IP Library Granted Patent US 10,035,208
Granted Patent B2
US 10,035,208 · App. 14/408,509 · Granted Jul 31, 2018

Method of forming fillet arc welded joint and fillet arc welded joint

Inventors: Shoko Tsuchiya (Tokyo, JP); Shinji Kodama (Tokyo, JP); Yuuichi Yosida (Tokyo, JP); Yoshinari Ishida (Tokyo, JP); Masahiro Ogawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
B23K9/0043B23K9/025B23K9/028B23K9/23B23K2201/006B23K2201/18B23K2203/04B23K2203/05B60G2206/8201Y10T403/479
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Patent No.
US 10,035,208
App. No.
14/408,509
Granted
Jul 31, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Stiffening beads ( 55 A, 55 B) are formed in turned portions in a region of a fillet bead ( 53 ) formed in a single stroke manner. At this time, it is set in such a manner that welding start positions of the stiffening beads ( 55 A, 55 B) are in a region near the fillet bead and do not exist independently without mixing with other weld beads.

Claims (50)

1. A method of forming a fillet arc welded joint by fillet arc welding a targeted corner portion,

wherein the targeted corner portion is an edge portion of an abutted portion of at least one of a sheet surface portion and a sheet thickness portion of a first metal member and a sheet surface portion of a second metal member,

the targeted corner portion has a turned portion,

the method comprising:

forming a fillet bead with respect to a region containing the turned portion of the targeted corner portion by the fillet arc welding, while the turned portion is positioned at a place between the ends of the fillet bead; and

forming a stiffening bead by an arc welding so that one of a welding start point and a welding end point of the stiffening bead overlaps with the fillet bead formed at the turned portion, and the other of the welding start point and the welding end point of the stiffening bead overlaps with the first metal member or the second metal member, wherein

the first metal member or the second metal member that is overlapped with the other of the welding start point and the welding end point of the stiffening bead is determined by:

before forming the stiffening bead, between a first test metal member and a second test metal member constituting a load test fillet arc welded joint formed under the same condition as that of the fillet arc welded joint except for the point that the stiffening bead is not formed, determining a test metal member in which a larger tensile stress occurs when a cyclic load expected to be applied to the fillet arc welded joint is applied to the load test fillet arc welded joint, and

selecting one of the first metal member and the second metal member, based on the test metal member in which the larger tensile stress occurs, as a metal member overlapping with the other of the welding start point and the welding end point of the stiffening bead, and

at least one of the first metal member and the second metal member is formed of a metal sheet having a sheet thickness of 3.2 mm or less.

2. The method of forming the fillet arc welded joint according to claim 1 , wherein

the stiffening bead is formed so that the welding start point of the stiffening bead overlaps with the fillet bead and the welding end point of the stiffening bead overlaps with another weld bead which is formed separately from the fillet bead.

3. The method of forming the fillet arc welded joint according to claim 1 , wherein

the turned portion contains at least one of a bent portion and a curved portion.

4. The method of forming the fillet arc welded joint according to claim 1 , wherein

before forming the stiffening bead, a region of the turned portion where a maximum principal stress becomes larger than at a welding start position of the fillet bead is determined as a region overlapping with the one of the welding start point and the welding end point of the stiffening bead when the cyclic load is applied to the load test fillet arc welded joint formed under the same condition as that of the fillet arc welded joint except for the point that the stiffening bead is not formed.

5. The method of forming the fillet arc welded joint according to claim 1 , wherein

before forming the stiffening bead, a region of the turned portion where a maximum principal stress becomes maximum is determined as a region overlapping with the one of the welding start point and the welding end point of the stiffening bead when the cyclic load is applied to the load test fillet arc welded joint formed under the same condition as that of the fillet arc welded joint except for the point that the stiffening bead is not formed.

6. The method of forming the fillet arc welded joint according to claim 1 , wherein

a hardness Hw of the stiffening bead exceeds a maximum hardness Hb of a metal member, of the first metal member and the second metal member, which overlaps with the other of the welding start point and the welding end point of the stiffening bead.

