Research Article

A Numerical Approach to Analyze Detail Mechanical Characteristic at the Crack Tip of SCC in Dissimilar Metal Welded Joints

Table 1

A summary of the seven cracks and their locations.

Material modelCrack numberCrack location

“Sandwich” material modelCrack 1SA 508L/Alloy 52M interface
Crack 2Crack in alloy 52M, distance from crack 1 0.5 mm
Crack 3Crack in SA 508, distance from crack 1 0.5 mm

Heterogeneous material modelCrack-FBCrack in the fusion boundary line
Crack-DZCrack in the DZ, distance from crack-FB 0.5 mm
Crack-HAZCrack in the HAZ, distance from crack-FB 0.5 mm