Welding A572 plate to 4140 pin
Welding A572 plate to 4140 pin
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I've been tasked with making a pin out of 4140 which is to be welded to formed plate made from A572. The plate is used to hold the pin in place.
The pin material is 1.25 dia and a little over six inches in length, the plate material is .3125 thick. The pin extends past the plate .3125 inch and an all-around .25 fillet weld is used. The plan is to use both a preheat and PWHT on the finished pin.
Weld proceedure and filler material are wide open at this point.
What is the best procedure (preheat temperature, PWHT, etc) considering we would like to maintain as much strength in the pin as possible?
The pin material is 1.25 dia and a little over six inches in length, the plate material is .3125 thick. The pin extends past the plate .3125 inch and an all-around .25 fillet weld is used. The plan is to use both a preheat and PWHT on the finished pin.
Weld proceedure and filler material are wide open at this point.
What is the best procedure (preheat temperature, PWHT, etc) considering we would like to maintain as much strength in the pin as possible?





RE: Welding A572 plate to 4140 pin
Regarding filler metal, you have several options like E7018 or E8018 D2. Selection of filler metal will be based on strength requirements in service.
Preheat should be 400 deg F minimum, maybe even 450 deg F to avoid PWHT. Regarding PWHT, I would try and avoid it because you can effect the bulk properties of the A 572 base material and possbily the 4140 material.
RE: Welding A572 plate to 4140 pin
There are no notch toughness requirements.
RE: Welding A572 plate to 4140 pin
If you need to PWHT, it has to be below the temperature that will alter the pin mechanical properties. I would still have concerns with the effect of PWHT on A 572 mechanical properties.
RE: Welding A572 plate to 4140 pin
RE: Welding A572 plate to 4140 pin