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    This document defines and describes various types of cracks that can occur in welds, their causes, prevention methods, and repair procedures. It discusses arc cracks, longitudinal cracks, transverse cracks, crater cracks, throat cracks, toe cracks, root cracks, underbead cracks, hot cracks, and cold cracks. The key prevention methods include preheating, welding toward areas of less constraint, using a more ductile filler material, and correcting issues that cause cracks like hydrogen embrittlement. Repairs generally require removing and rewelding the area, taking care to address the initial cause of the crack.

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    This document defines and describes various types of cracks that can occur in welds, their causes, prevention methods, and repair procedures. It discusses arc cracks, longitudinal cracks, transverse cracks, crater cracks, throat cracks, toe cracks, root cracks, underbead cracks, hot cracks, and cold cracks. The key prevention methods include preheating, welding toward areas of less constraint, using a more ductile filler material, and correcting issues that cause cracks like hydrogen embrittlement. Repairs generally require removing and rewelding the area, taking care to address the initial cause of the crack.

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    This document defines and describes various types of cracks that can occur in welds, their causes, prevention methods, and repair procedures. It discusses arc cracks, longitudinal cracks, transverse cracks, crater cracks, throat cracks, toe cracks, root cracks, underbead cracks, hot cracks, and cold cracks. The key prevention methods include preheating, welding toward areas of less constraint, using a more ductile filler material, and correcting issues that cause cracks like hydrogen embrittlement. Repairs generally require removing and rewelding the area, taking care to address the initial cause of the crack.

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    This document defines and describes various types of cracks that can occur in welds, their causes, prevention methods, and repair procedures. It discusses arc cracks, longitudinal cracks, transverse cracks, crater cracks, throat cracks, toe cracks, root cracks, underbead cracks, hot cracks, and cold cracks. The key prevention methods include preheating, welding toward areas of less constraint, using a more ductile filler material, and correcting issues that cause cracks like hydrogen embrittlement. Repairs generally require removing and rewelding the area, taking care to address the initial cause of the crack.

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    WELD CRACK

    ARC CRACKS
    Definition: A depression left at the termination of the weld where the weld pool is left unfilled.
    Cause: Improper weld termination techniques
    Repair: If no cracks exist, simply fill in the crater. Generally welding from beyond the crater
    back into the crater.
    Longitudinal Crack
    Definition: A crack running in the direction of the weld axis. May be found in the weld or base
    metal.
    Cause: Preheat or fast cooling problem. Also caused by shrinkage stresses in high constraint
    areas.
    Prevention: Weld toward areas of less constraint. Also preheat to even out the cooling rates.
    Repair: Remove and reweld
    Transverse Crack
    Definition: A crack running into or inside a weld, transverse to the weld axis direction.
    Cause: Weld metal hardness problem
    Crater Crack
    Definition: A crack, generally in the shape of an X which is found in a crater. Crater cracks
    are hot cracks.
    Cause: The center of the weld pool becomes solid before the outside of the weld pool, pulling
    the center apart during cooling
    Prevention: Use crater fill, fill the crater at weld termination and/or preheat to even out the
    cooling of the puddle
    Throat Crack
    Definition: A longitudinal crack located in the weld throat area.
    Cause: Transverse Stresses, probably from shrinkage. Indicates inadequate filler metal
    selection or welding procedure. May be due to crater crack propagation.
    Prevention: Correct initial cause. Increasing preheat may prevent it. be sure not to leave a
    crater. Use a more ductile filler material.
    Repair: Remove and reweld using appropriate procedure. Be sure to correct initial problem
    first.

    Toe Crack
    Definition: A crack in the base metal beginning at the toe of the weld
    Cause: Transverse shrinkage stresses. Indicates a HAZ brittleness problem.
    Prevention: Increase preheat if possible, or use a more ductile filler material.

    Root Crack
    Definition: A crack in the weld at the weld root.
    Cause: Transverse shrinkage stresses. Same as a throat crack.
    Prevention: Same as a throat crack
    Underbead Crack
    Definition: A crack in the unmelted parent metal of the HAZ.
    Cause: Hydrogen embrittlement
    Prevention: Use LOW HYDROGEN electrodes and/or preheat
    Repair: (only found using NDT). Remove and reweld.
    Hot Crack
    Definition: A crack in the weld that occurs during solidification.
    Cause: Micro stresses from weld metal shrinkage pulling apart weld metal as it cools from
    liquid to solid temp.
    Prevention: Preheat or use a low tensile filler material.
    Repair: Remove and reweld, correct problem first, preheat may be necessary, increase weld
    size.
    Cold Crack
    Definition: A crack that occurs after the metal has completely solidified
    Cause: Shrinkage, Highly restrained welds, Discontinuities
    Prevention: Preheat, weld toward areas of less constraint, use a more ductile weld metal
    Repair: Remove and reweld, correct problem first, preheat may be necessary.

    Repairs to Cracks
    Determine the cause
    Correct the problem
    Take precautions to prevent reoccurrence

    Generally required to repair using a smaller electrode

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