Research Article

Study on Susceptibility and Mechanism of Reheat Cracking in Welded Joint of Type 347 Austenitic Stainless Steel

Table 4

Welding specimen M high-temperature constant load test result.

NoSpecimen noTest load (MPa)Fracturing time (s)

1M-H1761167
2M-H25010012
3M-H34013856
4M-H43527997
5M-H53057551
6M-H62868865
7M-H72635658
8M-H82450550
9M-H923Not fractured
10M-H1020Not fractured

Note. The reheat cracking critical fracture stress of specimen M was 24 MPa, which is much lower than 80% of the high-temperature yield strength of base material, which means the welded joint had a high reheat cracking susceptibility.