Weldability

How readily a steel can be welded into a sound joint, governed mainly by carbon equivalent, thickness, hydrogen and restraint. Low-CEV steels weld freely; alloy and tool steels need preheat, low-hydrogen consumables and sometimes post-weld heat treatment.

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Annealing · Austenite · Bainite · Carbon equivalent (CEV) · Carburizing · Case hardening · Charpy impact test · Cold drawn · Decarburization · Elongation (A) · ESR (electroslag remelting) · Ferrite