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Abstract: Lamellar tearing and crack-induced brittle failures along steel plates in the through-thickness direction seriously threaten the safety and reliability of steel thick plate structures in construction and service, especially at low ambient temperatures. Three kinds of tests, including uniaxial tensile tests, Charpy V-Notch impact tests, and three-point bending (TPB) tests were performed at normal and low temperatures to investigate the through-thickness mechanical properties, impact and fracture toughness of Q345B structural steel plates with thicknesses from 60 to 165 mm. The test specimens were mainly sampled along the through-thickness direction of the plate, but transverse specimens along the rolling direction were also involved. The ductility index (percentage reduction of area), impact toughness index (Charpy impact energy), and fracture toughness index (critical crack tip opening displacement (CTOD) values) all decrease as the temperature declines. All the mechanical properties and the impact and fracture toughness along the through-thickness direction are worse than those along the rolling direction. The results also offer experimental support for the determination of an evaluation indicator for structural steel thick plates with through-thickness characteristics.

The authors try investigating the influence of plate thickness, weld size, temperature, and sample direction on the mechanical properties of thick structural steel plate such as uniaxial tensile, Charpy impact and three-point bending tests. The general topic is of considerable interest, because through-thickness properties seemed to be systematically analyzed on the basis of experimental works.

低温条件下钢结构厚板及其热影响区的Z向性能试验研究

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