Through-Thickness Residual Stresses, Microstructure, and Mechanical Properties of Electron Beam-Welded CA6NM Martensitic Stainless Steel after Postweld Heat Treatment

Table 7

Comparison of the average Charpy impact energies (J) for CA6NM.

Condition	Process	Section thickness (mm)	FZ	HAZ
PWHTed (600°C)	EB	90	63.3 ± 4.6	148 ± 18.0
As-welded [10]			29.0 ± 4.4	113 ± 15.4
PWHTed (600°C) [31]	HLAW	10	45.5	N/A
As-welded [36]			28.5	N/A
ASME Section VIII Div. 1 [28]	N/A	N/A	≥27
GE Renewable Energy [37]	N/A	N/A	≥34