From: Evaluation of applicability of thick E500 TMCP and F500W QT steel plates for Arctic service
Steel grade and plate thickness | Welding process | Line | Hardness, HV5 | |||
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Base metal | HAZ | Fusion line | Welded metal | |||
E500, 25 mm | MMA | 1 | 255, 254, 250 | 255, 227, 244, 234, 231, 251 | 309, 348, 317, 279, 279, 293 | 271, 268, 276 |
2 | 207, 198, 210 | 268, 273, 254, 233, 247, 238 | 317, 292, 305, 292, 301, 315 | 309, 303, 283 | ||
3 | 213, 218, 211 | 217, 231, 240, 216, 214, 210 | 276, 274, 268, 258, 260, 245 | 273, 254, 271 | ||
FCAW | 1 | 201, 193, 198 | 219, 219, 214, 189, 201, 204 | 214, 211, 219, 203, 210, 205 | 204, 207, 197 | |
2 | 193, 189, 182 | 227, 227, 227, 191, 197, 202 | 255, 265, 273, 264, 261, 257 | 271, 274, 273 | ||
3 | 202, 204, 195 | 214, 210, 221, 218, 216, 217 | 210, 212, 206, 214, 202, 210 | 205, 208, 204 | ||
SAW | 1 | 207, 214, 202 | 225, 224, 225, 244, 236, 244 | 293, 297, 299, 305, 307, 297 | 295, 290, 301 | |
2 | 198, 199, 195 | 228, 211, 245, 248, 240, 212 | 261, 273, 271, 271, 251, 258 | 284, 288, 265 | ||
3 | 206, 207, 210 | 274, 284, 254, 255, 278, 290 | 303, 311, 290, 286, 251, 271 | 313, 301, 303 | ||
Hardness, HV10 | ||||||
F500W, 35 mm | MIG/MAG | 1 | 210, 229, 211, 210 | 264, 248, 249, 201, 261, 261 | – | 202, 202, 210 |
2 | 190, 192, 220, 202 | 239, 226, 256, 227, 263, 233 | – | 214, 225, 225 | ||
3 | 199, 203, 205, 198 | 236, 242, 227, 271, 284, 273 | – | 203, 209, 212 | ||
SAW | 1 | 189, 201, 206, 209 | 237, 242, 224, 251, 265, 237 | – | 209, 210, 218 | |
2 | 196, 199, 191, 198 | 207, 211, 206, 228, 229, 212 | – | 229, 218, 215 | ||
3 | 194, 200, 189, 200 | 229, 232, 228, 237, 238, 245 | – | 206, 205, 211 |