New weldability model based on the welding parameters and hardness profile

The weldability of the steels represents a problem of great interest in order to achieve welded structures that satisfy the high requirements on quality, imposed by the nowadays applications. In this paper has been proposed a more advanced model that has considered more factors of weldability influence, thus allowing a more detailed analysis based on the main welding process variables. Introduction Weldability is a general technological property commonly used in engineering, but very difficult to be defined and quantified in an exact manner. The American Welding Society has defined the weldability as being: “The capacity of a metal to be welded under the fabrication conditions imposed with a specific suitability designed structure and to perform satisfactorily in service” [1]. According to DIN 8528, Part 1 the weldability is seen as the output of the interaction of three main group factors, given in Table 1 [2]. Table 1. The weldability’s factors of influence. MATERIAL WELDING SUITABILITY MANUFACTURE WELDING POSSIBILITY DESIGN