Cold cracks - local intercrystalline fracture of weld metal occurring under the influence of intrinsic welding stresses.
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General information
The formal signs of cold cracks that distinguish them from hot cracks are the fact that cracks are detected by visual observation, as a rule, after the welded joint is completely cooled and a brilliant break without traces of high-temperature oxidation.
Cold Crack Propensity Assessment
The main parameters for assessing the tendency of steels to form cold cracks are the carbon equivalent (C equiv ) and the crack formation parameter P cm
To determine the value of the carbon equivalent in world practice, several different parametric equations are used, the most complete of them
C eq =
- at С equiv > 0.45 - steel is prone to the formation of cold cracks
- at С equiv <0.25 - steel is not prone to the formation of cold cracks
However, for modern ferritic-bainitic and bainitic steels, the formation of cold cracks does not occur at С equiv > 0.45
The parameter P cm is determined by the Ito-Bessio parametric equation
P cm =
See also
- Hot crack
Literature
Nikolaev G. A. Welding in mechanical engineering: a Handbook in 4 volumes. - M.: Mechanical Engineering, 1978 (1-4 tons).