Investigation of Residual Stresses in Stress-Relieved Samples by Heat Treatment and Ultrasonic Methods Using Hole-Drilling Method

Residual stresses reduce life time of welded joints and change the welded structure formation. Residual stress is stresses that remain in the body some specific operation like welding and is available when body is not under external loads. Different methods are available for residual stress relieved in any welded samples. In this research, samples A, B and C have been prepared and welded. Stress of Samples A and B have been relieved using heat treatment method and ultrasonic method, respectively. Also, no operation has been taken on the sample c. for different amount of residual stress of each sample, hole drilling method used and amount of residual stress in welding heat affected area of each sample determined. Results show that residual stress in ultrasonic method is for less than heat treatment method. To validate the results the x-ray diffraction method was also used and results of this method show that sample with ultrasonic stress, stress reliving had no peek in 2Ө angles, but for sample with heat treatment stress reliving had a peek in 137° that shows some residual stress.