough penetration was determined on the basis of analytical methods of an integral transformation and Green's function. Structural changes of heating and cooling, proceeding in a weld in the heat-affected zone , were described using the existing formulations of phase transformations. Considerations were illustrated by an example, for which analysis of temperature fields, developed by a moving heat source, and calculations of the distribution of particular phases structures were carried out. Metallographic studies of the butt joints, which were arc welded under a flux, were carried out in the empirical part of this work. Their results enabled the verification of the numerical simulation results of the phase transformations.Keywords: butt-welded joint, temperature field, H"Z, phase transformations, numerical modelling, metallographic examination
. IntroductionWelding is characterised by many specific features associated with variable temperatures and variable physical and mechanical properties of the welding material. The moving heat source, characteristic of welding, partial melts the joint surface and fuses an electrode. The electrode fills a joint space with liquid metal. Hence, welding elements are subjected to varying temperature ranges, that is, from ambient to that of a liquid metal. ]. The welding methods and types of joints can be studied through these approaches [ , , , ]. The construction of numerical models with heightening complexity allows more essential factors for the exact description of the structural changes in the welded steel.