METHOD FOR PRODUCING ARC-WELDED STRUCTURAL MEMBER
[Problem] To provide excellent liquid metal embrittlement cracking resistance to an arc-welded structural member using a Zn—Al—Mg based alloy coated steel plate member without restriction of the species of steel for a base steel for coating and without much increase in cost. [Solution to Problem] In a method for producing an arc-welded structural member containing a step of joining steel members by gas-shielded arc-welding to manufacture a welded structural member, at least one of the members to be joined is a hot dip Zn—Al—Mg based alloy coated steel plate member, and a shielding gas is a gas that is based on an Ar gas, a He gas or an Ar—He mixed gas and has a CO 2 concentration C CO2 (% by volume) satisfying the following expression (2) in relation to a welding heat input Q (J/cm): 0≦ C CO2 ≦2900 Q −0.68 (2)
1 . A method for producing an arc-welded structural member comprising a step of joining steel members by gas-shielded arc-welding to manufacture a welded structural member, at least one of the members to be joined being a hot dip Zn—Al—Mg based alloy coated steel plate member, and a shielding gas being a gas that is based on an Ar gas, a He gas or an Ar—He mixed gas and has a CO 2 concentration satisfying the following expression (2) in relation to a welding heat input Q (J/cm) shown by the following expression (1):
Q =( I×V )/ v (1)
0 ≦C CO2 2900 Q −0.68 (2)
wherein I represents a welding current (A), V represents an arc voltage (V), v represents a welding speed (cm/sec), and C CO2 represents a CO 2 concentration in the shielding gas (% by volume).
2 . The method for producing an arc-welded structural member according to claim 1 , wherein the welding heat input Q is in a range of from 2,000 to 12,000 J/cm.
3 . A method for producing an arc-welded structural member comprising a step of joining steel members by gas-shielded arc-welding to manufacture a welded structural member, at least one of the members to be joined being a hot dip Zn—Al—Mg based alloy coated steel plate member using a base steel for coating having a thickness of 2.6 mm or less, and a shielding gas being a gas that is based on an Ar gas, a He gas or an Ar—He mixed gas and has a CO 2 concentration satisfying the following expression (3) in relation to a welding heat input Q (J/cm) shown by the following expression (1):
Q =( I×V )/ v (1)
0 ≦C CO2 ≦205 Q −0.32 (3)
wherein I represents a welding current (A), V represents an arc voltage (V), v represents a welding speed (cm/sec), and C CO2 represents a CO 2 concentration in the shielding gas (% by volume).
4 . The method for producing an arc-welded structural member according to claim 3 , wherein the welding heat input Q is in a range of from 2,000 to 4,500 J/cm.
5 . The method for producing an arc-welded structural member according to claim 1 , wherein the hot dip Zn—Al—Mg based alloy coated steel plate has a coated layer that contains: from 1.0 to 22.0% of Al; from 0.05 to 10.0% of Mg; from 0 to 0.10% of Ti; from 0 to 0.05% of B; from 0 to 2.0% of Si; from 0 to 2.5% of Fe; the balance of Zn; and unavoidable impurities, all in terms of % by mass.
6 . The method for producing an arc-welded structural member according to claim 1 , wherein the hot dip Zn—Al—Mg based alloy coated steel plate has a coating weight of from 20 to 250 g/m 2 per one surface.