2008 Volume 26 Issue 2 Pages 187-194
The multilayer welding is considered as accumulation of two pass welding, and it was clarified that the basic factors of welding deformation produced by two pass welding. From the comparison between the experimental results and numerical analysis, it was found that the numerical analysis method used in this research was very accurate to predict the welding deformation. Also, the influences of the welding heat input and the distance between two passes on the welding deformation were examined by using the numerical analyses. As a result, it was found that the longitudinal shrinkage made from each pass was decided by the inherent strain distribution parallel to the weld line. The inherent strain distribution parallel to the weld line after two pass welding was larger value at one pass or two pass welding. On the other hand, it was revealed that transverse shrinkage made from each pass was decided by the integration of inherent strain distribution perpendicular to the weld line. In the case of the inherent strain distribution perpendicular to the weld line after two pass welding, it was clarified that the inherent strain was almost same as the sum of inherent strain distribution perpendicular to the weld line made from each pass.
