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Standard Type : Main
Document No : ASME STP-PT-058:2013
Document Year : 2013
Pages : 0
Post-weld heat treatment (PWHT) is applied to steel assemblies in order to reduce the likelihood of brittle fracture; this is achieved through the combined effect of a reduction in residual stresses and the tempering of hard, brittle microstructures.