Hot cracks are prone to occur at the welded joints of weathering steel with high phosphorus
contents and drastically reduce the fatigue strength. The present study evaluated the fatigue …

In the vehicle industry, there is an increasing demand for wider application of high-strength
steels. New generations of high-strength steels, with higher strength and toughness …

Steel producers are continuously developing the mechanical properties and improving the
weldability of high strength steels. Quenched and tempered steels belong to the one of the …

The development of high strength weldable steels (HSWS) has diversified the field of
application, range of design alternatives subjected to more severe operation conditions than …

In this paper, the improvements of fatigue performances of S690QL steel welded by laser-
induction hybrid welding (LIHW) method were performed, mainly through the infrared …

Chinese domestic steel plate for building structure, ie GJ steel, has been widely used in
many major projects due to its comprehensive high performance. This study aims to …

Abstract OM, SEM, EBSD and a series of mechanical property tests were used to study the
influence of different welding lengths on the original welded joints. The results show that the …

The use of high-strength steels in the automotive industry is increasing. In many cases, the
use of flame straightening to reduce deformation after welding is unavoidable in the …

Offshore structures, including oil and gas platforms, wind turbines, and wave energy
converters, are subject to harsh environmental conditions and high-stress cyclic loading …

The appropriate matching of base and filler material is a complex task, where yield strength
matching is the most general aspect. As the strength properties of structural steels have …