7. The method of forming the fillet arc welded joint according to claim 1 , wherein

a length La of the stiffening bead is two times or more of a width W of the fillet bead,

a height Ha of the stiffening bead is 0.5 times or more of a thickness t of a metal member, of the first metal member and the second metal member, which overlaps with the other of the welding start point and the welding end point of the stiffening bead,

a width Wa of the stiffening bead is 0.5 times or more of the width W of the fillet bead, and

an angle γ of the stiffening bead with respect to the fillet bead is not less than 45° nor more than 135°.

8. A fillet arc welded joint formed by fillet arc welding a targeted corner portion, wherein the targeted corner portion is an edge portion of an abutted portion of at least one of a sheet surface portion and a sheet thickness portion of a first metal member and a sheet surface portion of a second metal member,

and the targeted corner portion has a turned portion,

the fillet arc welded join comprising:

a fillet bead formed with respect to a region containing the turned portion of the targeted corner portion by the fillet arc welding, while the turned potion is positioned at a place between the ends of the fillet bead; and

a stiffening bead formed by an arc welding, wherein

the stiffening bead is formed so that one of a welding start point and a welding end point of the stiffening bead overlaps with the fillet bead formed at the turned portion, and the other of the welding start point and the welding end point of the stiffening bead overlaps with the first metal member or the second metal member, and,

the first metal member or the second metal member that is overlapped with the other of the welding start point and the welding end point of the stiffening bead is determined by:

before forming the stiffening bead, between a first test metal member and a second test metal member constituting a load test fillet arc welded joint formed under the same condition as that of the fillet arc welded joint except for the point that the stiffening bead is not formed, determining a test metal member in which a larger tensile stress occurs when a cyclic load expected to be applied to the fillet arc welded joint is applied to the load test fillet arc welded joint, and

selecting one of the first metal member and the second metal member, based on the test metal member in which the larger tensile stress occurs, as a metal member overlapping with the other of the welding start point and the welding end point of the stiffening bead, and

at least one of the first metal member and the second metal member is formed of a metal sheet having a sheet thickness of 3.2 mm or less.

9. The fillet arc welded joint according to claim 8 , wherein

the welding start point of the stiffening bead is at a position overlapping with the fillet bead and the welding end point of the stiffening bead overlaps with another weld bead which is formed separately from the fillet bead.

10. The fillet arc welded joint according to claim 8 , wherein

the turned portion contains at least one of a bent portion and a curved portion.

11. The fillet arc welded joint according to claim 8 , wherein

before forming the stiffening bead, a region of the turned portion where a maximum principal stress becomes larger than at a welding start position of the fillet bead is determined as a region overlapping with the one of the welding start point and the welding end point of the stiffening bead when the cyclic load is applied to the load test fillet arc welded joint formed under the same condition as that of the fillet arc welded joint except for the point that the stiffening bead is not formed.

12. The fillet arc welded joint according to claim 8 , wherein

before forming the stiffening bead a region of the turned portion where a maximum principal stress becomes maximum is determined as a region overlapping with the one of the welding start point and the welding end point of the stiffening bead when the cyclic load is applied to the load test fillet arc welded joint formed under the same condition as that of the fillet arc welded joint except for the point that the stiffening bead is not formed.

13. The fillet arc welded joint according to claim 8 , wherein

a hardness Hw of the stiffening bead exceeds a maximum hardness Hb of a metal member, of the first metal member and the second metal member, which overlaps with the other of the welding start point and the welding end point of the stiffening bead.

14. The fillet arc welded joint according to claim 8 , wherein

a length La of the stiffening bead is two times or more of a width W of the fillet bead,

a height Ha of the stiffening bead is 0.5 times or more of a thickness t of a metal member, of the first metal member and the second metal member, which overlaps with the other of the welding start point and the welding end point of the stiffening bead,

a width Wa of the stiffening bead is 0.5 times or more of the width W of the fillet bead, and

an angle γ of the stiffening bead with respect to the fillet bead is not less than 45° nor more than 135°.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2019
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049257/0828 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2014
From: TSUCHIYA, SHOKO; KODAMA, SHINJI; YOSIDA, YUUICHI; ISHIDA, YOSHINARI; OGAWA, MASAHIRO
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034670/0741 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-261421 · Nov 29, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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