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Influence of Hardening Models on the Estimation of Residual Stresses by Finite Element Modeling in Type 316LN Stainless Steel Weld Joints
In the present study, residual stress distribution in Activated-Tungsten Inert Gas (A-TIG) welded type 316LN stainless steel weld joints is estimated by using finite element model (FEM). The objective of the m...
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Acoustic Emission during Press-Brake Bending of SS 304L Sheets and its Correlation with Residual Stress Distribution after Bending
Press-brake bending is one of the important sheet metal forming processes widely used to fabricate different angles and channels in automotive applications. Plastic deformation of material during bending gener...
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Thermomechanical Analysis of A-TIG and MP-TIG Welding of 2.25Cr-1Mo Steel Considering Phase Transformation
In the present study, a finite element-based 3D mesh model is used to simulate the effect of welding processes on the temperature distribution, residual stress and distortion in 11-mm-thick 2.25Cr-1Mo steel we...
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Correlation of Tensile Deformation-Induced Strain in HSLA Steel with Residual Stress Distribution
During service, due to the dynamic loading rates encountered, structural components experience varying levels of plastic deformation which leads to changes in the mechanical behavior of materials. The dynamic ...
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Effect of Welding Processes on the Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Residual Stresses of Plain 9Cr-1Mo Steel Weld Joints
9Cr-1Mo steel designated as P9 is widely used in the construction of power plants and high-temperature applications. It is chosen for fabricating hexcan fuel subassembly wrapper components of fast breeder reac...
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A direct decoupling approach for efficient reliability-based design optimization
This paper develops an efficient methodology to perform reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) by decoupling the optimization and reliability analysis iterations that are nested in traditional formulatio...