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Structural Fabrication and Welding of High Strength Steels
Daniel Hudson Welding Engineer
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‘Contents
• About Severfield• Current steels and product / design standards• Fabrication• Thermal cutting• Welding• Fatigue• Fabrication Coordination
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www.severfield.com
Market leader in
structural steelwork
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Severfield plcThe largest specialist structural steelwork group in the UK,with a reputation for performance and value
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Market Sectors
Power & Energy
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EducationHospitalsStadia & Leisure
City Centre & Retail Commercial Offices Industrial & Warehousing
Transport & Car Parks Residential & Hotels
Bridges
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Co-op Headquarters, Manchester
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London Bridge Place
Commercial Offices
The Shard at London Bridge
5 Broadgate, London
70 Mark Lane, London
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Bridges
Stratford City Link Bridge, London
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Thameslink Bridges, London
London Bridge Canopies Smartbridge, Glasgow
Blackfriars Bridge Deck, London
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Severfield (UK) Ltd
(Previously Severfield-Watson Structures Ltd)
Dalton, N Yorks & Lostock, Lancashire
Severfield (Design & Build)
Ltd(Previously Atlas Ward
Structures Ltd) Sherburn, N Yorks
Severfield (NI) Ltd(Previously Fisher Engineering Ltd)
Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh
JSW Severfield Structures
(Indian-based joint-venture business) Mumbai, India
Group overview
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‘General’ Grade Hot Rolled SteelsFrom BS EN 1993-1
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High Strength SteelsBS EN 10025-4 and -6
Up to S460ML Up to S960QL
Some steel companies will make thermo-mechanically rolled steels with yield strengths well in excess of 460N/mm2 which conform to
BS EN 10149
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High Strength SteelsBS EN 1993-1-12
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High Strength SteelsCutting, Profiling and Drilling
Tooling of mechanical cutting and machining machines for use on high strength steels is
usually more expensive.
Harder tools made from ‘better’ cutting steels are generally employed to ease the cutting process
and prolong the life of the tool
Normal steel cutting blades and drill bits can be used however their performance and longevity
can be compromised when used on HSS.
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Cutting, Profiling and DrillingHigh Strength Steels
Thermal cutting processes such as Plasma and Oxy-fuel are ignition based – They heat the steel up to above it’s ignition temperature before
shooting a narrow high pressure oxygen stream to ‘burn’ away the material and form a cut
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Cutting, Profiling and DrillingHigh Strength Steels
Plasma cutting uses an electric arc to generate the heat whereas oxy-fuel, as the name suggests, uses a mixture of oxygen and a fuel gas such as
acetylene or propane
Both cutting processes produce a Heat Affected Zone (HAZ)
Properties of material are changed affecting hardness, toughness, etc
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Cutting, Profiling and DrillingHigh Strength Steels
EN 1090-2 States that hardness of cut free edges for steels conforming to EN 10025-2 to -5 must be below 380Hv and HSS must be below 450Hv
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Cutting, Profiling and DrillingHigh Strength Steels
• Pre-heat and cut at a speed that will prevent rapid cooling and hence high hardness and undesired microstructures.
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• Mechanically remove hard edge (1-2mm) after cutting by grinding, machining, etc
This is especially important for bridges and other fatigue sensitive structures as hard, brittle edges are areas susceptible to crack
initiation.
Prevention
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WeldingHigh Strength Steels
Widely used Welding Processes for Structural Steels
• MIG/MAG• Submerged Arc• TIG• MMA (Stick)• GS-FCAW• SS-FCAW
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WeldingCurrent Practice With ‘General’ Grade Steels
Welds must be made to a relevant Weld Procedure Specification which is backed up by appropriate Weld Procedure Qualification Records
containing test results for strength, hardness, toughness, material and calibration certs, etc.
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WeldingHigh Strength Steels
Hardenability of steel is measured and evaluated using the Carbon Equivalent Value. This value is derived by assessing the quantity of various
elements contained in the steel that have an effect on hardenability. A standard formula is used to derive the value
General grade steels are relatively easy to weld as their CEV’s are usually less than 0.46 and hence low hardenability
TMCP Steels tend to also have a low CEV however the thicker, stronger variants of Q+T steels have CEV’s over 0.5 and hence are considered
more difficult to weld.
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High Strength SteelsWelding
HSS Microstructure
Q+T steels have a tempered Martensitic microstructure
TMCP steels have a fine grained ferrite+pearlite microstructure
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WeldingHigh Strength Steels
Hydrogen Cracking (Cold / Delayed Cracking)
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High Strength SteelsWelding
Both types of steel gain strength from controlled cooling and heat treatment
Welding generates high localised heat which can destroy parent metal properties if not appropriately controlled.
• Pre-heat to help prevent hydrogen cracking and decrease cooling rate may be employed
• Inter-pass temperature and heat input kept relatively low to help prevent grain growth (lowering toughness) and over-tempering (lowering strength)
• Inter-pass temperature maintained to stop cold cracking in weld metal
TIGHTER CONTROLS ON PARAMETERS
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WeldingHigh Strength Steels
Consumables (Filler Metal) for HSS
• Usually strength of filler is ‘matched’ or ‘under-matched’• Consumables for HSS usually more expensive• Are highly alloyed• Can have high CEV
Parent material has strength gained from careful control of micro-structure and grain refinement. Consumables do not have this luxury and hence gain their strength from micro-alloying.
This means that the filler metal for HSS can suffer from hydrogen cracking before the parent material. Parameters may have to be controlled based on the filler metal rather than the parent metal as is usually the case for ‘general’ grade steels.
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WeldingHigh Strength Steels
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High Strength SteelsWelding
Distortion
HIGH YIELD + ‘LOW’ YOUNG’S MODULUS = HIGH DISTORTION
• Heat straightening limited to a temperature of 50°c lower than that given on material certs
• Tighter control required over sequencing of welds• Pre-set geometry• More ‘jigging’ and clamping• Under-matching filler materials
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High Strength SteelsFatigue
Courtesy of TWI
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High Strength SteelsFatigue
EN 1993-1-9 – Design of Steel Structures - Fatigue
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High Strength SteelsFatigue
Courtesy of TWI
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High Strength SteelsBS EN 1090-2
Courtesy of TWI
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High Strength Steels
QUESTIONS?
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For more information:Daniel Hudson – Welding Engineer
Tel: +44 (0) 1204 699999
Severfield UKWatson HouseLostock LaneLostockBoltonBL6 4BL
www.severfield.com