WELDING STRESSES (TENSILE)
Residual stress is caused by heating, melting, cooling & solidifying metals
Remain after welding is completed (residual stress)
Residual stress can be as high as yield strength
Can cause distortion (welding stress exceeds yield of material)
Can cause cracking (wedlding stress exceeds tensile strength of material)
Relieved by three methods
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