Influence of the welding cycle on the parameters of material damageability of the high-strength steel connection with an austenitic seam

The distribution of macrohardness of the material of a welded joint made of high-strength steel in the vicinity of a weld with an austenitic structure has been studied. The characteristics of the material's homogeneity, technological damageability, and the intensity of its growth have been determined using the LM-hardness method. The obtained characteristics of the material are considered according to the distance from the axis of the weld. It is shown that using the dispersion of important physical and mechanical characteristics to analyze the material homogeneity makes it possible to consider the differences in relation to the base material, structure, and properties of the weld. The method used in the work to assess the material damageability can be used for a welded joint that is heterogeneous in material. The obtained results are applicable in developing the technique of heterogeneous weld joints made of high-strength steels, as well as in the study of existing welded critical structures of long-term operation, in particular, main pipelines.