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Weld and Base Metal Discontinuities

The document discusses discontinuities and defects in welds. It defines a discontinuity as any interruption in the uniform nature of an item, and defines a defect as a non-conforming discontinuity. The document lists common types of discontinuities like seams, laps, undercut, porosity and cracks. It describes crack types like longitudinal, transverse, throat and toe cracks. The document discusses factors that determine the criticality of discontinuities like their geometry and the type of loading. It provides illustrations of different crack types like longitudinal, transverse, throat and toe cracks as well as crater cracks in aluminum welds.

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Weld and Base Metal Discontinuities

The document discusses discontinuities and defects in welds. It defines a discontinuity as any interruption in the uniform nature of an item, and defines a defect as a non-conforming discontinuity. The document lists common types of discontinuities like seams, laps, undercut, porosity and cracks. It describes crack types like longitudinal, transverse, throat and toe cracks. The document discusses factors that determine the criticality of discontinuities like their geometry and the type of loading. It provides illustrations of different crack types like longitudinal, transverse, throat and toe cracks as well as crater cracks in aluminum welds.

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Module 9 - 1

Module 9

Weld and Base Metal


Discontinuities

Am e r i c a n We l d i n g S o c i e t y
Module 9 - 2

Discontinuity

Any interruption in the uniform


nature of an item

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Discontinuities
Seams and laps
Laminations
Weld undercut
Weld cracks
Weld porosity
Many others

Am e r i c a n We l d i n g S o c i e t y
Module 9 - 4

Defect

A non-conforming discontinuity

All discontinuities are not defects.


All defects are discontinuities.

Am e r i c a n We l d i n g S o c i e t y
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Discontinuity Criticality
Linear - non-linear
End condition - sharpness
Surface - sub-surface
Loading - uniform, non-uniform
Fatigue
Impact

Am e r i c a n We l d i n g S o c i e t y
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Crack

A fracture type discontinuity


characterized by a sharp tip and
high ratio of length and width
(depth) to opening displacement

Am e r i c a n We l d i n g S o c i e t y
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Crack Types
Hot / cold
Delayed / underbead
Longitudinal
Transverse
Throat /toe / root
HAZ / base metal
and many more

Am e r i c a n We l d i n g S o c i e t y
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Longitudinal Crack

Am e r i c a n We l d i n g S o c i e t y
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Transverse Crack

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Throat Crack

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Toe Crack

Am e r i c a n We l d i n g S o c i e t y
Crater Cracks in Aluminum Module 9 - 12

Weld

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Propagation of Crater
Crack in Aluminum Weld

Am e r i c a n We l d i n g S o c i e t y

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