ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories: Buildings, Bridges, and Infrastructure
Failures of Upset Butt Welds in Hardenable High-Carbon Steel Wire Because of Martensite Formation and Poor Wire-End Preparation
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Published:2019
Abstract
Extra high strength zinc-coated 1080 steel welded wire was wound into seven-wire cable strands for use in aerial cables and guy wires. The wires and cable strands failed tensile, elongation, and wrap tests, with wires fracturing near welds at 2.5 to 3.5% elongation and through the welded joints in wrap tests. The welded wire was annealed by resistance heating. The wire ends had a chisel shape, produced by the use of sidecutters. Tests of the heat treatment temperatures showed that the wire near the weld area exceeded 775 deg C (1425 deg F). Metallographic examination revealed martensite present in...
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