There was some convexity, which is pretty common in GMAW welds. We are aware that geometry is a potential stress riser, and we have been discussing how accurately that particular discontinuity is reflected on the FEA analysis (not very well). No undercut and no other discontinuities, and the...
I was wondering if there is any data I could find on typical mechanical properties in the heat affected zone after welding A569? The base material is tearing at the toe of the weld, although the welds remain intact. We are trying to determine if this could be due to the different mechanical...
Thank you, that's a really nice offer. I re-did the same model about 5 times, and the last 3 times I did not have the issues????? So I completed the analysis, and even though I am not 100% sure what I did differently, I am just hoping I won't run into this again.
I am pretty new to using Abaqus, and I made a 2D planar model, created the material, created the section, assigned the section, defined the assembly as independent, configured the analysis with a simple tensile force and boundary condition of symmetry, seeded the edges and meshed the model. At...
