BES-Fundamentals of Welding and Joining

Scope

People

S. A. David

J. M. Vitek

S. S. Babu

Research Projects

Weld Pool Solidification

Solid State Transformations

Microstructure - Properties

Recent Accomplishments

Weld Pool Solidification

Inclusion formation in steel welds

Welding of Ni-base superalloy single crystals

Transparent materials helps to understand the weld solidification.

Solid State Transformations

Finite Difference simulation of ferrite growth and dissolution

Preliminary results of Ni-base superalloy phase transformation simulations.

Improved constitution diagram for stainless steel welds

MonteCarlo simulation results of 3-D grain growth

Microstructure - Properties

Publications

Highlights

Online Calculations

• Calculate TTT and CCT Diagrams
• Calculate Ferrite Number for Stainless Steel Welds
• Calculate Ferrite Number for Stainless Steel Welds (Neural Net)

Collaborative Interactions

Academic

• The Pennsylvania State University, USA
• Ohio State University, USA
• Colorado School of Mines, USA
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
• University of Cambridge, UK

Industries

• Lincoln Electric Company

Institutes

• Edison Welding Institute

National Laboratories

• Sandia National Laboratory
• Idaho National Engineering and Environment Laboratory

Links

• Modeling Microstructure Development in Welds
• Materials Algorithm Project