Because of the International Maritime Organization(IMO)'s regulation to regulate emissions of ships, a change is taking place to replace ship fuels from Heavy Fule Oil(HFO) to Liquefied Natural Gas(LNG). In the case of LNG, it is a material obtained by liquefying Natural Gas(NG), and it is -163 degrees below zero, and the volume is reduced to 1/600 level. The material of the tank that can store LNG must be a material that can safely store LNG in a cryogenic environment, and the materials of the tank that can store LNG are limited in the International Code of the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk(IGC Code). Among the materials listed in the IGC Code, 9% nickel steel is used as a material for LNG fuel propulsion tanks that are recently ordered because of relatively high mechanical properties under cryogenic environments. In this study, the mechanical properties of butt welds were measured following the weld reliability evaluation of Flux Cored Arc Welding(FCAW) butt welds made of 9% nickel steel by PARTI. The measured mechanical properties are tensile strength, bending strength, hardness, and cryogenic impact test required by the classification for Welding Procedure Specification(WPS) approval.

Because of the International Maritime Organization(IMO)'s regulation to regulate emissions of ships, a change is taking place to replace ship fuels from Heavy Fule Oil(HFO) to Liquefied Natural Gas(LNG). In the case of LNG, it is a material obtained by liquefying Natural Gas(NG), and it is -163 degrees below zero, and the volume is reduced to 1/600 level. The material of the tank that can store LNG must be a material that can safely store LNG in a cryogenic environment, and the materials of the tank that can store LNG are limited in the International Code of the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk(IGC Code). Among the materials listed in the IGC Code, 9% nickel steel is used as a material for LNG fuel propulsion tanks that are recently ordered because of relatively high mechanical properties under cryogenic environments. In this study, butt welding was performed on a 9% nickel steel material using Flux Cored Arc Welding(FCAW), the most widely used welding method in shipyards. In PARTI, after securing the welding conditions, cross-sectional observation results analysis, liquid penetrating test, and radiographic test were performed to verify the reliability of the weld.

As the International Maritime Organization (IMO)'s environmental regulations on ship emissions become strict, the demand for ships powered by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is rapidly increasing worldwide. Compared to other materials, high manganese steel has the advantages of superior impact toughness at cryogenic temperatures, a small coefficient of thermal expansion, and low cost of base materials and welding rods. However, there is a limitation in that the mechanical properties of the filler material are lower than the base material having excellent mechanical properties. In this study, after performing a high manganese steel laser butt welding experiment, the welding performance was evaluated through mechanical property (yield strength, tensile strength, hardness, cryogenic impact strength) tests of the weld. As a result, it was observed that the yield strength and tensile strength of the high manganese steel laser welding part was 97.5% and 93.5% of the base metal respectively. Also the hardness of welding part was 84.2% of the base metal. The cryogenic impact strength of the welding part and the base metal were over the 27J, the level of welding part is 76.1% of the base metal.

Natural gas is the most realistic fuel among eco-friendly fuels. Natural gas production is limited, and in Korea, it is supplied and utilized in the form of liquefied natural gas (LNG). In the case of LNG, the vaporization point is 163 degrees below zero, so ordinary metal cannot be used due to its brittleness. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) defines metals that can be used in the IGC Code, and is used for storage containers, transportation containers, etc. based on the metals. Welding is essential in the manufacture of large structures such as LNG storage tanks. In this study, weldability studies related to cryogenic materials were conducted. In Part I of this study, high-manganese steel and part II were studied for two types of stainless steel (STS304L, STS316L), and in Part III, aluminum (AL5083). During laser welding, the shape of the Bead on Plate (BOP) was analyzed, and a total of nine cases were analyzed using laser power and welding speed as variables. It was confirmed that the penetration and the width of the welding width were linearly proportional to the amount of heat input. Based on this study, it is possible to conduct a follow-up study to find the optimal welding conditions for butt welding and fillet welding.

As the part of efforts to respond to the environmental pollution, the demand for clean energy is increasing. Natural gas is one of the most realistic alternatives, and interest in the storage and transportation containers to utilize the natural gas is growing. The production area of ​​natural gas is limited, and in Korea, it is imported in the form of liquefied natural gas. LNG is a cryogenic state with a vaporization point of -163°C, so the ordinary metal cannot be used due to its brittleness. The international maritime organization (IMO) defines the metals that can handle LNG in the IGC Code, and the research is ongoing. This study was a preliminary study to check the weldability of related metals and confirmed the shape of bead on plate (BOP) during the laser welding for each material. In part I, a study was conducted on the high manganese steel, and in part II, a study was conducted on the materials of STS304L and STS316L among the stainless steel. Based on this study, it can be used as an optimal welding condition for the butt and fillet welding.

As demand for eco-friendly energy increases, demand for natural gas and Liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage technologies continues to increase. LNG is a cryogenic environment with a temperature of -163°C, so ordinary metals cannot be used due to brittleness. Accordingly, IGC Code designates the cryogenic materials such as Invar, STS304L, Al5083-0, and High Manganese Steel. For fabricating those materials, research on welding possibility is the most important. Thus this study focused on the possibility of laser welding of the cryogenic materials. The weldability of High Manganese Steel was researched in this paper, the shape and the dimensions of the beads after bead on plate (BOP) welding were observed. The experiment was conducted on a total of 25 cases with laser power and welding speed of 5 cases each, and the width, height, and penetration of the beads were confirmed. It was confirmed that the paramenter of bead increased linearly with the laser power, and the paramenters of bead increased linearly with decreasing welding speed. Based on this study, high manganese steel can be applied in various industries by applying it to butt welding.

초전도 마그네트 구조용 부재로 최근 개발된 오스테나이트계 스테인레스강 JN1 모재, GTA 용접부 및 열처리재에 대한 기계적 성질을 조사하기 위해 실온(293K)에서 극저온(4K)까지의 온도에서 소형펀치(Small Punch)시험을 실시하였다. GTA 용접부의 용융선 근방의 극저온 기계적 성질은 모재와 용접금속에 비해 크게 저하하였다. 4K에서 실험된 용융선 시험편으로 얻어진 하중-변위곡선상에서 부하의 초기 단계에 보통의 서레이션과 다른 pop-in이 관찰되었고, 이때 시험편 표면의 용융선 근처에서 약 0.1-1mm 정도의 크랙이 발생하였다. 열처리재의 기계적 성질은 열처리 시간과 온도의 증가 또는 시험온도의 저하에 따라 크게 저하되었다. 위의 결과에 기초하여 본 연구에서 실시한 소형 시험편을 사용하는 SP 시험법은 극저온에서 JN1 강의 모재와 열처리재뿐 만 아니라 GTA 용접부의 기계적 성질을 평가할 수 있는 유용한 시험법이었다.