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Technical manufacturing parameters
| S355 specimens: Technical manufacturing parameters | |
| Welding method | 135 (MAG) according to EN ISO 4063 |
| Filler material | EN ISO 14341-A: G46 3 C1 4Si1/G50 5 M21 4Si1 |
| Shielding gas | M21 (82% Ar + 18% CO2) – STARGON 18 |
| Preheat temperature | - |
| S460 specimens: Technical manufacturing parameters | |
| Welding method | 135 (MAG) according to EN ISO 4063 |
| Filler material | EN ISO 14341-A: G46 3 C1 4Si1/G50 5 M21 4Si1 |
| Shielding gas | M21 (82% Ar + 18% CO2) – STARGON 18 |
| Preheat temperature | - |
| S690 specimens: Technical manufacturing parameters | |
| Welding method | 135 (MAG) according to EN ISO 4063 |
| Filler material | EN ISO 16834-A: G 69 4 M21 Mn3Ni1CrMo |
| Shielding gas | M21 (82% Ar + 18% CO2) – STARGON 18 |
| Preheat temperature | 100 °C |
| S960 specimens: Technical manufacturing parameters | |
| Welding method | 135 (MAG) according to EN ISO 4063 |
| Filler material | EN ISO 16834-A: G 89 4 M20 Mn4Ni2CrMo |
| Shielding gas | M21 (82% Ar + 18% CO2) – STARGON 18 |
| Preheat temperature | 150 °C |
Number of cycles to failure for S355 steel grade specimens
| Material | S355 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stress ratio R | 0.1 | ||
| Spec. number | Treatment | Stress range [MPa] | Number of cycles to failure |
| 1 | As Welded | 100 | 10 000 000* |
| 2 | As Welded | 100 | 10 000 000* |
| 3 | As Welded | 200 | 1 531 011 |
| 4 | As Welded | 200 | 1 486 900 |
| 5 | HFMI | 200 | 10 000 000* |
| 6 | HFMI | 200 | 5 000 000* |
| 7 | HFMI | 250 | 5 000 000* |
| 8 | HFMI | 300 | 1 900 389 |
| 9 | HFMI repair | 300 | 2 728 703 |
| 10 | HFMI repair | 300 | 1 741 976 |
| 11 | HFMI repair | 320 | 474 210 |
| 12 | HFMI repair | 320 | 974 818 |
Number of cycles to failure for S690 steel grade specimens
| Material | S690 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stress ratio R | 0.1 | ||
| Spec. number | Treatment | Stress range [MPa] | Number of cycles to failure |
| 28 | As Welded | 200 | 2 674 867 |
| 29 | As Welded | 300 | 501 424 |
| 30 | As Welded | 300 | 372 388 |
| 31 | As Welded | 500 | 55 796 |
| 32 | As Welded | 500 | 79 230 |
| 33 | HFMI | 300 | 5 000 000* |
| 34 | HFMI | 350 | 5 000 000* |
| 35 | HFMI | 500 | 167 150 |
| 36 | HFMI | 500 | 289 026 |
| 37 | HFMI repair | 400 | 426 198 |
| 38 | HFMI repair | 400 | 116 523 |
| 39 | HFMI repair | 450 | 309 494 |
| 40 | HFMI repair | 450 | 160 857 |
Number of cycles to failure for S960 steel grade specimens
| Material | S960 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stress ratio R | 0.1 | ||
| Spec. number | Treatment | Stress range [MPa] | Number of cycles to failure |
| 41 | As Welded | 300 | 492 569 |
| 42 | As Welded | 500 | 55 205 |
| 43 | As Welded | 500 | 60 774 |
| 44 | As Welded | 800 | 16 832 |
| 45 | HFMI | 300 | 5 000 000* |
| 46 | HFMI | 500 | 70 656 |
| 47 | HFMI | 500 | 293 794 |
| 48 | HFMI | 800 | 15 584 |
| 49 | HFMI repair | 450 | 110 727 |
| 50 | HFMI repair | 450 | 172 590 |
| 51 | HFMI repair | 500 | 32 423 |
| 52 | HFMI repair | 500 | 110 359 |
Number of specimens for fatigue testing
| Weld type | V and X | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stress ratio R | 0.1 | ||
| Treatment | As Welded | HFMI | HFMI repair |
| S355J2+N | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| S460NL | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| S690QL | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| S960QL | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Number of cycles to failure for S460 steel grade specimens
| Material | S460 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stress ratio R | 0.1 | ||
| Spec. number | Treatment | Stress range [MPa] | Number of cycles to failure |
| 13 | As Welded | 200 | 474 157 |
| 14 | As Welded | 200 | 3 018 047 |
| 15 | As Welded | 300 | 210 929 |
| 16 | As Welded | 300 | 331 088 |
| 17 | As Welded | 350 | 129 096 |
| 18 | As Welded | 350 | 309 218 |
| 19 | HFMI | 200 | 4 393 464 |
| 20 | HFMI | 200 | 5 000 000* |
| 21 | HFMI | 300 | 984 402 |
| 22 | HFMI | 350 | 847 345 |
| 23 | HFMI | 350 | 947 066 |
| 24 | HFMI repair | 300 | 589 985 |
| 25 | HFMI repair | 300 | 1 175 960 |
| 26 | HFMI repair | 350 | 254 244 |
| 27 | HFMI repair | 350 | 688 634 |